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It looks like we might have to postpone a couple of weeks (or more) as there are some issues with shipments from Portugal to the UK. This has affected a lot of things and unfortunately our tasting packs are somewhere in the mix.

I’m working with Fells and Symington’s to organise a new date and will update next week. We will probably have to nudge Oscars back a couple of weeks for a similar reason.

JacobH wrote: ↑11:33 Sun 07 Mar 2021Their logo (“W. & J. / Graham’s / established 1820 / Port”) looks like Gill Sans in bold

That was considered. But the inward tail of the G is much shorter in Gill Sans.

You are right. I wonder if it is custom-designed as a logo rather than being a full typeface? The G is very close to Adrianna Demibold but the other letters (particularly the M) don’t look much like the rest of that typeface.

I think it’s a wide Gotham.

Boo for necessity for postponement. I vote for having a tasting that evening anyway. We could advance the 'colheita' tasting to that date as an alternative?

[It looks like we might have to postpone a couple of weeks (or more) as there are some issues with shipments from Portugal to the UK. This has affected a lot of things and unfortunately our tasting packs are somewhere in the mix.

I’m having similar problems as couriers here in Ireland are no longer prepared to deliver into GB because of custom delays so I sent a bottle to Scotland by post and that worked albeit at a 30% premium.

I wish I could work out how to use quotation boxes!

Justin K wrote: ↑00:18 Mon 08 Mar 2021 I wish I could work out how to use quotation boxes!

You did it right, just missed out the opening square bracket when closing the quote, as in you used "/quote]" instead of "[/quote]".

I've corrected it for you, using my admin powers.

New date will be April 15th just after Easter when Charles is available

Would love to have a tasting on 18th - something Symingtons?
I could ask Charles or Tom if they can make a guest appearance.

Current draft of the placemats.

forest26 wrote: ↑19:02 Mon 08 Mar 2021 New date will be April 15th just after Easter when Charles is available

Would love to have a tasting on 18th - something Symingtons?
I could ask Charles or Tom if they can make a guest appearance.

How about a "Graham's VP" theme for the 18th?

Works for me..... No excuse needed....

flash_uk wrote: ↑20:45 Mon 08 Mar 2021 How about a "Graham's VP" theme for the 18th?

Sounds like a plan. Will update the thread.

Link for Charles' presentation tonight is

https://youtu.be/YbsYU1Z8IUc

TNs: 1994; 1990; 1982; 1974; 1963.

This was a most excellent tasting as attested to by JDAW's tasting notes. Five of us had a debate at the end of the tasting regarding which wine we thought was the best; we generally agreed that the '94 is excellent, but that the '63 and '74 were the top two of the wines present, with the '74 winning over the '63 in voting by 3:2 amongst our small group.

For me the '74 was the most intense, while the '63 was incredibly well-balanced and delicious; both are superb wines, as is the '94.
If there were there a further release of the '94 in 10 years time, I would not be at all surprised to find the '94 surpassing both of its elders.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑20:33 Sun 25 Apr 2021A smidge of the 1963 was left in the glass, and revisited two days later. Ooh, so much bigger and fuller. This colheita needs decanting, several days in advance, rather like a Madeira.

1994 when tasted. But the revisit was interesting.

This is the Symington Interview with Tom and Anthony that we recorded to go with the tasting - there are some interesting nuggets in this re 2020 harvest/Covid/future challenges/single harvest etc. Apologies for the plugs at the start.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59h7Bjdu4nw