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Wine Workshops
John Butterwick runs friendly and fun
monthly wine workshops. Each month we have a theme, and up to eight wines
to try and discuss. So far we have had the following themes:
Join the Wine Workshop
You can still join the Wine Workshops.
This is the third series of 9 which will
(normally) run on the 1st Thursday of each month - except August - at The W.I. Hall, High Street, South Milford, from 7.30pm – 9.30pm.
The programme looks like this:
| 02/02/12 |
New
World vs Old World |
| 01/03/12 |
Burgundy |
| 29/03/12 |
South African |
| 03/05/12 |
Loire Valley |
| 07/06/12 |
North America |
| 05/07/12 |
Call My Bluff (Olympic) Wine Bluff |
| 06/09/12 |
Wine Club Wines |
| 04/10/12 |
Expensive Medal Winners |
| 25/10/12 |
South West France |
| 06/12/12 |
"Tapas" Wines |
Please
email John Butterwick to join the group or for further details, alternatively click,
Winetalks, to have a look on his
website.
The wines...
New World vs Old World
1) 2010 Dr Loosen Riesling,
Mosel, Germany - Tesco £7.29 - Silver Medal;
2) 2010 Finest Marlborough Autumn-Picked Riesling, New Zealand - Tesco
£9.99;
3) 2010 Taste the Difference Petit Chablis, Burgundy - Sainsburys £7.99 -
Silver Medal;
4) 2009 Mad Bay Unwooded Chardonnay, Western Australia - Tesco £6.99
(normally £9.99) - Gold Medal;
5) 2011 Otra Vida Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina - Tesco £4.99 (normally
£6.29);
6) 2008 Les Comtes de Cahors, SW France - Tesco £8.99;
7) 2010 Taste the Difference Redbridge Creek Shiraz, New South Wales -
Sainsburys £6.65;
8) 2009 Les 3 Lys Cave de Tain Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhone -
Sainsburys £9.99.
Wines for Tapas Food
1) NV La Gitana Manzanilla,
Jerez, Spain (Waitrose etc £8.99) with feta-filled pepperdew peppers.
(Also good with olives!);
2) 2010 Quinta de Azevedo Vinho Verde, Portugal (Waitrose £7.29) with
smoked mackerel pate;
3) 2010 Gran Lopez Airen/Sauvignon Blanc, La Mancha, Spain (Waitrose
£4.99) with tortilla;
4) 2009 The Best Sancerre, Loire, France (Morrisons £12.79) with goats
cheese;
5) 2010 Domaine du Vieux Vauvert Vouvray Demi-Sec, Loire, France (Waitrose
£6.79) with sweet chilli pork pinches;
6) 2008 Chateau Bouissel Fronton, France (Waitrose £8.99) with parmesan &
sesame bites;
7) 2009 The Best Valpolicella Ripasso, Italy (Morrisons £6.99) with Serano
jamon;
8) 2007 Corsini Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy (Waitrose £9.99) with chicken
liver pate;
9) 2009 Taste the Difference St Emilion, France (Sainsburys £9.49) with
camembert;
10) NV Martini Asti, Piedmont, Italy (Waitrose £6.49) with strawberry
tarts with frangipani topping.
Fine
Wines
1) The Best Brut Rose
Champagne - Morrisons £20.99;
2) 2009 Zios Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain - Field & Fawcett York £12.90;
3) 2008 Alsace Grand Cru Riesling, Hunawihr, Alsace - F&F £14.25;
4) 2009 Giustiniana Gavi del Commune di Gavi, Piedmont, Italy - F&F
£15.55;
5) 2007 Domaine La Rocaliere Tavel, Rhone, France - F&F £10.95;
6) 2007 Chateau Tour Renaissance St Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France -
F&F £16.95;
7) 1996 Urbina Rioja Gran Reserva - F&F £18.95;
8) 2005 G B Burlotto Barolo, Piedmont, Italy - F&F £29.95;
9) 2002 Crown Estates Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos, Hungary - F&F £25.45
(50cl).
The Rhone Valley
1) 2010 La Vieille Ferme
Blanc, Luberon AoC - Asda £5.00
2) 2009 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc, Northern Rhone - M&S £10.99
3) 2010 La Chasse Syrah Rose, Vin de Pays d'Oc - Waitrose £5.24
4) 2009 Asda Extra Special Cotes du Rhone Villages - Asda £5.97
5) 2009 La Vieille Ferme Cotes de Ventoux Rouge, Southern Rhone -
Morrisons £7.19
(but currently on offer at Waitrose for £5.00)
6) 2007 Asda Extra Special Crozes-Hermitage Rouge - Asda £8.17
7) NV Muscat de Beaumes de Venise - Waitrose £6.25
Oaked & Unoaked Wines
1) 2009 Cave de Lugny
Macon-Villages, Burgundy - £6.99;
2) 2010 Domaine Boyar Limited Selection Chardonnay, Thracian Valley,
Bulgaria - £4.99;
3) 2009 Robert Mondavi Woodbridge Chardonnay, California - £8.29;
4) 2008 Vega Ariana Rioja - £5.99;
5) 2007 Campo Viejo Rioja Crianza - £6.99;
6) 2005 Gran Feudo Reserva, Navarra - £11.99;
7) 2003 Anciano Tempranillo Gran Reserva, Valdepenas - £8.99.
