May’s Wine Club meeting was the final tasting event of this calendar year, before June’s barbeque celebrates another year of events well-received by members and their guests.
In a departure from the norm of a single speaker presenting wines chosen according to a particular theme, members of the committee were asked to chose and present some of their favourite pairings of wine and food. Thus we were treated to combinations including Manzanilla to accompany tapas; Premier Cru Champagne with crab amuse-bouches; Roussanne with pork rillettes; Porta 6 with barbequed sausages; Primitivo with meatballs and two sweet wines (2001 Chateau de Madere and H&H Malvasia Madeira) with salty blue stilton. Yes, several members were heard to lament their decision to eat beforehand!
If you’ld like to learn more about the wines and food from this event, or previous wine club events, then you might like to follow us on Twitter @UptonWine. Alternatively, 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!
Cheers
William Betts, Chair