Spanish Wine

Charles Metcalfe
Thursday 23 May 2013 Categories: 2013 Charles Metcalfe
1. Freixenet Elyssia Gran Cuvée Cava, Waitrose £14.99. 11.5% ABV Members attending the AGM and Tasting were greeted with a glass of Cava. This sparkling wine from Penedes is made by the traditional method. Blended from Chardonnay harvested in early ... read more
 

Classic and Cutting Edge wines from Australia

Sarah Ahmed: ‘The Wine Detective’
Friday 26 April 2013 Categories: 2013 Sarah Ahmed
Former lawyer turned free-lance wine writer, Sarah Ahmed, introduced 10 wines to club members this evening. Now known as the ‘wine detective’,[1] Sarah encouraged us to look at the ‘clues in the glass’ throughout the evening. With the intention of... read more
 

The Wine Society's Exhibition Range

Ewan Murray
Thursday 21 February 2013 Categories: 2013 Ewan Murray
Members welcomed Ewan Murray, outgoing Events and Tastings Manager at the Wine Society (he is moving into a new PR role with the Company) on his first visit to the Club. Ewan began with a brief history of the Wine Society, which was founded... read more
 

Sangiovese versus Nebbiolo

Jonathan Pedley MW
Saturday 26 January 2013 Categories: 2013 Jonathan Pedley MW
The shade of Silvio Berlusconi hung over the OWC tasting on 24th January, when Jonathan Pedley MW, channelling the spirit of Il Cavaliere, gave us a typically wise and witty look at two great grapes. The last ‘Big Match’ was Cabernet Sauvignon... read more
 

Authentic Wines

Dr Jamie Goode
Thursday 22 November 2012 Categories: 2012 Dr Jamie Goode
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder – or on the palate as the case might be. Jamie Goode’s fascinating tasting on 20th November was a case in point. “An utterly enthralling tasting – even though I didn’t much care for the wines”. That was the... read more
 

Bordeaux Cru Bourgeois

Stephen Brook
Thursday 25 October 2012 Categories: 2012 Stephen Brook
Members welcomed Stephen Brook – journalist, writer and wine educator – on his first visit to the Club. Stephen is the author of several authoritative books about wine, the most recent being The Complete Bordeaux. This is a fully revised and updated ... read more
 

The World of Sparkling Wine

Richard Bampfield MW
Wednesday 26 September 2012 Categories: 2012
Richard Bampfield’s Fantastic Fizz-Olympics! A volley of Champagne and other sparkling wine corks marked the opening of the Club’s 2012-2013 season. Richard Bampfield MW, a star of the Club’s ‘Call my Bluff’ event in 2011, was back to kick off ... read more
 

The Taste of Portugal

Richard Mayson
Monday 25 June 2012 Categories: 2012 Richard Mayson
Members welcomed Wine Writer and Portuguese expert Richard Mayson on his first visit to the Club. He claimed to be jetlagged, but there was no sign of this in a sparkling and fascinating Tasting. Richard fell in love with wine (and Portuguese wine... read more
 

South African Wines

Richard Kelley MW
Tuesday 29 May 2012 Categories: 2012 Richard Kelley MW
An Insider’s Perspective On this, his third visit to the OWC, Richard Kelley brought with him not only some warm and sunny weather but also his alter ego, Rick, The Wine Liberator (see www.theliberatorwine.com). A resident of South Africa from... read more
 

Local Food and English Wines

St George's Day Dinner
Monday 23 April 2012 Categories: 2012
Ice wine from a Nottinghamshire freezer, India Pale Ale from Shotover and the richest ever Oxford Dry from the Bothy Vineyard… Just a few of the star turns at the Club’s April tasting to complement a simple yet beautifully cooked and presented... read more
 
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