Fit to be fortified this weekend

At the end of the lists of what I’ve arranged to be tasted over a 3-night event this weekend, you can see the list of non-fortified wine. This should get some of the most ardent fans to take taxi cabs home, while others walk to a nearby hotel. I have packed my spare liver and hollowed out both legs in preparation:



FRIDAY NIGHT’s COLHEITA PORTS & MADEIRAS

1934 Niepoort Colheita
1937 Kopke Colheita
1941 Moreira Colheita
1944 Royal Oporto Colheita
1953 Royal Oporto Colheita
1955 Burmester Colheita
1957 Rocha Colheita
1963 Niepoort Colheita
1966 Rocha Colheita
1966 Kopke Colheita
1974 Noval Colheita
Mystery Colheita

Dinner will then be followed by:

1900 D’Oliveiras Moscatel
1905 D’Oliveiras Verdelho
1907 D’Oliveiras Malvazia
1908 D’Oliveiras Bual
1952 Leacock’s Verdelho
1960 Leacock’s Terrantez
Mystery Madeira


SATURDAY NIGHT – COMPARATIVE TASTING OF 1977 vs. 1985 vs. 1994 VPs

1977 Ferreira
1977 Gould Campbell
1977 Dow
1977 Warre
1977 Taylor
1977 Graham’s
1977 Smith Woodhouse
1977 Fonseca

1985 Offley
1985 Graham’s
1985 Fonseca
1985 Smith Woodhouse
1985 Dow
1985 Martinez
1985 Warre
1985 Burmester

1994 Ramos Pinto’s Quinta da Ervamoira
1994Warre
1994 Dow
1994 Graham’s
1994 Vesuvio
1994 Fonseca
1994 Taylor
1994 Smith Woodhouse



SUNDAY NIGHT’S GRAND FINALE - OLDER VINTAGE PORTS

1935 Sandeman
1947 Noval
1960 Niepoort
1960 Taylor

1963 Graham’s
1963 Warre
1963 Robertson’s Rabello Valente
1963 Dow

1966 Graham’s
1966 Dow
1966 Warre
1966 Taylor

1970 Dow
1970 Fonseca
1970 Taylor
1970 Graham’s
1970 Ferreira


Douro Wines to accompany 3 dinner(s)

• 1991 Barca Velha
• 1992 Casa Ferreirinha Reserva
• 1995 Barca Velha
• 1999 Quinta da Portela da Vilariça
• 2000 Chryseia
• 2001 Ferreirinha Quinta da Leda
• 2003 Casa de Casal de Loivos
• 2003 Niepoort Douro Vertente
• 2003 Niepoort Douro Redoma
• 2004 Niepoort Batuta
• 2004 Chryseia
• 2004 Lemon & Van Zeller CV
• 2004 Quinta do Crasto “Vinha da Ponte”
• 2004 Dow’s Vale do Bomfim
• 2004 Quinta Cachao Tinta Roriz
• 2004 Prats & Symington Post Scriptum
• 2005 Niepoort Douro Redoma Branco Reserva x 2 bottles
• 2005 Churchill Estates
• 2005 Quinta do Vallado Touriga Nacional
• 2006 Quinta Cachao Touriga Nacional
• 2006 Quinta do Crasto Reserva
• 2007 Quinta do Crasto Branco – x 6 bottles to start dinners
• 2007 Muralhas de Moncao, Vinho Verde

Holy Schnikeys!!! No wonder Andy is out of town this weekend. Please bring some notes back for us. Way too jealous here.

You shoulda seen my lineup for my 50th in June 2007. Now THAT was a great tasting. Not that this won’t be fun for anybody who enjoys Port.

By the way, I am coming down your way in March and I am sure, Andy will be putting something fun together too.

Sweet! Will look forward to it.

Out of curiosity where is this event?

I love that 1900 D’Oliveras Moscatel. Harder and harder to find bottles now.

And any/all of the older Taylors.

(we need a drooling smiley)

This will be taking place in venues here in the Seattle area. It is not open to the public of course.

Wow! Roy Amazing tasting notes [d_sunny.gif]

I submitted one in the smileys thread. I think we just need a Mao to bless it.

Nikolaj,

I was considering writing all of the TNs before I got to the tastings, but thought it was more prudent to wait. [big_boss.gif]