December’s meeting of the Upton Wine Appreciation Club had a (dinner) party atmosphere as members and their guests enjoyed eight fine wines from the Wine Society along with carefully chosen edibles. With each wine selected to accompany a different dinner party course, we started with a delicate (En Rama, Una Palma) Fino Sherry before enjoying a vintage dated English sparkling wine. From these benchmark aperitifs, we progressed to sample an Alsace Riesling and single-vineyard Soave, before pouring a reserva Rioja and ten-year-old Bordeaux Medoc. Wonderful wines all, but many members seemed to think that they were eclipsed by the Sauternes and twenty-year-old Tawny Port that rounded off the evening.
If you’ve wondered about joining us, please do contact an existing member or anyone from the committee – you’re very welcome to try your first meeting as a guest, and the more the merrier.
Looking ahead to 2016, our meetings continue on the third Wednesday of each month. Subject to final confirmation, we intend to enjoy:
– 20 January: Supermarket Sweep, looking for the best value wines available within a few miles of Upton.
– 17 February: Wines of Australia presented by Mike Collins, the club’s first Chairman.
– 16 March: Popular visiting wine professional, Lee Isaacs, introducing wines from Italy.
– 20 April: A flying visit from winemaker, Katie Jones, from the Languedoc in France.
– 18 May: Your committee presenting some of their favourite food and wine matches.
Cheers!
William Betts, Chairman