Tuesday, August 23, 2011

August 2011 - Inhouse Tasting by Esther

Well, Esther gave us a cracking evening. After being very coy about what it was she was going to do, it was a fantastic celebration of her & martins 60th wedding anniversary, and a potted history of the 29 years of the wine society.
The wine - who cares really - but started with a fizz (oyster bay), 3 whites - a Bulgarian chardonnay, Hungarian furmint and an Alsace riesling. 2 reds - a beaujolais villages and a rioja, followed by 2 stickies - a mavrodaphne of patras & a PX sherry. An inspired selection and all accompanied by some great nibbles.
A great evening, and a great turnout - about 40 members

Sunday, August 14, 2011

July 2011 Meeting - Flagship Wines

The evening was presented by Julia Jenkins of Flagship wines, St Albans - www.flagshipwines.co.uk
A variety of New Zealand wines, all around the £10 -£15 per bottle mark, so they should have been good, and they were!
In the whites we had 4 different grape varieties - a Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and a Gewurtztraminer.
A single rose was tasted - a malbec/merlot blend, followed by 3 reds - a Pinot Noir, a Merlot/Malbec blend and a £25 Shiraz to finish.
A good evening was had, with about 30 members turning up, and several took up the opportunity to buy some wine off Julia at a 10% discount.