Category: Meetings

This week’s meeting took some twist and turns with attendance. We were expecting seven members, which dropped to just five, but a late arrival (Wayne) just after the first wine was poured brought us back to six in attendance. The meeting being a free choice, we enjoyed wines from France, Australia, Argentina and the U.S.A. The most popular wine of the evening was an American “Jaw Drop” Syrah from Washington State, scoring an outstanding 14.17 overall, courtesy of our secretary Neale. The nearest to this was an Argentinian Cabernet Franc brought by Tony scoring a respectable 13.5. The evening concluded with a glass of Port with the choice of Tawny or Ruby courtesy of Talbot to help him celebrate his recent birthday, which of course we were all happy to help with !

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

The continuing warm weather inspired 2 members out of the 8 in attendance, to each bring an additional bottle of wine, in the form of a well chilled white to commence the evening. After enjoying these we enjoyed red’s from France, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Italy and the U.S.A. The theme for the evening, chosen by our Chairman Jim, was “Your favourite wine for £10 or less.” The most popular wine of the evening was brought by Stuart, a Dada Finca Las Moras, an Argentinian Malbec scoring 12.88 overall. This was closely followed by Spanish Mucho Mas scoring 12.63 courtesy of Ian. Another night of excellent wines and great company.

The full details of all the wines sampled can be found here …

The end result of a night of excellent wines and great company.

This week’s meeting saw six members select, sample and assess 7 fine wines. We sampled wines from Italy, Argentina, New Zealand, Spain and the U.S.A. The most popular wine of the evening was a Picini Collezione Privata Toscana IGT from the Tuscany region of Italy with a blend of 4 grapes – Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Sangiovese scoring a very respectable 13.67 overall and courtesy of our Chairman Jim. The taste of this fine wine was described by Alan as. “It’s like licking a Chesterfield Settee.” Jim’s wine was closely followed by Neale’s “Susana Blabo” Cabernet Sauvignon from Argentina which scored 13.50.

Lewis kindly brought an additional wine, a chilled white, to start the meeting on what was a very warm and sunny evening and Talbot brought a Primitivo to finish the evening. Another great meeting !

Full details of the wines sampled can be found here …

This week’s meeting was a themed night chosen by “French Ian” – wines of France, excluding wines from the Côtes du Rhône region. With 8 members and 9 French wines complimented by an outstanding cheeseboard, specially selected for the evening by Wayne we enjoyed yet another fantastic evening, all rounded off with a glass of Port courtesy of Craig.

The most popular wine of the evening was a Sainsbury’s Taste The Difference, Marselan from the Languedoc region, scoring a very respectable 13.25, brought by “Portuguese Alan”. The remaining wines were from the Val De Loire, Languedoc, Protege and Haut-Medoc regions of France.

Full details of the wines sampled can be found here …

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A series of photographs showing how our evening progressed from start to finish.

Friday 13th June saw seven members enjoy wines from Greece, U.S.A., South Africa, Moldova, Italy and Spain. A diverse selction of wines from around the world providing much to talk about and enjoy. The most popular wine of the evening was a Cabernet Sauvignon produced by Chateau Vartley in Moldova, brought by Ian and scoring a whopping 13.86 overall. To celebrate this lovely wine and Ian’s excellent choice Ian has opted to have a themed night on the 27 June – “Wines from France excluding wines from the Côtes du Rhône region.”

The full selection of wines sampled can be found here …

This week saw 9 members enjoy 10 wines. The additional wine courtesy of Lewis who was on holiday with his family celebrating his birthday. Happy birthday Lewis and thank you for the wine! The meeting had a theme of wines from South Africa or South America. All of the wines sampled scored well with the most popular wine of the evening being a Diablo Black from the Maule Valley in Chile brought by Wayne who chose the theme for the meeting. The Diablo Black scored an excellent 13.33 overall. The evening concluded with a glass of Port courtesy of Craig. Wayne also organised a curry for us all to start the evening from our local takeaway “The Hungry Elephant.” Thank you Wayne.

Another excellent evening of great wines and great company.

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

This week 5 members gathered to enjoy wines from Portugal, Spain, France and South Africa. The most popular wine of the evening was a 2018 French Montages St. Emilion with a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes, courtesy of Wayne, scoring a fabulous 14 overall. First time pourer, Lewis, did a grand job with Neale recording the comments and scores.

A full list of wine sampled can be found here ….

The Bank Holiday weekend society meeting delivered an Italian themed evening chosen by our Chairman, Jim. A mix of wines from all over the wine producing regions of Italy including Sicily and Tuscany received a mixed reception. The most popular wine of the evening was a Barbera D’asti courtesy of Tony, scoring 12.38 overall. The evening was concluded with a glass of Port courtesy of Jim. A grand way to start a Bank Holiday weekend !

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

Just in case you are wondering where number 8 is… Neale is behind the camera.

This week we enjoyed a selection of 7 wines courtesy of our President. One from his very own cellar and the remaining 6 specially selected from the very fine wines at Edka Wines by the proprietor. The most popular wine of the evening was a D12 Spanish, Rioja Crianza scoring a well deserved 13.5. In total there were 4 Spanish, 2 South African and one Portuguese wine. All of the wines scored well and were very much appreciated by the members. We also enjoyed a now traditional accompaniment of Maltesers, along with a Malteser Easter Egg to help celebrate the Easter weekend.

Full details of the wines sampled can be found here …

This week’s meeting saw six members enjoy a “free choice” meeting with wines from Italy, Chile, South Africa, U.S.A. and Australia. The most popular wine of the evening was an Italian Negramaro from the Puglia region produced by Santodeno and brought by our Chairman, Jim. It scored a very impressive 14 overall, closely followed by a Californian Zinfandel courtesy of Tony scoring 13.67. Full details of the wines sampled can be found here…

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