Our meeting in November looked at Australian wines and we were pleased to welcome Chris Unger from Negociants UK to Letchworth to share a selection of Yalumba Wines with us.  Negociants UK is the UK arm of Negociants International, the export department of Australia’s oldest family owned winery, Yalumba.

“Tastes and Smells” was the theme of our September tasting when John and Patricia Noble surprised us with a blind tasting.  Three whites, a rosé and three reds were presented for identification by the group and John and Patricia, who had gone to a great deal of effort preparing for the evening, also provided a range of fruits, spices and confectionery to help us identify the tastes and smells sensed in the wines.

Our May meeting was a ‘Matching Food and Wine’ meal at the Indulge Restaurant at the Centre for the Arts in Hitchin when a selection of French wines from The Wine Society were matched to the French Night theme evening menu. 

The mystery of Paul and Ronnie Gilbert’s tasting theme “Mad as a March Hare” was quickly revealed at our March event when they explained that no hares were actually involved, just a selection of wines that featured something to do with animals (or fish) on the labels!

Using six wines from three of the ten Beaujolais crus, Carole Sender and Robert Galloway used a comparative tasting technique to demonstrate some of the different styles of Beaujolais.

The autumn season got underway in September when Julie Bolter used the theme of "Oaks and Tannins" to challenge our taste buds. Twenty-one members attended this entertaining and educational tasting that was held in our new venue – the Mrs Howard Memorial Hall.

May 

On Tuesday 18 May we enjoyed an excellent and fun evening, tasting some Wine Society South African offerings led by Ronnie and Paul. Ronnie also provided some tasty pates and cheese.