Category: Meetings

This week saw 3 members, a second time guest and a third time guest enjoy wines from Italy, France, Spain, Chile and Greece. Our guest Lewis became our latest member to join the society. Before we started the serious business of sampling wine, we shared a chilled white Rioja courtesy of our Scribe, to cleanse and prepare our palates. The most popular wine of the evening was a Spanish Pata Negra Toro which scored a very respectable 14 overall, brought by our guest Paul. The Greek wine was, unfortunately the least popular with an 11.2 overall. The evening concluded with a French Bordeaux courtesy of our Pourer, Stuart.

A full list of the wines sampled this week can be found here…

A full list of the wines sampled since 23 September 2022 to the present day can be found here…

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This week’s meeting saw five members and two guests including our first time guest Paul and second time guest Lewis, enjoy wines from all over the world, including Italy, Australia, France and Moldova. The most popular wine of the evening was a wine from Australia, brought by our treasurer Alan, a “B. Ink”. Not to be confused with a Barossa Ink. The B. Ink from South East Australia scored a very creditable 13.29 overall. Our next meeting will be another “Free Choice” evening.

A full list of the wines sampled can be found here…

A list of the wines sampled from from 23 September to the present day can be found here…

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As the title suggests, this week we had a themed meeting with all of the wines originating from South Africa. However, the evening started with a visit to our Scribes home for a cold drink in his garden in the warm sunny weather. Well that was the plan until it started raining and we beat a hasty retreat indoors. A big thank you to Mrs T for hosting the societies pre-meeting, meeting. The most popular wine of the evening was a Kruger Merlot from the Stellenbosch region of South Africa brought by our Chief Pourer Stuart, scoring a very creditable 14:67. The full list of wines sampled can be found here…

This week’s meeting saw first time guest Lewis join us to sample the wine and the society proceedings. The evening concluded with a glass of Port courtesy of our Scribe, Talbot.

Hiding from the rain.

A very enjoyable South African themed evening!

A list of the wines sampled from from 23 September to the present day can be found here…

This week we enjoyed an Indian Takeaway arranged, collected and delivered by our Secretary, Wayne. Our Scribe, Talbot, provided Rose to accompany the food. A fantastic start to the evening before starting the serious task of sampling the members selected wines. Due to the large number of members attending we partnered up with a fellow member, both providing the same wine, so that we could enjoy a suitable portion of each wine to fully assess it.

We sampled wines from Portugal, Spain, Chile, the U.S.A. and Australia. The most popular wine of the evening being a Spanish red, a “Mucho Mas”, courtesy of our Chairman, Jim.

A full list of the wines sampled can be found here…

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6 members and a guest, Paul, enjoyed a themed evening of wines chosen by our Chairman, Jim – “wines from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.” We sampled wines from Italy, France and Spain. The most popular wine of the evening was an Italian Castellore, courtesy of our Chairman scoring a respectable 13 overall. The other 6 wines scored between 6.86 and 12.57. Another great evening enjoying and learning about wine. Our next meeting will be a free choice.

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To see a full list of the wines sampled this week, click here…

To see a list of wines sampled from September 2022 to the present day, click here…

This week 5 members enjoyed a “free choice” of wine’s evening but 3 of those 5 wines did turn out to be from Portugal. A country that is clearly popular with the members. The most popular wine of the evening was brought by our Chairman Jim -a Quinta Do Espírito Santo from the Lisboa region, scoring 13.4 overall. Another very enjoyable evening.

The full details of the wines sampled can be found here..

This week’s meeting saw members enjoy the return of 19 Crimes – with a twist. This Australian wine had been very popular with members when it first made an appearance at the society back in October 2018. In recent years it seems to have been neglected. Its return as a “19 Crimes Dark Red” made from Shiraz, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes saw it become the most popular wine of the evening scoring a very creditable 14.2 overall. The wine was provided by our Secretary Wayne.

The remaining wines from Argentina, France and the U.S.A. also scored highly and were enjoyed by all present. The evening was rounded off with a glass of Port courtesy of our pourer for the evening, Stuart. Full details of the wines sampled can be found here…

Let the tasting begin !

The tasting has concluded after a very enjoyable evening all round.

This week we enjoyed an Italian themed evening together with that traditional Italian dish – Pizza. Seven members enjoyed seven Italian wines with the most popular wine of the evening being a Most Wanted Zinfandel (Primitivo) courtesy of our Treasurer, Alan, scoring 13.43 overall. All seven wines were well received and enjoyed by all present. Our Chairman, Jim, kindly provided a Portuguese, Porta 6, to finish the evening’s proceedings.

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The full list of wines can be found here…

A list of wines sampled from September 2022 to May 2024 can be found here…

This week five members enjoyed wines from Spain, South Africa and Portugal. The most popular wine of the evening was a white wine, a Mar De Frades from Spain courtesy of our President Dave, scoring an outstanding 14.6 overall – sourced from Edka Wines. We sampled 3 white wines and 3 reds. The warm sunny weather clearly inspired members to bring chilled white wines. A Rioja Gran Reserva, courtesy of our secretary, Wayne, came a close second in popularity scoring 14.2 overall.

Full details of the wines sample can be found here…