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Next tasting – Friday 8th July

In July we welcome Brigitte Bordeaux who will be presenting an interesting range of wines Greek wines from their portfolio.

Owned and operated by a young couple with a passion for wine and for life, for Kat and Matt Brigitte Bordeaux is about more than just wine. Along with a sense of love for food and wine, there’s an emphasis on bringing their spirited and independent ethos to Sherwood and the local neighbourhood.

As local residents of Sherwood and wine enthusiasts, they wanted to open a great place for local people to buy, drink and learn about quality-driven wine.

For more information:
Web: brigittebordeauxwine.co.uk

Note that Members are contacted by a member of the Committee each month to commit to attendance at the tasting. Unfortunately, it is not possible for members or guests to simply turn up on the night owing to space limitations.

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What we tasted in March 2021

In March we hosted a wonderful tasting by Lance Foyster MW of Clark Foyster. They are a specialist wine importer founded by husband and wife team Lance Foyster MW and Isabelle Clark.

Lance’s introduction to the company reads “As part of our university degrees, both Isabelle and I studied the history, culture and literature of Ancient Greece. This required visits of course, usually during summer months, and involved beaches, tavernas, souvlaki, ouzo, retsina etc. and we loved it. So much that we spent our honeymoon in Crete and The Mani”.

For more information:
Web: clarkfoysterwines.co.uk

The wines tasted were:

  1. Oenops Apla Red 2019 Nikos Karatzas (Drama)
    Nikos Karatzas is the face behind ‘Oenops’ (= ‘wine face’). He studied in Bordeaux then became chief winemaker at a very young age at the high-profile Pavlidis winery, in Drama, Eastern Macedonia, before setting up his own project  in 2015. Apla red is a Xinomavro, Limniona, Cabernet Sauvignon blend.
  2. Zafeirakis Malagouzia 2020 (Tirnavos)
    Christos Zafeirakis’ family have lived in Tirnavos, by the foothills of Mount Olympus in Central Greece for numerous generations. His Malagouzia whites come from a grape variety which in 25 years has reached a high level of popularity in Greece having previously been almost forgotten. It’s a dry but moderately aromatic white, a delicious, charming and versatile wine with or without food.
  3. Argyros Estate Assyrtiko 2019 (Santorini)
    Assyrtiko is the indigenous grape of the volcanic island of Santorini with a marvellous ability to produce strong but vibrant, crisp, energetic and minerally wines. Argyros Estate, founded in 1903, owns 65 hectares of vineyards. Some of these are recently planted, but many are of an age rarely found anywhere else, and the grapes from these vineyards are used for the Estate wines. Santorini Assyrtikos are, according to Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book (2021), “still cheapest 4* whites around” and Argyros is a “Top Santorini producer”. This should be a spectacular bottle.
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Next tasting – Friday 12th March

Greek Wines with Lance Foyster MW

In March we welcome Lance Foyster MW presenting a range of Greek wines. Clark Foyster is a specialist wine importer founded by husband and wife team Lance Foyster MW and Isabelle Clark.

Lance’s introduction to the company reads “As part of our university degrees, both Isabelle and I studied the history, culture and literature of Ancient Greece. This required visits of course, usually during summer months, and involved beaches, tavernas, souvlaki, ouzo, retsina etc. and we loved it. So much that we spent our honeymoon in Crete and The Mani”.

For more information:
Web: clarkfoysterwines.co.uk

Note: This tasting will be presented via Zoom. Members are contacted prior to each tasting to order any wines they wish to try.