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In May we welcomed Rory Benham of The Wine Treasury who presented an exciting range of wines from their South African portfolio.
For more information:
Web: winetreasury.com Tel: 020 7793 9999
In April we welcomed Charles Hawkins of Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies who presented an entertaining range of wines from their German portfolio.
For more information:
Web: abs.wine
Email: info@abs.wine
Address: 28 Recreation Ground Road Stamford PE9 1EW
Tel: 01780 755810
German Wines with Charles Hawkins
In April we welcome Charles Hawkins of Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies who will be presenting a range of wines from their German portfolio.
Awin Barratt Siegel Wine Agencies, six time winner of the coveted IWSC Wine Importer of the Year trophy, has been importing and sourcing distinct regional wines exclusively from key wine producing areas across the globe for the independent trade for over 30 years. ABS works with family run wineries to establish long term partnerships for distribution in the UK.
This tasting will offer a chance to taste some high quality wines from Germany. It will be a timely opportunity to make comparisons and contrasts with the very different wines from Austria that we tasted last month. ABS Wines import an impressive selection of wines from 10 famous German winemakers with whom they have very close connections.
Charles Hawkins is a specialist in German wines and is passionate about them. It will be a pleasure to welcome him to Grand Union – his previous date with us was cancelled because of Covid. Charles will show 8 wines covering a range of grapes, styles, producers and areas. We will start with Chardonnay, an unusual grape for Germany, but a wine that has already been awarded 94 points from The Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) website – a rare accolade. We will taste Rieslings in various styles, of course, but red wines will also be well represented: Pinot Noir, Spätburgunder (late-ripening Pinot Noir), and a rather special Lemberger (also known as Blaufränkisch). At least four of these wines have already been rated 90+. This promises to be another very interesting and enjoyable tasting. See you there!
John Malpass, Chairman
For more information:
Web: abs.wine
Email: info@abs.wine
Address: 28 Recreation Ground Road Stamford PE9 1EW
Tel: 01780 755810
In March we welcomed back Lance Foyster MW of Clark Foyster who presented an excellent range of Austrian wines. It was great to see Lance in person after he presented to the society via Zoom last year.
For more information:
Web: clarkfoysterwines.co.uk
The following wines were tasted:
In February we welcomed back Tony Wellings of The Antipodean Sommellier, who presented a great range of wines from their New Zealand and Australia portfolio.
For more information:
Web: taswines.co.uk
Email: sales@taswines.co.uk
Tel: 01733 238 942
The following wines were tasted:
In January we presented an interesting range of new wines from the Mentzendorff portfolio, and we thank Iain Phillips for his assistance in arranging the wines. We thank Robert McKinley, John Freeland & John Malpass for presenting the wines.
For more information:
Web: mentzendorff.co.uk/producers/hambledon-vineyards
Web: www.mentzendorff.co.uk/producers/cartuxa
Web: mentzendorff.co.uk/producers/chateau-la-fleur-de-bouard
The following wines were tasted:
In December welcomed Duncan Murray of Duncan Murray Wines of Market Harborough to St James the Greater for a tasting of festive wines. We had a fantastic evening and thank Duncan for his energetic presentation.
For more information:
Web: duncanmurraywines.co.uk
Email: info@duncanmurraywines.co.uk
Tel: 01858 464935
Facebook: Duncan Murray Wines
Twitter: @DMURRAYWINES
The following wines were tasted:
In December we welcome Duncan Murray of Duncan Murray Wines, Market Harborough for our festive Christmas tasting.
For more information:
Web: duncanmurraywines.co.uk
Email: info@duncanmurraywines.co.uk
Tel: 01858 464935
Facebook: Duncan Murray Wines
Twitter: @DMURRAYWINES
Please note:
Note that this is a “Members Only” which must be paid for in advance. Unfortunately, it is not possible for members to simply turn up on the night.
In November we welcomed Leon Stolarski of Leon Stolarski Wines to St James the Greater for a tasting of wines from Southern France. We had a fascinating tour of a selection of Leon’s wines which made for a great evening.
For more information:
Address: 32 Nottingham Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 7QE
Tel: (+)44 (0)115 9529387
Email: sales@leonstolarskiwines.co.uk
Web: leonstolarskiwines.co.uk
The following wines were tasted:
In October we returned to St James the Greater church hall for a members tasting, our first in person tasting since March 2020. We were treated to a tasting of wines from Eastern Europe and beyond. Many thanks to Julian Osborne, Tim Edwards, Isabel Crump, Bernard Crump, John Freeland and John Malpass for presenting the wines.
The wines tasted were:
