Caistor Section: Second Monday monthly

Chairman: Chris Rothery

Tel: 01652 653315

Programme:

 Monday

12 March

Who Knows? We will use a professional wine aroma kit to help us associate the aromas of wine with taste and flavour.

PM Wines: Harrogate. Peter Hopkins

 

Stallingborough Grange

 Monday

16 April

Paired Tasting: New Zealand Sauvignons and Pinot Noirs. Fantastic vintages and increased production have brought falling prices and increased quality. We will taste wines in pairs. Get ready to be amazed by your own ability to taste the differences.

York Fine Wines: Stuart Vass

Abby’s Wine Bar

Abbey Gate

Grimsby

 Tuesday

15 May

Joint meeting with Hull Sommeliers

Corney & Barrow: James Long

The Ashbourne

N. Killingholme

 Monday

11 June

Wine and the European Christian heritage with a focus on Burgundy. A history of wine making in Europe, especially the influence of monks and monasteries.

Oinoudidasko Wine Education. Dr Gareth Morgan

 

Stallingborough Grange

 Sunday

29 July

Summer Social

BBQ

Priory Garth

Wrawby

 August

Break

 

 Monday

10  September

Chateau Musar. Chateau Musar’s vineyards are located in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon and vines have been cultivated there for at least 6,000 years. A tutored tasting of these world famous wines.

Jane Soutar

 

Stallingborough Grange

 Monday

8 October

Geology and Wine: Rock and soil are two aspects of terroir, but does the answer really lie in the soil?

John Clark

 

Millhouse Covenham

 Monday

12 November

The Best of Western Australia. How do we assess the wine quality?

Keith Granger. Wine Consultant and author

 

Stallingborough Grange

 Saturday

8 December

Annual Christmas Dinner.  To be held jointly this year with the Yorkshire Sommeliers Region Dinner & Dance

The Ashbourne

N. Killingholme

 

All evening meetings to start at 7.30pm