The next meeting is on Tuesday 3rd March 2026.
We meet on the first Tuesday of the month ('The Kitchen', 198 Watford Road) to sample a variety of reasonably priced wines, potentially with a theme:
e.g. Wines from a specific region, vegetarian wines,
Same grape from various regions, kosher wines,
Same wine various prices, wines from ALDI etc etc
Ideally, we want to have a group size of 24 members who will be divided up into 12 groups of 2, with each pair running approximately one session per year. Don’t worry if you don’t bring a partner along, we will pair you off with someone; it will not be onerous and we don’t want long winded descriptions!!
Each taster will be of 30ml, giving a total of 180ml (if you actually drink it all!).
The idea is to have some fun and be sociable.
The costs will be £5 paid in advance. Please note that there is an initial joining fee of £5 to cover equipment etc.
Each pair will be allocated the same budget for their 6 bottles and can spend it as they wish.
Due to the costs involved we really need you to attend most if not all of the sessions.
The group is currently showing as full (waiting list) but please don't let that deter you from applying to join it. We don't know if you are interested in joining unless you apply - and we will do our best not to keep you on the waiting list for very long!
LAST MEETING:
February 2026
The night began inauspiciously - It was a wet and inclement night as 19 hardy members of the Croxley green u3a Wine group gathered for their monthly wine tasting. The sampling began auspiciously with some very quaffable white wines and continued with some enjoyable reds.
Debbie and Steve were this month’s presenters; they chose a theme to cheer members up as all the wines were from Italy and we were requested to picture warm sunny lands!
As is customary we started with three whites.
- Contesa Pecorino, Italy, 12%, RRP £10.50 we paid £9.50
- Roberto Sarotto Gavi Di Gavi, Italy, 12.5%, RRP £18, we paid £13.50
- Dlz-Idealysta Chard Fiano, Italy, 12.5%, RRP £13.50, we paid £12
Voting was 2, 10, 7 – The Gavi Di Gavi being the clear winner and unusually the most expensive.
Onto the reds:
- Bardolino Doc Cant’Garda, Italy, 12%, RRP £10.50, we paid £9.50
- Fazi Battaglia Montepulciano amp, Italy, 13.5%, RRP £12.50, we paid £10.50
- Costarossa Primitivo, Italy, 14%, RRP £16, we paid £13.50
The Voting was 1, 3, 15 - once again the most expensive red was the clear winner.
All the wines were purchased at Majestic.
Once again, a thoroughly enjoyable evening was had by one and all.
Detailed write ups can be found on the Wine Group page.
MEETING HISTORY:
- Click on 'Meeting date' to view meeting details'
- Right click on Wine Bottles and select 'Open Image in new tab' to view the full size.
- Click on Wine information' for more details on the actual wines
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