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1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 12:51 am
by Roy Hersh
On Saturday, April 20th ... we will need some relief from tax time. The perfect time in fact for a 30 year old VP retrospective.

One bottle per person, entry fee. We'll provide the room and glassware. Specific venue TBD. 15 guests and me for 16-20 bottles,

Get your name in early, first come ... first served. [cheers.gif]


1. Glenn - Graham's
2. Andy - Niepoort
3. David - Dow's
4. Carl - Ramos Pinto
5. Phyllis - Ferreira's Quinta do Seixo
6. Stewart - Taylor
7. Maurice - Quinta do Noval "Silval"
8. Arnie M. - Gould Campbell
9. Tolga A. - Warre's
10. Thamis - Fonseca
11. Fernando - Messias
12. Bradley - Quinta do Noval Nacional
13. Melanie - Offley
14. Eric M. - Smith Woodhouse
15. Elaine - Kopke
16. Roy - Cockburn ... until I find a clean one. ++


WAIT LISTED:
a. Lisa S. - Croft's Qta Roeda
b. Vic -
c.

Suggestions for bottles: Sandeman, Croft's Roeda, Quarles Harris, Qta do Panascal, Quinta de Roriz ... just to name a few.

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 3:05 am
by Glenn E.
Count me in!

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Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 3:50 am
by David Spriggs
I'd like to attend!

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:39 am
by Andy Velebil
I would like to attend as well.

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:37 pm
by Carl D
Add Phyllis and me to the list as well!!

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:24 am
by Guest
IN!

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:41 am
by Maurice Fitzhugh
Add me in

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:30 pm
by Tom D.
Great idea Roy! I would really love to make the trip and meet some FTLOP'ers for the first time. Don't put me on the list yet, as I have some issues to sort out here, but I'm going to monitor this closely.

(Along similar lines, I had been hoping someone might put together a similar event for a 1963 Vintage Port - 50 Year Restrospective. I'd gladly host it myself, but I doubt we'd be able to find a critical mass of locals to attend.)

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 3:05 pm
by Roy Hersh
I've updated the list.

Tom, I hope you can make it. If you want to start a new thread about a 1963 VP tasting, please do so, but I don't want to confuse this one by discussing two distinct events. [friends.gif]

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 6:24 pm
by Eric Ifune
Oh! Working that weekend. [dash1.gif]

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:50 am
by Andy Velebil
Eric Ifune wrote:Oh! Working that weekend. [dash1.gif]
You are looking like you have an eye problem that weekend. You can't see your way to work :lol:

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:57 am
by Eric Menchen
Like Tom, I'm exploring the possibilities and would like to come, but need not be added to the list yet. I also don't have a lot of 1983 to choose from:
Cockburn
Gould Campbell
Graham
Ramos Pinto
Smith Woodhouse
But there is time before then to look.

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:10 pm
by David Spriggs
I also don't have a lot to choose from:

Cockburn
Dow's -- (I have a lot of this)
Gould Campbell

I am more than happy to source or adopt a bottle. I would like to know somewhat soon so that I can ship it to Roy in advance.

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:09 pm
by Carl D
Worse than some who've replied, I have no 1983 at all - we'll definitely be looking for some suggestions on what to acquire & bring.

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:34 pm
by Roy Hersh
I've added in "Maybe" for Tom D. and Eric M.

Also for those that have mentioned here or emailed me with specific VP's they'd like to share, I've included those above; but only from guests who have fully committed to attending.

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:52 pm
by Tom D.
Okay, I am in. I will plan on sourcing 1983 Fonseca and having it shipped to Roy prior to the event.

Depending on flight schedules, I may come into town on the 19th, so if Roy and/or any other locals are avaiable for an informal dinner/offline that night, just give the word!

Looking forward to meeting some of the FTLOP community at long last...

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:57 pm
by Andy Velebil
Roy Hersh wrote: 16. Roy - Cockburn +++ (that way, nobody else has to take the blame and I own mine for 2 decades +). I'll wait to see who brings what and fill in gaps.
Does the "+++" mean you've got 3 Cockburn back up bottles in the hopes that one is good :wink: [rotfl.gif]

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:54 pm
by Glenn E.
Andy Velebil wrote:
Roy Hersh wrote: 16. Roy - Cockburn +++ (that way, nobody else has to take the blame and I own mine for 2 decades +). I'll wait to see who brings what and fill in gaps.
Does the "+++" mean you've got 3 Cockburn back up bottles in the hopes that one is good :wink: [rotfl.gif]
It means I'm looking forward to having a couple of bottles of 1983 Cockburn to drink the following week! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:28 pm
by Bradley Bogdan
I'm in! If Tom is set on finding a bottle of the Fonseca, I'd be happy to bring an '83 Taylors. If Tom is able to hunt something else down though, I'd prefer to bring the Fonseca, as I wouldn't have to make a (quite long) side trip to fetch the bottle at some point this spring.

Re: 1983 Vintage Port - 30 Year Retrospective

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 5:52 am
by Andy Velebil
Glenn E. wrote:
Andy Velebil wrote:
Roy Hersh wrote: 16. Roy - Cockburn +++ (that way, nobody else has to take the blame and I own mine for 2 decades +). I'll wait to see who brings what and fill in gaps.
Does the "+++" mean you've got 3 Cockburn back up bottles in the hopes that one is good :wink: [rotfl.gif]
It means I'm looking forward to having a couple of bottles of 1983 Cockburn to drink the following week! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Glenn, you're soooo lucky not to be able to detect TCA.