Andy Velebil wrote:While I planned on having something for this work decided to toss a curve ball in and I was scheduled to work. Did some serious bargaining today and looks like I'll have this day off again. Must figure a plan of action quick....
Ahhh, I think I finally realized why FTLOP is promoting this event as well as their own contest.
Read this on the FTLOP contest page:
"Send a bottle(s) of Port wine to a wine journalist in your area with a note about #PortDay and encouraging him or her to do a write up on the region;"
Way to try and score some free bottles of port off of me you guys!
Andrew E wrote:Ahhh, I think I finally realized why FTLOP is promoting this event as well as their own contest.
Read this on the FTLOP contest page:
"Send a bottle(s) of Port wine to a wine journalist in your area with a note about #PortDay and encouraging him or her to do a write up on the region;"
Way to try and score some free bottles of port off of me you guys!
Due to other things happening, can't do much on 1/27. However, I've been inspired, thanks to a great friend who's taking on the logistics, to reform my Port Club (which had broken up about 1.25 years ago) with a better set up. 11 invitations to friends were extended mid-week and so far 7 have said yes (a few yet to hear) and 0 said no--that makes 9 which gives us a good number no matter what the rest do.
The plan is to meet every 6 weeks or so; most of what we'll drink will be LBVs and 10-20 year tawny's with a definite lean towards the ruby side. It is always a lot of fun taste a bunch of ports with good friends.
I greatly regret not paying attention to this thread until DRT drew it to my notice earlier today.
67 years ago today the Soviet Red Army liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, where upwards of a million innocent people were murdered. The day is offically recognised as the International Holocaust Rememberance Day.
Is there any historical reason for calling it 'Port Day' ?
Without good justification, it would seem hugely insensitive to do so...
Tom Archer wrote:I greatly regret not paying attention to this thread until DRT drew it to my notice earlier today.
67 years ago today the Soviet Red Army liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, where upwards of a million innocent people were murdered. The day is offically recognised as the International Holocaust Rememberance Day.
Is there any historical reason for calling it 'Port Day' ?
Without good justification, it would seem hugely insensitive to do so...
Down boy, down There are so many "days" out there now, at some point I'm sure some are going to overlap. Granted, I don't think Port Day is going to overshadow what occurred 67 years ago as I've not heard a word about either in the main-stream press.
John M. wrote:Why is there a "#" sign in front of Port Day?
Don't know but I've wondered the same thing.
That makes it a hashtag, which is a Twitter convention. Basically, hashtags are the "subject lines" of Twitter. You can search based on them and get all related posts.
John M. wrote:Why is there a "#" sign in front of Port Day?
Don't know but I've wondered the same thing.
That makes it a hashtag, which is a Twitter convention. Basically, hashtags are the "subject lines" of Twitter. You can search based on them and get all related posts.
Although Glenn is technically correct, the Center for Wine Origins, put the hashtag there so that people would realize this is something to be spread through the use of all facets of Social Media. By adding this, they hope to attract the younger and hip wine community who utilize things like Twitter, Linked-In, Facebook etc. There were literally hundreds upon hundreds of posts by people in the Port trade and retailers, importers, distributors, journalists and restaurateurs within the past 48 hours all using their FB pages to promote this. It was wild to watch and is global, if not viral. That is just FB, I am sure the same is true on the others too.
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