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2023 – May: Italy’s hidden gems

This month Nick Forth will be presenting a range of Italian wines made from grapes that are little-known outside the regions where they are grown, including nascetta, pignolo and pelaverga. While they may be new to many of us, they have recently received plaudits from luminaries such as Jancis Robinson, leading sommeliers and in Decanter

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2023 – April: Brazil

Our tasting this month takes us to much warmer and sunnier climes though, with a look at the wines of Brazil in the company of Nicholas Corfe of Go Brazil wines. Nicholas presented to us just over 3 years ago and the wines were delicious and very well received. A lot has happened in the

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2023 – February: Grenache

David Carter will be looking at Grenache (or is it Garnacha, or Cannonau, or ….?) and sharing with us a range of wines from around the world to show its versatility and what lovely wines it makes. He sums it up neatly below. It’s a grape that comes in three shades, Blanc, Gris and Noir.

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2023 – January: Port

This month we are happy to welcome back Will Parker with a selection of lovely Ports. Port? But Christmas has passed!! True enough, but Port is for all the year, not just for Christmas, and Will has some great examples for us, including vintages going back to 1980. It’s a fantastic range and a great

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2022 – September: Wines from Burgundy

Doug Harrison will present some wines from Beaujolais To tempt your tastebuds, the proposed line-up of wines is below. There will also be a selection of delicious ‘nibbles’ to accompany the wines. Crémant de Bourgogne Brut NV Beaujolais Blanc Crémant de Bourgogne Brut Rosé NV Beaujolais-Villages Rosé Cuvée Lisa Beaujolais-Villages Rouge Régnié Saint-Amour Les Pierres

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2022 – June: Sparkling Wines

For our next tasting on Monday 20th June, we aim to get you in the mood for summer with a selection of sparkling wines to titillate your tastebuds.There will be a Champagne, some Crémants from other parts of France, a Cava from Spain, an Italian Prosecco and something from England or Wales. From further afield,

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2022 – May: Sicilian wines

 Sicily is an island with a wine-growing tradition dating back centuries, millennia in fact. In recent years it has become a hot bed of innovation, research and creativity which has resulted in some fantastic wines being produced in a range of styles and at prices to suit everyone. Etna and its volcanic soils has become a focus for much of

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2022 – April: Cancelled

We have to cancel our tasting planned for 11 April. The Forester have filming taking place that day and evening so we can’t have access to our usual room. With Easter the following weekend other commitments there aren’t any other suitable days in April. The planned tasting of Sicilian and Sardinian wines will therefore be

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