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Hello. It seems to be a very long time since we’ve have had a Dow vertical.

Venue will be B&F.

Date TBC but likely to be 2 or 9 February 2027.

Expressions of interest please to be filled in (as mine will be) with available bottles as we begin to review our cellars. If we get to that happy point, some preference may be shown to those with bottles others cannot provide. I do not think we will want to go later than 2007 and may guillotine earlier.

1. Winesecretary (1980, 2007, others TBC)
2. mcoulson (several available options)
3. PhilW (1955,1966, probably)
4. flash_uk
5. CPR1
6. idj123
7. johndavidfrance
8. jdaw1 (1970)
9. nac (1960, 1963, 1970, others TBC)
10. Alex_B (several available options)
11. Bertie3000 (1927, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1994, 2007)
12. NigelM (1970)
13. M.Charlton (1997, 2000, 2003, 1977 Mag)
14. Justin K (1940, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1994, 2000)

Reserves

1. Christopher
2. hadge
3.
4.

Yes please .....

Great idea. Yes please.
55 and 66, though last bottle of each so I will need to double-check that they're still there.

Ooohh yes please

Oh yes please.

Yes please sir! Will check on bottles.

I have some Dow, count me in

Yes please. I know that I have 1970 .

@ jdaw1 - right. So, in other words, we've never had a long vertical of just Dow. We should fix that.

Given the well-publicised issues with Dow 72, 77, 83 & 85, and the indifferent experiences with 50 and 75 (I note in passing that no-one has written up notes of last year's 1975 horizontal, the absence of which speaks louder than any possible words) I will have a think about precisely how we include / do not include these six.

I also think including anything younger than 2007 is unfair (dearly though I love the 2017) so I have amended my own note above accordingly.

Yup.

From memory definitely have 60, 63 and 70 (Blenheim Palace and others).
Some 80s and 90s but need to check.

Yes please.

I’ll dig out a list of available bottles when I can.

Yes please. Will share bottles later today.

Yes please if possible. Modestly, I only have 70 or I can adopt from Martin as he has every vintage back to the Battle of Hastings.

NigelM wrote: ↑11:45 Mon 25 May 2026 Yes please if possible. Modestly, I only have 70 or I can adopt from Martin as he has every vintage back to the Battle of Hastings.

Not true ......

Yes please. Have 03, 00, and 97. Also, and FWIW, have 77 in mag.

mcoulson wrote: ↑12:06 Mon 25 May 2026

NigelM wrote: ↑11:45 Mon 25 May 2026 Yes please if possible. Modestly, I only have 70 or I can adopt from Martin as he has every vintage back to the Battle of Hastings.

Not true ......

Sorry, Civil war

Bertie3000 wrote: ↑11:24 Mon 25 May 2026 Yes please. Will share bottles later today.

1927, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1994, 2007, 2011.

Yes please and I have a 1940 (see Julian’s book)

Yes please
Need to check what I have

I have 1940, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1994 and 2000

All noted with thanks. As set out at top of first email, who attends may be somewhat rejigged from strict volunteer order to maximise coverage.

depending on the date, yes please.

We have the choice of 2nd or 9th February 2027. I propose to go for the 9th unless there are convincing representations as to why 2nd is preferable by COB Thursday 28th May.

9th February is Shrove Tuesday. It is likely that my wife will be expecting me to cook her pancakes that evening. For obvious reasons I would prefer the tasting on 2nd February or for Shrove Tuesday to be moved by a day.

That is a convincing representation. 2 February now looking more likely.