The next meeting is on Tuesday 6th January 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:
December 2025
Alas this was the last wine group tasting session of 2025, 22 members took their seats unsure of what was to come. Heather and Angie decided to do things slightly differently, Rose provided festive end of year cheese and biscuits plus ‘The Kitchen’ produced a very enjoyable shortbread mince ‘cake’.
In total we sampled six very different wines from sherry, port (both red and white), mead, and dessert wines.
1. Gonzalez Byass Solera Cream Sherry
18% Proof
A dark sweet sherry has been made by the Gonzalez family since 1835.
2. TAYLORS LATE BOTTLES VINTAGE PORT
19% PROOF
COST £14.50
3. COCKBURNS PORTO BLANCO
19% PROOF
COST £10.97
4. Madeira -Henriques& Henriques
19% PROOF
Full. Rich, sweet. This wine/ grapes have been grown on the Portuguese island Madeira for centuries.
5. LYME BAY TRADITIONAL MEAD
14.5% PROOF
COST £12.00
LYME Bay Winery is based near Axminster in Dorset & has been in business for 20 years
6. Monbazillac - white dessert wine
13% PROOF
Grapes grown on the banks of the left bank of the Dordogne with a deep yellow colour.
All of the wines were purchased from Majestic Wines other than the White Port which came from ASDA.
As usual the evening passed very quickly and the theme chosen was a very nice way to end the year.
A detailed write up of the wines 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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