Wine Appreciation
In the past few years we have tasted wine from all over the world as each month a different member hosts the group and chooses which wines we should taste - sometimes by country or region, and sometimes by grape variety. We have all enjoyed trying wines which we would not normally have chosen so we like to feel our tastes have widened through belonging to this Interest Group. Whenever we can find a teetotal driver we love to take the Lerryn Minibus out for a spin to a local vineyard or wine merchant.
Contact Michael Furminger for more details.
Group contact: Michael Furminger
Telephone: 07715546026
2025 schedule
We will continue with a regular fixture of 3pm on the last Monday of the month. The location will be either in a members home or the Cafe of the Community centre. We plan to go to other locations for visits to tastings and vineyards, to be advised.
2025 |
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27-Jan |
Alison and John Hurst |
2 Field Close |
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24-Feb |
Michael Furminger |
3 The Terrace |
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31-Mar |
Pat Stearn |
Community Centre |
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28-Apr |
Helen Mills |
6 Grenville Meadows |
| 26-May |
Keith Southgate |
Community Centre (provisional) |
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30-Jun |
Nicola Tipton |
Community Centre |
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28-Jul |
Judy Dixon |
Community Centre |
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25-Aug |
Jill Fletcher |
Community Centre |
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29-Sep |
Jenny MacDonald |
20 Pendour Park |
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27-Oct |
Christine Walton |
6 Old Orchard |
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24-Nov |
Sue and Carl Watts | Community Centre |
2025
January Meeting
As the lady says "Its all from Lidl" The Bolgrad Ukranian wine was the surprise.
Very pleasant wine with a Chardonnay and native Ukrainian Sukholimansky grapes for a well-balanced dry white.
The south of France pink was a little disappointing (but liked by some) however the two French reds stood out. The Bourgogne Gamay was excellent soft red with cotes du Rhone village was a solid example of Rhone reds.
The prices were all very fair - nothing over £10.
Wine and a chat.
