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Posted: **13:23 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

When: Tuesday 18 March 2025
Where: Boot and Flogger (DMN-16879586256)

People and the bottles they are bringing:

MC (Cr)
RON (G, in halves)
MPM (W)
HTWH (T, Ts)
CPR (N)
NAC (V)
PW (D)
MSC (F, GC)
GEAG (Ni)
IDJ (TTD, Kr)
TC (B, Cá, K)
JDAW (Ck, Rr, SV, NiS, Pt and Pt+)
CMAG
IF (Ian - CMAG's guest)

Reserves:

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Bottles indicated as being available:

Burmester (TC)
Cálem (TC)
Cockburn (JDAW)
Croft (MC, NAC)
Dow (JDAW)
Fonseca (NAC, MSC, MPM, HTWH)
Gould Campbell (MSC, MPM)
Graham (RON, in halves, BRP)
Kopke (TC)
Krohn (IDJ)
Niepoort (GEAG, IDJ (mag - he thinks), CPR)
Niepoort Secundum (JDAW)
Noval (CPR)
Portal (CPR, JDAW in storage)
Portal+ (JDAW in storage)
Roriz (JDAW)
Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference (JDAW, IDJ)
Sandeman Vau (JMK, JDAW)
Taylor (NAC, HTWH, CPR)
Tesco (HTWH)
Vesuvio (NAC, JDAW, GEAG, IDJ)
Warre (MPM in storage)

Current draft of the food order.

Current draft of the placemats.

Posted: **13:24 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

nac wrote: ↑15:33 Wed 10 Apr 2024
flash_uk wrote: ↑13:28 Wed 10 Apr 2024
PhilW wrote: ↑19:14 Tue 09 Apr 2024
flash_uk wrote:Wouldn’t hurt to do a 2003 horizontal now that it has reached 21 years of age.
Indeed, though I've only just taken my first 94 case from storage, so if others are in a similar position I suspect we might not have convenient access to many yet.
Good point! Maybe we pencil something in for 2025 and give ourselves some time to collate some bottles. Obvious candidates being G, D, W, V, T, F, Cr, N, NN, Ni, S, Ch, Ck. and whatever odds and sods that folks have beyond these.
I've added this to the planner for 2025 - now needs someone to take ownership...

Further to the above, I'd be happy to take on orgainsing a 2003 horizontal for 2025. To get the ball rolling, how about some point between 17 February and 21 March inclusive?

Posted: **13:26 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

Yes please! I believe I have at least one 2003 available and will edit this message to add that information when I find out what.

<Edit>

Graham, in halves.

Posted: **13:27 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

Yes please.

Posted: **13:55 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

Yes please

Posted: **14:34 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

Yes please subject to date. I have a 'few' different ones I could provide when we get to that point

Posted: **14:49 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

Yes please.

Posted: **14:51 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

nac wrote: ↑14:49 Fri 18 Oct 2024Yes please.

…and definitely have Croft, Fonseca, Taylor & Vesuvio. Possibly others but need to check.

Posted: **16:04 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

Yes please

Posted: **16:11 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

Yes please.

Posted: **18:16 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

May I join in please

I have Fonseca ...

Posted: **18:36 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

Yes please. Will report list of options later.

Posted: **19:41 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

Yes please, count me in. I will see what little I have!

Posted: **20:07 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

Yes please if spaces

Posted: **20:24 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

Yes please. I have several, including — I think, need to check — Cockburn, Dow, Quinta de Roriz, Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference. And maybe Sandeman.

To be helpful I have edited the first post.

Posted: **21:18 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

Yes please and I have Sandeman’s Vau

Posted: **23:08 Fri 18 Oct 2024**

Justin K wrote: ↑21:18 Fri 18 Oct 2024Yes please and I have Sandeman’s Vau

And you are the overseas member, filling the fourteenth place.

Posted: **23:33 Sat 19 Oct 2024**

jdaw1 wrote: ↑20:24 Fri 18 Oct 2024I have several, including — I think, need to check — Cockburn, Dow, Quinta de Roriz, Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference. And maybe Sandeman.

Not Sandeman, but I also have Sandeman Vau, Vesuvio, and Niepoort Secundum.

Edit: and, in storage, Portal and Portal+.

Posted: **18:46 Mon 21 Oct 2024**

I think i just have Vesuvio and Niepoort

Posted: **20:08 Mon 21 Oct 2024**

I have a number of duplicates (if needed) but can also add Noval and Portal to the line up

Posted: **20:33 Mon 21 Oct 2024**

Pretty sure I have F, also have W (which needs to come from storage if needed).

Posted: **10:40 Tue 22 Oct 2024**

If anyone is searching for additional 2003 bottles, just had a new list from Richard Brazier at https://www.ancientandmodernwines.co.uk/.

Has the following (ex VAT per bottle):
- Smith Woodhouse £35
- Delaforce £40
- Churchill £45

Posted: **18:54 Wed 23 Oct 2024**

We’re doing very well for attendees and bottles. Now to the matter of a date.

I propose Tuesday 18 March 2025.

How does that sound, folks?

Posted: **20:07 Wed 23 Oct 2024**

Looks ok for me, Michael.

