The next meeting is on Tuesday 5th May 2026.
We meet on the first Tuesday of the month ('The Kitchen', 198 Watford Road) to sample a variety of reasonably priced wines, potentially with a theme:
e.g. Wines from a specific region, vegetarian wines,
Same grape from various regions, kosher wines,
Same wine various prices, wines from ALDI etc etc
Ideally, we want to have a group size of 24 members who will be divided up into 12 groups of 2, with each pair running approximately one session per year. Don’t worry if you don’t bring a partner along, we will pair you off with someone; it will not be onerous and we don’t want long winded descriptions!!
Each taster will be of 30ml, giving a total of 180ml (if you actually drink it all!).
The idea is to have some fun and be sociable.
The costs will be £5 paid in advance. Please note that there is an initial joining fee of £5 to cover equipment etc.
Each pair will be allocated the same budget for their 6 bottles and can spend it as they wish.
Due to the costs involved we really need you to attend most if not all of the sessions.
The group is currently showing as full (waiting list) but please don't let that deter you from applying to join it. We don't know if you are interested in joining unless you apply - and we will do our best not to keep you on the waiting list for very long!
LAST MEETING:
April 2026
At last the sun shone as 20 members of the Wine Appreciation Group descended upon ‘The Kitchen’ for their monthly wine tasting.
John and Michele were this month’s hosts and they started off by declaring their theme for the evening – ‘Marks & Spencer has made its biggest wine launch in recent years with a range titled ‘Classics’’. In addition they made clever use of technology by using a soundbox so we could listen to Fred Sirieix extolling the virtues of three of their wines of choice.
As is customary we started with three whites.
- Riesling 2025, Germany, 12%, RRP £10
- Albarino 2024, Spain, 13%, RRP £14
- Gavi 2024, Italy, 11.5%, RRP £10
The Riesling was a great way to start and it was very well received.
Voting was 15, 3, 2
Onto the reds:
- Valpolicella Ripasso 2023, Italy, 13.5%, RRP £12
- Claret 2024, France, 12.5%, RRP £10
- Beaujolais 2024, France, 12.5%, RRP £12
All three reds were much enjoyed.
Voting was 5, 5, 7 (one liked all 3!).
At the time of writing Marks & Spencer were offering a 10% discount on four or more bottles.
Another very enjoyable evening with fine wine and good company.
Detailed write ups can be found on the Wine Group page.
MEETING HISTORY:
- Click on 'Meeting date' to view meeting details'
- Right click on Wine Bottles and select 'Open Image in new tab' to view the full size.
- Click on Wine information' for more details on the actual wines
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