Beaujolais
1) 2009 Cuvee des Vignersons
Beaujolais Blanc - Waitrose £7.49;
2) 2009 Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages - Waitrose £7.49;
3) 2009 Domaine des Maison Neuves Brouilly - Majestic £7.99 (currently 20%
of all Beaujolais at Majestic);
4) 2009 Georges Duboeuf Fleurie - Majestic £7.99;
5) 2009 Caves du Chateau de Chenas Chenas - Majestic £7.99;
6) 2009 Louis Latour Morgon Les Charmes - Majestic £7.99;
7) 2008 Les Bruyeres Moulin a Vent - Majestic £7.99.
Fortified Wines
1) NV Tesco Finest Manzanilla £5.29 (50cl) +
Morrisons Manzanilla olives;
2) NV Noilly Prat Original Dry
Vermouth - Morrisons etc £8.69;
3) NV Croft Pink Port - Morrisons etc £10.72;
4) NV Torres Floralis Moscatel Oro Vino de Licor - Morrisons £7.99 (50cl);
5) NV Liberti Marsala Superiore - Morrisons £4.09 (37.5cl);
6) NV Blandys Duke of Clarence Rich Madeira - Morrisons £11.29;
7) 2001 Mont Tauch Maury - Morrisons £7.99 (37.5cl) + Green & Blacks 70%
choc
The Wines of Italy
1) 2010 Taste the Difference Pinot Grigio,
Trentino - Sainsburys £5.99;
2) 2009 Loggia della Serra, Greco di Tufo, Campania - Oddbins £13.99;
3) 2009 Taste the Difference Gavi, Piemonte - Sainsburys £7.99 (Gold
Medal);
4) 2008 Campo al Moro Chianti Classico, Tuscany - Sainsburys £9.99 (Silver
Medal);
5) 2007 Baroncini Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Tuscany - Sainsburys
£10.99 (Silver);
6) 2006 Taste the Difference Barolo, Piemonte - Sainsburys £15.99 (Gold);
7) 2006 Bolla Amarone della Valpolicella, Veneto - Sainsburys £20.49
2010 Medal Winners
1) 2007 Villiera Brut Sparkling Chardonnay,
Stellenbosch, South Africa - M&S £9.99
(Silver Medal & Great Value Sparkling Wine
under £10);
2) 2008 Whirlpool Reach Riesling, Tasmania - Oddbins £10.99
(Gold);
3) 2009 Vavasour Dashwood Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand -
Oddbins £8.99
(Silver - also Oddbins' top-selling white
wine at the moment);
4) 2008 Patricius Furmint, Tokaji, Hungary - Waitrose £9.99
(Silver);
5) 2009 La Vieille Ferme Cotes du Ventoux, France - Waitrose £6.39
(Silver);
6) 2009 El Quintanal Ribera del Duero, Spain - Oddbins £7.99 - normally
£10.99
(Silver);
7) 2008 Waitrose/St Hallett Barossa Shiraz, South Australia - Waitrose
£8.99
(Gold & Great Value Red);
8) 1982 Arnaud de Villeneuve Rivesaltes Ambre Hors d'Age, Roussillon,
France - Waitrose £12.99
(Silver).
The Wines of Portugal
1) NV Mateus Rose, Vinho
de Mesa - Morrisons £4.29 / Sainsburys £4.46;
2) 2009 Gazela Vinho Verde DOC - Morrisons £5.29;
3) 2009 Tagus Creek Arinto & Fernao Pires, Vinho Regional Ribatejo -
Waitrose £5.99;
4) 2009 Planalto Vinho Branco Seco, Douro DOC - Majestic £6.87 (or £5.49
each if you buy 2);
5) 2008 Vida Nova Rose, Quinta do Moinho, Algarve - Waitrose £8.49;
6) 2008 Arco do Esporao, Vinho Regional Alentejano - Waitrose £9.99;
7) 2008 Quinta dos Carvalhais Dao DOC - Majestic £9.99 (or £7.99 each for
2);
8) 2008 Quinta do Crasto Douro DOC - Majestic £9.99 (or £7.99 each for 2).
Old World vs New World
1) 2007 Finest Alsace
Riesling - Tesco £7.29;
2) 2009 Tingleup Vineyard Riesling, Great Southern, Western Australia -
Tesco £8.49;
3) 2009 Roc St Vincent Sauvignon Blanc, Bordeaux - Sainsburys £5.99;
4) 2008 Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand - Sainsburys
£6.99;
5) 2007 Chatons du Cedre Cahors, SW France - Oddbins £8.99;
6) 2009 Otra Vida Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina - Tesco £5.99;
7) 2009 Estate Bottled Hunter Valley Shiraz, NSW - Marks & Spencer £8.99;
8) 2006 Cave de Tain Crozes Hermitage, Northern Rhone - Sainsburys £8.49.
