The Upton Wine Club was established nearly 20 years ago. Yes, it’s primary purpose was to broaden the knowledge of wine for anyone interested. A very close second however, was to allow the residents of Upton to catch up for a “bit of a social”. The December wine club was a great example of that!
For the past few years, rather than the usual presentation of 8 wines for our members to try, we put on a festive dinner and with nearly 60 people attending, we were just about at capacity!
In true village spirit, people arrived early to help set all the tables up. A core team from the committee had prepared the food and set to task, putting the village kitchen’s facilities to stretching point to get all the food out!
Over the course of a very enjoyable few hours, we enjoyed prawn cocktail starters, a full turkey roast dinner, which was finished off with sticky toffee pudding and mince pies! There was plenty of wine to accompany the food topped of by wonderfully rich and smooth Pedro Ximenez sherry to pair with the pudding –“Christmas in a glass”, which if you have never tried it is a must (provided you like the taste of Xmas pudding!).
The evening was made all the better with a high level of chat throughout the hall, lots of good spirit from many in helping get the food out to everyone, a few raffle prizes to add a bit more fun to the evening and to top it all, Rob and Fiona singing live between courses to keep everyone entertained, whilst the kitchen became a hive of activity with food preparation!
For this meeting at least, the wine took a back seat, whilst the members of the wine club and their friends enjoyed a great Christmas get together –proof, if it were ever needed that wine is so much more than just a drink!
Ian Langley
If you would like to come along and see what we are all about then please
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