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Happy Birthday!

G g-manMember
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Originally posted by DoubleD:
Happy Birthday to fellow forumite g-man! May all your port dreams come through.


+1! g-man: as pretty much the last two portlovers left here, I need to know: which epic port are you opening?


i wish

it's a work night for me.

But tuesday I'm attending the 2016 port releases and will hopefully drinking a few with a few of the wine makers and owners!


I went to a tasting of the 97s in late 2000 and didn't enjoy it, actually. Every one of them tasted more or less the same - like sweet sticky over-sugared wine. On the plus side, it ensured that I would be patient with my bottles and let them mature!


ah

lots of water, they've changed up the format for these.

they'll typically bring a btl at 20, 10 and last release to compare against the current release, so you get a good sense of how that vineyard/property ages.
bmanbmanMember
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Originally posted by g-man:
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Originally posted by bman:
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Originally posted by g-man:
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Originally posted by bman:
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Originally posted by DoubleD:
Happy Birthday to fellow forumite g-man! May all your port dreams come through.


+1! g-man: as pretty much the last two portlovers left here, I need to know: which epic port are you opening?


i wish

it's a work night for me.

But tuesday I'm attending the 2016 port releases and will hopefully drinking a few with a few of the wine makers and owners!


I went to a tasting of the 97s in late 2000 and didn't enjoy it, actually. Every one of them tasted more or less the same - like sweet sticky over-sugared wine. On the plus side, it ensured that I would be patient with my bottles and let them mature!


ah

lots of water, they've changed up the format for these.

they'll typically bring a btl at 20, 10 and last release to compare against the current release, so you get a good sense of how that vineyard/property ages.


Sadly, such tastings here are as rare as a Republican in Hawaii, so doubt I'll get a chance to taste new releases here again. Just as well, as I stopped buying with the 2007 vintage.
haggishaggisMember
purplehaze posted:
thistlintom posted:

So now we are politicizing Happy Birthday thread?  Go to Say Something Random and Highly Political if you want to make political commentary.

Hey!  It's haggis' thread, so he gets a little leeway.  I'll ride his coattails.  

Everything is politics...

- Thomas Mann

PH

 

Love you guys!  Point taken, thislintom.  And support much appreciated, PH! 

So, how about happy 77th to Marv Albert?!   That's how old the man is, but not sure about his hairpiece.

T thistlintomMember
haggis posted:
purplehaze posted:
thistlintom posted:

So now we are politicizing Happy Birthday thread?  Go to Say Something Random and Highly Political if you want to make political commentary.

Hey!  It's haggis' thread, so he gets a little leeway.  I'll ride his coattails.  

Everything is politics...

- Thomas Mann

PH

 

Love you guys!  Point taken, thislintom.  And support much appreciated, PH! 

So, how about happy 77th to Marv Albert?!   That's how old the man is, but not sure about his hairpiece.

Thanks, just get tired of all the political stuff all of the time.  There is a time and place for politics, but I don't think it is here.

bomba503bomba503Member

Yes he is a Baltimore guy PH. I used to love seeing him and his band play the club scene in Philly/NJ/NYC in the late 70's/early 80's. An amazingly gifted musician but even more so a kind soulful man telling beautiful stories through his songs. And he could always rock out with the best of them when he feels like stepping it up. He's been living in Scottsdale for a while and while he does pass through CA occasionally on a solo gig he's yet to come to SD. Next time he's close Im gonna make it a point to go where I have to.

purplehazepurplehazeMember

Actually, he grew up in Garrett Park, about 20 miles from where I live now in Montgomery County, MD.  I got back to the states in 1974 in time to catch a couple of Grin concerts.  I was hooked from then on.

He's a great collaborator (even co-wrote a song with the novelist Clive Cussler) and solo musician.  Longtime friend of Neil Young and has had on and off connections with him and various incarnations of Crazy Horse.

My only "complaint" with Nils is that he doesn't "step it up," as much as I'd like him to.  When he does, he can produce goosebumps.

PH

 

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