Wine Appreciation
Our aims are very simple, to enjoy the pleasures of wine and to educate ourselves, on all the different aspects, of wine tasting, growing of vines and the fermentation process and naturally the regions they all come from.
One principle, is to include an element of adventure and to try some of the quality lesser know wines.
The society is in it’s formative stage, and welcomes all u3a’s members ideas and suggestions. Including the types of wine you would like to sample, wine events themselves and how we ensure we cater for most tastes.
Please contact me for any queries or any additional information. Please could you indicate, your interest, by replying either directly to myself as Group Leader by using the "blue bird" icon to the side.
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Next Event
June- we plan to attend the Summer Solstice at Rull Orchards ( Bickleigh) . So something a bit different and to follow up on the excellent session the Pommelier Mike did last year . I will check the date ( it is a leap year) and provide more details in due course.
August - to keep a summer theme , we thought a ‘Chardonnay ‘ evening ( Champagne is Chardonnay grape) . Do we have any experts in the group on this particular grape?
October, we thought we would return back to some Autumnal reds ..and welcome any suggestions.
December - as we will be in the festive season, we would look to visit Bruce’s wine bar !…We would probably need to book that ‘early doors’ . The Wine bar has progressed with heating and bar snacks.
Keep enjoying your favourite wine ……and always ready to listen to people passionate about wine.
please E-mail me directly if any questions?
Previous events
April
For our April meeting, 15 of us were at the Elephant on the Green enjoying Italian reds and of course each others company .
We also indulged in having some Pizza with our wine. The feedback on the mobile Exe Valley Pizza van was universally positive , and I for one would recommend them…..if they arrive in your area.
Back to the wines ! …..we had a very good array of Italian wines , ranging from Barola , Binafini and Chianti wines. There was not one ‘poor’ wine among the lot , which is not that surprising , as members brought one of their favourite Italian wines
The atmosphere was very convivial with a lot of chatting and laughter . So much so, that no actual ‘notes’ were taken…….although, there was a good deal of ‘reading the label’ on the bottle
The comment was made at the beginning of the evening …..’we’ll never drink all that!’ ……but everybody stood stoically to the task in hand ……ensuring every bottle was sampled and enjoyed, for the taste and pleasure wine can bring.
A very enjoyable evening was had by all.
The next event is going to be quite different , as we are going to visit ‘Rull Orchard’ for a cider experience, on the summer solstice , as the sun goes down.
We will have to think of booking some transport out to Bickleigh 🤔👍
The other bit of news, is we are looking to put in some additional dates , due to demand , so are likely to have 3 meetings over the summer.
Feb
For our first meeting of 2024 we returned back to the ‘Elephant on the Green’ . Which is even better now, a lovely comfortable space , with everything we need. Paul the custodian, is always very obliging and helpful.
The evening was a great success , with our very own Colin, doing the ‘honours’ , at late notice I might add , in introducing us to some of his favourite Whites and Reds 🍷
Thank you again to everybody who chipped in on the night…and we all look forward to the next event.