The next meeting is on Tuesday 1st September 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:
August 2026
A 96.65% turnout of wine group members (or 22 members if you prefer) assembled in ‘The Kitchen’ to be regaled and educated (but not repeated) by David our resident sommelier for this month. For a theme this month all of the wines were purchased at Majestic.
David quickly captured our members attention in his own inimitable style, reminiscent of Lionel Sachs in ‘The Good Old Days’.
As is tradition, he started the evening with three white wines:
- Lyrarakis Assyrtiko 2025, Greece, 13.3%RRP £15.00 we paid £12.00
- Winzer Krems Grüner Veltliner. 2024, Austria, 12.5% RRP£12.00 we paid £10.50
- Three Choirs Stonebrook. 2023. English, 11%. RRP £14.00 we paid £12.50
After some chaotic counting, the vote was 4, 10, 8. Unusually the most favoured was the cheapest.
Onto the reds:
- Vina Ecay Organic Crianza, 2021, Spain, 13.5% RRP£14.00 we paid £9.50
- Dom Pardon Fleurie Cot, France, 12.5% RRP £16.00 we paid £13.00
- San Leonino Chianti Classico 2024 DOCG, Italy,13.5%RRP £18.00 we paid £13.50
Voting was 6, 8, 8, a very close finish!
Comprehensive tasting notes 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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