Posted: **21:59 Wed 23 Oct 2024**

Good for me ....

Posted: **22:01 Wed 23 Oct 2024**

Currently I can attend on that evening

Posted: **22:12 Wed 23 Oct 2024**

Would work for me

Posted: **11:08 Thu 24 Oct 2024**

Good for me

Posted: **11:46 Thu 24 Oct 2024**

M.Charlton wrote: ↑18:54 Wed 23 Oct 2024 We’re doing very well for attendees and bottles. Now to the matter of a date.

I propose Tuesday 18 March 2025.

How does that sound, folks?

Works for me.

Posted: **19:16 Thu 24 Oct 2024**

that works for me - thanks

Posted: **20:16 Thu 24 Oct 2024**

Thanks, all. As a majority have now indicated 18 March 2025 is acceptable, I’ll contact the B&F to get this booked in. Once done, I’ll update the first post with the reference.

Posted: **22:58 Thu 31 Oct 2024**

Early draft of the placemats, there being pictures in the first post.

Posted: **04:25 Fri 01 Nov 2024**

I also have TTD, so there is a backup there.

Posted: **13:55 Fri 01 Nov 2024**

jdaw1 wrote: ↑13:23 Fri 18 Oct 2024 Current draft of the placemats (needing assignment of who is bringing what — to happen later).

I propose the following initial assignments for those who have indicated what they've got:

MC (Cr)
JMK (SV)
RON (G, in halves)
MPM (W)
CPR (N)
NAC (T)
MSC (F)
GEAG (Ni)
JDAW (D)

This leaves the following folk to bring a bottle (or to adopt one):

HTWH
PW
ZDR
IDJ
TC

The remaining available bottles per the first post include: Cockburn; Niepoort Secundum; Portal; Portal+; Roriz; Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference; and Vesuvio. Atopters and adoptees to agree on adoption in the usual way.

Posted: **14:35 Fri 01 Nov 2024**

I will need to double check, but I have T, F to hand, plus some of the others just need to check which ones are to hand.

I also have Tesco's own label, which might be fun to taste against Sainsbury's?

Posted: **18:37 Fri 01 Nov 2024**

I think it would be interesting to have the Secundum alongside the vintage, so if Julian is willing I'd like to adopt that please.

Posted: **20:32 Fri 01 Nov 2024**

Secundum v Vintage has normally tended towards a win for Secundum for me; because they are all pretty young the vintage port made to ‘drink now’ is, well, drinking now. I look forward to another head to head.

Posted: **22:52 Fri 01 Nov 2024**

PhilW wrote: ↑18:37 Fri 01 Nov 2024like to adopt that please.

Let’s await instruction from our master about adoption versus £ rebalancing.

Posted: **07:22 Sat 02 Nov 2024**

jdaw1 wrote: ↑22:52 Fri 01 Nov 2024
PhilW wrote: ↑18:37 Fri 01 Nov 2024like to adopt that please.
Let’s await instruction from our master about adoption versus £ rebalancing.

Four posts up:

M.Charlton wrote: ↑13:55 Fri 01 Nov 2024 Atopters and adoptees to agree on adoption in the usual way.

Am happy either way (adopt/£) or indeed there is plenty of time before the tasting for me to purchase also if preferred.

Posted: **23:23 Tue 07 Jan 2025**

Graham halves have been successfully liberated and are now resting in Bristol.

Posted: **14:28 Sun 12 Jan 2025**

Hello - may I please go on reserves for this. I have Graham in 75cl.

Posted: **21:47 Mon 13 Jan 2025**

BRPetrie wrote: ↑14:28 Sun 12 Jan 2025 Hello - may I please go on reserves for this. I have Graham in 75cl.

Sure can.

Posted: **21:41 Thu 16 Jan 2025**

BRPetrie wrote: ↑14:28 Sun 12 Jan 2025 Hello - may I please go on reserves for this. I have Graham in 75cl.

That would make for a rather interesting comparison!

Posted: **13:59 Sat 18 Jan 2025**

Can I please be added to the reserve list
Thanks

Posted: **11:13 Wed 22 Jan 2025**

Christopher wrote: ↑13:59 Sat 18 Jan 2025 Can I please be added to the reserve list
Thanks

Sure can.

Posted: **13:01 Wed 22 Jan 2025**

I also have Gould Campbell now .......

Posted: **15:03 Wed 22 Jan 2025**

M.Charlton wrote: ↑18:54 Wed 23 Oct 2024 We’re doing very well for attendees and bottles. Now to the matter of a date.

I propose Tuesday 18 March 2025.

How does that sound, folks?

Hello - forgive me, but I’ve now realised I cannot make the 18th because, of all things, I’ll be in Porto!

Please remove me from reserves!

Posted: **21:20 Wed 22 Jan 2025**

@ BRPetrie - The best reason to back out of a tasting….

Posted: **14:26 Tue 11 Feb 2025**

I can't make it after all so will have to postpone my non flying travel experiment to a tasting (car, boat, train and tube). Enjoy Christopher!

Posted: **18:26 Tue 11 Feb 2025**

Should add that I have TTD, Kr, V and Ni (mag-I think).

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