| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Convenor: |
Paul Martinez
Tel: 07305 071 206
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| Convenor: |
Sheila Munks
Tel: 07703 755 906
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| When: | Monthly on Mondays 6:30 pm 2nd Monday of the month |
| Venue: | Burton Road Community Centre |
| Cost: | £10 for wine and accompaniments |
We meet on the second Monday of the month in the Burton Road Community Centre (aka the Boxing Club). This is the white single story building more or less opposite the Inn for a Penny on Burton Road.
We are a friendly chatty group and while we take the tasting seriously, we want to enjoy ourselves as well - Our motto is 'Learn Through Drinking!'
You will need 3 tasting glasses which we can supply at the bargain rate of £1.50 each.
We taste a selection of white and red wines, making notes about colour, bouquet, taste, etc. and give them a score out of ten using the following guidelines:
For details of future meetings tap the Calendar button below and select Wine Tasting from the Group drop-down list.
Recent Meetings
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Come on England!
June 2026 It might be coming home? Wine tasting this month had the theme of World Cup Countries. The whites chosen (from Sainsbury’s} were from England, Austria and USA. They ranged from £16 pounds (originally) to £8.50; all were well received and a little different. The English Chapel Down, from Kent, made from the Bacchus grape was very tasty, having a similarity to Riesling and was probably the favourite. The Austrian - Gemischter Satz - a field blend wine, was also light and fresh, a very nice Summer wine. However, the U.S.A ‘Buttery Chardonnay’, a Chardonnay with a twist, was… Read More
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Wines of South Africa
May 2026 May’s meeting topic was Wines of South Africa, presented by Chris Russell. All wines were purchased from Sainsbury’s. We started with a Western Cape Rose, followed by a Stellenbosch Chenin Blanc and finally a Western Cape Sauvignon Blanc before the trio of reds. These were a Stellenbosch Pinotage, a Stellenbosch Merlot and a Western Cape Cabernet Sauvignon. There were interesting stories provided for each wine, the most notable being the origin of the Stellenbosch Pinotage. The Pinotage grape variety was created in South Africa in 1924 by Abraham Izak Perold, the first Professor of Viticulture at Stellenbosch University.… Read More
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Majestic Wines
April 2026 All wines were purchased from Majestic Wines with full retail prices ranging from £9 - £23. Realistically with in-store specials and group discount most were £8 - £14. As usual, 3 whites (France, Chile and Spain) and 3 reds (Portugal, France and California) were sampled over the evening. Blended Wine is created by mixing 2 or more grape varieties, vineyards or vintages to achieve balanced, consistent and complex flavours, that exceeds that of a single grape. It can happen before, during or after fermentation, often during maturation. In Champagne blending different vintages is frequently done to maintain a… Read More
