We had an enjoyable and interesting day at Holmfirth Winery. Dean the young man who conducted the tour was very amusing and very knowledgeable about wine and its production. We tasted three wines, a red, white and rosé, of the three I preferred the rosé. I even had a very reasonable [...]
My apologies for the lateness in putting the photographs of the Wine Group Christmas Party on the website. Tiara’s and tinsel were the theme for this years’ wine tasting Christmas party. Everyone made a great effort and looked very glamorous (even the men). The party started off on a quietish note [...]
Due to adverse weather and information from BBC Weather the following meetings are cancelled. Trivia Pursuit 1st March Wine Tasting 1st March Walking 2nd March. We are sorry for the cancellations but safety must come first.
I'm not sure how Gordon does it, but he surpassed himself this year with our Christmas Party. There were games and a quiz, the food was supplied by Relish, we all thought it was a jolly good spread, there wasn't much left. I think we must have been hungry or was [...]
Our wine tasting group meets on the first Thursday of each month. There are twenty members in the group. Unfortunately, to date, we can't accommodate any new members as holding a discussion with twenty already proves difficult once a glass or two of wine has lubricated the tongues of some! We [...]
Our last tasting of 2015, I think it was the best tasting yet! Nineteen of us gathered at our usual spot on a rather windy winter’s night. Gordon yet again has worked wonders, for our delight and tasting, he pulled out of the bag 9 bottles of champagne, 2 of [...]
Seventeen members of the Wine Tasting Group paid an evening visit to the Newcastle Wine School, where we enjoyed food from a tasting menu. The food was very good, the beef was just a little overdone, but this did not spoil a thoroughly enjoyable evening! The choice of wine was paired [...]
Thank you George and Carol for last night. A lively night, but that is usually the case. Some interesting names to the wines. Hard to pronounce some! Thanks again. Gordon We tasted five wines, the first four were well received and the majority of our group liked the first white [...]
The wine tasting group continues to be an evening of fun and laughter whilst learning about new wines. We are now even starting to have food pairing tastings with selected wines. Our format of each member of the group taking it in turn to lead the group by selecting the wines [...]
Our December meeting held just before Christmas was wine tasting turned into a Champagne evening of high quality and enjoyment. There were five different champagnes sampled and a rogue bottle of Prosecco which one of our group, who shall be nameless, said at the first sip, “that is never champagne!” Wow, [...]