It was nice to see Ian Hewson of the Wine Man Ltd, Streatly on Thames, again at the wine club. This has now become an annual event and a very welcome one. He was introducing us to some new ideas on wine for Christmas, and his choices where indeed interesting. Especially the Scharzhofberger Riesling 2003
Bischofliche Mosel. Ian recommends this light wine as an aperitif before dinner, low alcohol content is always useful if you still have dinner to finish, especially in my case.
The other remarkable wine of the evening was the Central Otago Pinot Noir 2006 Wild Earth, from New Zealand this was the most glorious wine I have tasted in a while. Smooth complex and very satisfying on the pallet, several of us went away a few pence lighter, despite the credit crunch, but looking forward to Christmas!!
The next wine club meeting is on SPARKLING WINES, so we hope to see plenty of villagers to enjoy this fun evening.
Chris Traynor