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so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:39 am
by Symon B
:beat: why so little qn 2007 in the uk and europe in that mater and no mags anyone know why are they holding back in portugal suply of this
and has anyone tried their new red wine ar 50ds each thankyou symonb

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:38 pm
by Derek T.
The dry wine from Noval is fabulous. You should find an opportunity to try it.

I seem to remember that Noval don't do Mags. But that may just be Nacional.

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:50 pm
by Eric Menchen
One shop in the US claims to have mags of the 2007. http://www.brownderby.com/wineproduct.php?pf_id=95153

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 4:58 pm
by Espen S.
I was about to buy the 2007 Vintage, but it was sold out very quickly in my country. Amazing reviews from everyone, and very few bottles available. :(

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:00 am
by Thomas Tideman Holst
Espen,

I met the Noval agent a few weeks ago, he told me Norway's share of the production was 120 bottles (no mags). Sold out 4-5 days after the release.

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:12 pm
by Symon B
hi how maney cases were produced and who is there importer in uk please symonb [cheers.gif] [1974_eating_popcorn.gif]

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:21 pm
by Roy Hersh
Thomas and Eugene,

How far do you guys live from one another? Are you planning to get together to drink some Port. That is the beauty of :ftlop: ... we've created so many friendships all over the world. Look at what goes on now with our UK brethren, that all met here. Sadly, England is the size of a pea vs. here in the USA, so getting together from anywhere in the country can pretty much be done in the time it would take me to cross my own state. Crazy!

Seriously, you two should hook up. There are so many others here on FTLOP from Norway too, although not posting much now.

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:33 pm
by Derek T.
Roy.

One end of Norway is quite far from the other so it may be easier for you to go to an offline in Miami than it would be to organise a Norweigan off-line.

I would invite the guys to come to the Uk but the last time we had lots of Norweigan's visiting us at the same time it was quite a riotous time :wink:

Derek

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 5:04 pm
by Eric Menchen
But Oslo and Sandefjord are about 120 km apart, and as I recall there was another FTLOPer on the other side of Oslo not too far away.

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:30 pm
by Andy Velebil
Derek T. wrote:Roy.

One end of Norway is quite far from the other so it may be easier for you to go to an offline in Miami than it would be to organise a Norweigan off-line.

Derek
Hate to break it to you Derek, but California is 160,000 square miles and Los Angeles alone has over 4 million people (the whole state is about 40 million people :shock: And we are only the 3rd largest state in the USA by square mileage! So a tad larger than Norway (no offense meant to Norway).

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:06 pm
by Peter W. Meek
I can drive 1000 kilometers and still be in Michigan, and that's a fairly small state. Elbow room we have; easy get-togethers, we don't.

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:56 am
by Thomas Tideman Holst
What a good idea Roy, to organize a Norwegian offline. I would gladly host a port event here in Sandefjord, if I was able to gather 6-8 :ftlop: 'ers.

Derek, I'm on my way in a longboat. Mind if I bring a few of my berserk friends?
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Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:07 am
by Espen S.
I definitely would love to join, if something happens here. I live on the other side of Oslo, so I won't get the chance to join very often, but anything is better than nothing. :-)

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:07 am
by Glenn E.
Peter W. Meek wrote:I can drive 1000 kilometers and still be in Michigan, and that's a fairly small state. Elbow room we have; easy get-togethers, we don't.
I once heard a saying that explains this perfectly:

In America, 100 years is a long time.
In Europe, 100 miles is a long distance.

Neither side really comprehends the vast difference in the other side's measurements. On one trip to France, my wife was talking to a Belgian couple who were planning a trip to NYC. The talked about the various things they'd like to see, and then casually mentioned that they thought they'd also like to head down to Texas to see the land of George Bush. My wife paused and asked if they knew how far that was, and they said yes they were sure it would take a day to get there. When Kari explained that driving to Texas would be farther than driving to Athens they were quite taken aback... the physical scale of the U.S.A. just doesn't register to most Europeans.

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:36 am
by Derek T.
Thomas Tideman Holst wrote:Derek, I'm on my way in a longboat. Mind if I bring a few of my berserk friends?
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No problem - they'll fit right in with the UK Port-tasting community :wink:

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:21 pm
by Roy Hersh
When you find the 6-8 FTLOP'ers for an offline, please send me your address. Seriously!

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:19 am
by Thomas Tideman Holst
Roy Hersh wrote:When you find the 6-8 FTLOP'ers for an offline, please send me your address. Seriously!
You would be more than welcome

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 2:10 am
by Espen S.
Ok, then let's get the Norwegian port fanatics out of their cellars. I don't have any wine buddies, but this must be a good place to start.

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:47 pm
by Symon B
hi any news on noval 2007 mags symonb [help.gif] [dash1.gif]

Re: so little noval 2007 about why esp in uk and no MAGS

Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:14 pm
by Andy Velebil
Symon B wrote:hi any news on noval 97 mags symonb [help.gif] [dash1.gif]
I've never seen mags for sale of 1997, or any other vintage (expect the one listed above for 2007). While they may have bottled some for in-house use or "give-aways" I can't recall ever seeing one offered for sale.