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A request for Derek T.: please post in this thread a list of your recommended house fonts. That is, in what modern font, found on at least some modern computers, should one typeset the likes of:

• Andresen;
• Borges;
• Calem;
• Churchill;
• Churchill’s Quinta da Agua Alta;
• Cockburn;
• Croft;
• Croft Quinta da Roeda;
• Delaforce;
• Dow;
• Dow Quinta do Bomfim;
• Feist;
• Ferreira;
• Fonseca;
• Fonseca Guimaraens;
• Fonseca Quinta do Cruzeiro;
• Fonseca Quinta do Panascal;
• Gould Campbell;
• Graham;
• Graham’s Malvedos;
• Kopke;
• Krohn;
• Krohn’s Quinta do Retiro Novo;
• Martinez (Harvey’s);
• Messias;
• Morgan;
• Nacional;
• Niepoort;
• Noval;
• Noval Silval;
• Osborne;
• Quarles Harris;
• Quinta de Roriz;
• Quinta de Vale Meão;
• Quinta do Crasto;
• Quinta do Passadouro;
• Quinta do Vale Dona Maria Reserve;
• Quinta do Vesuvio;
• Ramos Pinto;
• Rebello Valente;
• Royal Oporto;
• Sandeman;
• Smith Woodhouse;
• Smith Woodhouse Madalena;
• Taylor;
• Taylor Quinta de Terra Feita;
• Taylor Quinta de Vargellas;
• Warre;
• Warre Quinta da Cavadinha?

I havn't tested this site, but it might be possible to scan a label and get the result

http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/

Now, I have a small related dilemma - an old friend called Sandy is about to turn 50. I don't have any Sand(e) -man 57's, but I do have a couple of Sandeman 55's - bottled in '57...

One is pristine, but with a decayed frail label that is well attached to the bottle, and in too poor a condition to scan, even if I freed it. The other is in a much poorer state, with a failing cork, and the obvious bottle to drink - but it has lost it's label.

Does anyone have a Sandeman '55 label they can scan for me?

Tom

Wouldn't it be nice to have enough time left on this earth to fully answer Jdaws question.

I the absence of such luxury, here is an example of a home-made label using the standard Stencil font found on most modern PC's.



I use this style where I cannot find a decent image of an original label to copy. I will soon post a Sandeman 1955 label here for Tom to use.


Derek

I have an empty bottle of Sandeman 1955 in my cellar, but that label is very much gone too. So, other than saying that it's a very fine glass of port, I can't be of much help...

Tom,

Not the best original image but this might do you. If you or anyone else can take a high resolution scan or picture of a Sandeman VP label email it to me and I will re-do this.



Derek