World Cup Wines
ENGLAND: 2009 Chapel Down
Bacchus, Tenterden, Kent - £9.49;
ARGENTINA: 2009 Tilimuqui Fair Trade Organic Torrontes, Famatina Valley -
£6.65;
NEW ZEALAND: 2009 Villa Maria Marlborough Riesling - £7.99;
SOUTH AFRICA: 2009 Boschendal 1685 Chardonnay, Western Cape - £8.49;
USA: 2007 Robert Mondavi Woodbridge, Shiraz, Lodi, California - £7.99;
PORTUGAL: 2007 Tinto da Anfora, Alentejano - £6.99;
GREECE: 2006 Organiki Tsantali Cabernet Sauvignon, Halkidiki - £8.49;
CHILE: 2008 Montgras Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon / Syrah, Colchagua Valley
- £8.19.
All wines came from
Waitrose.
The Loire Valley
2008 Moulin des
Cossardieres Muscadet de Sevre et Maine sur lie - M&S £6.99
2009 Sauvignon Blanc, Vin de Pays du Val de Loire - M&S £4.99
2008 Bourillon d'Orleans Medium Vouvray - Majestic £7.99
2009 La Grille Pinot Noir Rose, St Pourcain - Majestic £6.99
2003 Les Cent Boisselees Bourgeuil - Majestic £9.99
2005 Chateau de Targe Saumur Champigny - Majestic £9.99
2005 La Roulerie Coteaux du Layon - Costco £6.92 (50cl)
Australian Wines
2008 Yalumba Viognier, South
Australia £7.49 (or £5.99 if you buy two bottles);
2008 Knappstein Clare Valley Riesling, South Australia £8.99 (£6.99 for
2);
2008 Scotchman's Hill Corsair Rock Chardonnay, Geelong, Victoria £7.99;
2007 Yering Frog Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley (Victoria) & Adelaide Hills
(South Australia) £8.99 (£6.99);
2008 McHenry Hohern Cabernet Merlot, Margaret River, Western Australia
£9.99 (£7.99);
2008 Yaldara Barossa Valley Shiraz, South Australia £7.99 (£4.99);
2008 Brown Brothers Late Harvested Muscat, Victoria £6.49.
All the wines came from Majestic Wines.
Wines for Christmas
2007 Philippe Michel Cremant du Jura -
Aldi £6.99
2008 Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux Bourgogne Aligote, Burgundy - Majestic £6.99
2008 Bourillon d'Orleans Vouvray, Loire - Majestic £7.49
2007 Terrasota Barrel-fermented White Rioja - M&S £7.99
2006 Cave de Tain Crozes-Hermitage, Rhone - Sainsburys £7.99
2006 Yaldara Shiraz, Barossa Valley, South Australia - Majestic £4.99
(offer price)
2007 Nos Riqueza Ribera del Duero, Spain - M&S £9.99
NV Muscat de St Jean de Minervois, Herault, France - Sainsburys £4.29
(half bottle)
Medal Winning Wines
Bluff Hill Brut, New Zealand - M&S £8.99
(Silver Medal & Great Value Sparkling Wine)
2009 Farleigh Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, NZ - Majestic £7.49
(Silver Medal)
2008 Cuatro Rayas Verdejo, Rueda, Spain - M&S £5.99 (Silver Medal)
2008 Secano Estate Rose Pinot Noir, Leyda Valley, Chile - M&S £7.49 (Gold
Medal)
2007 Alain Grignon Cabernet Franc, Vin de Pays d'Oc - Majestic £6.99
(Silver Medal)
2007 Asda Extra Special Valpolicella Ripasso, Veneto, Italy - Asda £6.48
(Silver)
2007 Chapoutier Belleruche Cotes du Rhone - Majestic £7.49 - or £5.99 each
for 2 (Silver)
Wines of France
2008 Adrien Vacher Roussette de Savoie
AC - Auchan 7euros42;
2008 St Mont VDQS - Marks & Spencer £6.99;
2008 Les Jamelles Viognier Vin de Pays d'Oc - Asda £4.00
2007 Les Quatre Clochers Chardonnay Reserve, Limoux AC - Tesco £7.65;
2008 La Difference Carignan, Vin de Pays des Cotes Catalanes - Tesco
£5.34;
2008 Extra Special Shiraz, Vin de Pays d'Oc - Asda £6.98;
2007 Chateau Pey La Tour, Bordeaux AC - Tesco £6.99;
2006 Domaine des Garennes Minervois La Liviniere AC - Marks & Spencer
£9.99.
Matching Food & Wine
Goats cheese with Touraine Sauvignon;
Jarlsberg with New Zealand Riesling;
Port Salut with Saumur Champigny;
Camembert with Chianti Riserva;
Cambozola with Chiroubles Beaujolais;
Manchego with Tempranillo Gran Reserva from Valdepenas;
Wensleydale with German Spatlese;
Roquefort with Sauternes.
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