<\/b>It was great to see so many faces at this evening\u2019s tasting. 42 people attended including many guests of members along with members themselves.\u00a0 I hope the guests enjoyed the evening and have a taste for returning next month!\u00a0 Please feel free to get in touch to let the society know what you thought about the evening and the wines you tried.<\/p>\n
This month\u2019s tasting was presented by\u00a0 committee member Mark Baker<\/strong>\u00a0and the wines tasted were picked by Peter Adams<\/strong>, another member of the committee.\u00a0 The exhibition range of\u00a0 The Wine Society<\/em> is where the wines were sourced from (formerly the International Wine Society).\u00a0\u00a0 There are currently 338 masters of wine living in 24 different countries. \u00a0Three of whom\u00a0are among the nine\u00a0wine buyers of the society so you can imagine the quality of the wine that is sourced.\u00a0 There are 25-30 exhibition wines and during this evening\u2019s tasting there were eight\u00a0picked for us to try.\u00a0 The welcome wine was an English sparkling wine from the 2013 vintage.\u00a0 Not strictly a new world wine but certainly new world in the terms of wine producing.\u00a0 This bubbly tipple, a mix of chardonnay, pinot meunier and pinot noir was welcomed warmly by the majority and scored 4 1\/2 out of 7.\u00a0 The price for this is \u00a320 and a serious rival for quality champagne. The top scoring white wine of the evening was\u00a0 a New Zealand Chardonnay produced by New Zealand\u2019s first master of wine Michael Brajkovich who rated 2014 one of his best vintages.\u00a0 This wine is exclusively made for The Wine Society from a single vineyard.\u00a0 An elegant, fruity wine scoring 5 1\/2 and a bargain at \u00a313.50 per bottle.\u00a0 The top scoring red wine of the evening was The exhibition Alto Maipo Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 also priced at \u00a313.50 and scoring an impressive 6.<\/p>\n To find out more about The Wine Society and the wines they stock, including the exhibition range tasted this evening visit www.thewinesociety.com<\/p>\n We hope to see you all next month.\u00a0 Details of that tasting including price and date will be published soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was great to see so many faces at this evening\u2019s tasting. 42 people attended including many guests of members along with members themselves.\u00a0 I hope the guests enjoyed the evening and have a taste for returning next month!\u00a0 Please … Continue reading