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Gents,

final arrangements have been made and I could "collect" some 40 VPs for the tasting plus a lot of LBVs as well.

But most of all many very important persons from the Port Trade will attend the tasting personally, e.g.

- Angelo and Filipe Barros (Dona Matilde, Feuerheerd)
- Sophia Bergqvist (La Rosa)
- Jorge Borges (Passadouro, Pintas)
- Luis Carneiro (Taylor Fladgate)
- Vasco Magalhaes (Sogrape)
- Dirk Niepoort (Niepoort and Pisca)
- Xito Ozalabal (Vale Meao)
- Pedro Pocas Pintao (Pocas Jr.)
- Oscar Quevedo (Quevedo)
- Miguel Roquette (Crasto)
- Christian Seely (Noval and Romaneira)
- Ana Silva (Duorum)
- Dominic Symington and Joao Perreira (Symington Family Estates)

Data: February 12th.
Bayer Kasino, Leverkusen, very close to Cologne.
1200 - 1600 hrs press and trade (entrance free)
1600 - 2000 open to the public (20 EUR fee)

more info at: http://www.worldofport.com/events.htm

Please pm me if you intend to visit this event as I would have an idea of the number of people.

The following producers will be there with their VP of 2007 (most of them with LBVs as well, of course not Vesuvio nor Vale Meao)/ newest changes
Andresen
Burmester
Calem
Churchill
Chruchill Gricha
Crasto
Croft
Cockburn
Cockburn Canais
Delaforce
Dona Matilde
Dow
Duorum
Ferreira
Fonseca
Graham
Kopke
La Rosa
Messias
Morgadio da Calcada
Niepoort
Niepoort Pisca
Noval
Noval Silval
Offley
Passadouro
Pego
Pintas
Pocas jr.
Portal
Quevedo
Ramos Pinto
Ramos Pinto Ervamoira
Romaneira
Royal Oporto
Rozes
Sandeman
Silval
Taylor
Tedo
Tedo Savedra
Valle Longo
Vale D. Maria
Vale Meao
Vesuvio
Vista Allegre
Warre

So I am looking very much forward to outstanding Vintage Ports, decent LBVs and fantastic talks.

Axel

As it is a walk-about event I shan’t make a placemat.

Thanks jdaw, it will be a walk event, so no placemats needed.

Axel

With the current list I guess the german members of the forum do not have any excuse not to show up

Axel

This sounds really great !!! I Hope I can can meet a lot of port friends there.

Dirk

Axel,
Terrific initiative - I hope this generates the interest that it deserves.
I'll try to be there. Cheers, victor

Thanks, Victor, I will do my best.

Axel

List updated. All big brands confirmed. Most of the producers will be there personally, so why miss it?

Axel

The only thing troubling me is that I might be more enthusiastic about 2007 than what is good for me and my cellar. Particularly the Noval based on what I've heard and read. But I don't stand much of a chance to drink any of it in its optimum drinking window anyway - and my 2 kids don't like port (yet). So there's hope. ... decisions, decisions!
Cheers, victor

Final update with Porto VIPs attending.

Axel

73 cases of Port arrived on Wednesday. Cataloged them down and now getting prepared for the big showdown. Everyone not being there should feel pity.

Axel

Axel P wrote:73 cases of Port arrived on Wednesday. .

Axel

Now thats a lot of Port

Please could somebody enthusiastic post a photograph of each producer’s bottle label?

jdaw1 wrote:Please could somebody enthusiastic post a photograph of each producer’s bottle label?

If someone is enthusiastic enough to take the pictures and get them to me I will enthusiastically post them here.

DRT wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:Please could somebody enthusiastic post a photograph of each producer’s bottle label?

If someone is enthusiastic enough to take the pictures and get them to me I will enthusiastically post them here.

I should have suggested that with my original post they can be sent to either Derek or me, preferred.

jdaw1 wrote:I should have suggested that with my original post they can be sent to either Derek or me, preferred.

Will do so next time

This was an absolutely great event and one can only congratulate Axel on the great job he did!
I highly expect that there will be a repetition.

Congratulations on what for Germany was a truly groundbreaking port event, Axel.
The response was terrific and I'm sure that the multiplier effect will ensure an even broader reception next time
- keep up the great work!
Cheers, Victor

I deeply regret not being able to attend the minor matter of a brother’s wedding took precedence. Well done Axel.

Thank you all for attendance and good wishes. Next time with more TPF-people.

Axel

Hi Axel,

Looking at the above responses it seems I missed a great event due to my flu

I surely hope that 2008 will be declared as well and that I can join next time!

regards,
Dries

Hi Axel,

this was indeed a great event! Let us hope more of these will follow. The weather (snow!) was also being perfect to try some Port.

regards

WS1

Some pics:

Nice pics! On TPF03.jpg: Who's the man between Axel and Dirk? Mr. Carneiro from Fonseca?

Its Miguel Roquette from Quinta do Crasto.

Axel