Previous Presenters And Their Wines
The Aston Wine Club Annual Dinner, The Rose and Crown Hotel, Tring, 15th March 2008
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Welcome To The Aston Wine Club! "At the dawn of civilisation, man discovered that the fermented juice of grapes exhilarated him as never before, and the magic vine was cherished above all others, and symbolised" The Aston Wine Club is a thriving club for wine lovers in Aston Clinton, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, and the surrounding area. The original aims of the club, drawn up in 1996, stated that "We should offer a group of friends the chance to meet various wine enthusiasts and hopefully broaden our knowledge of wines, but above all to enjoy ourselves" This is just as appropriate today. We meet monthly (except August) in the Buckland Village Hall on a Friday evening. We also enjoy a 10% discount on wines at Majestic, Aylesbury! All new members are very welcome, as long as you enjoy a drop of wine! Please contact us by e-mail, telephone, or come along to the next meeting! |
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| Report of last meeting, "Terroir", with Anne Berry, Friday 18th July 2008 Once again the hall was packed with members and guests for our evening with Anne Berry from Wine Educators, talking about the tricky subject of "Terroir". We began with an Anjou Blanc, light and with a sweetish taste. A lovely wine to begin, from the Loire Valley with its predominately limestone soils. An Aligoté followed, once again typical of its region but with a quite contrasting style. The next white was a Macon Blanc, with a beautiful fragrance and aroma, light but perfect for a summer lunch! Our last white was a Pinot Gris with a glorious colour and rounded on the mouth. A perfect end to the whites and illustrating the many varied terroirs that can be found even in a fairly small geographical area. King's Farm Shop provided once again a great bbq with chicken, steaks and sausages aplenty, and of course accompanied with great salads and finished off with strawberries and cream. Mmmmmm! Back to the serious business of terroir with some reds, beginning with a typically light Cote de Nuits Villages, then followed with a stonking 15 percent Gigondas - the difference could not have been more marked, and yet they were grown in relatively close proximity, well, in South Eastern France anyway.... Following this we moved back to the Loire with a Bourgeuil Vielles Vignes, then ended with a Chateau Braude Haut Medoc 2002, a great end to the evening. We would like to thank Anne Berry for her excellent presentation and we would welcome her back again in the future. The wines we tasted are on the previous presenters page, link left <- |
NEXT MEETING - FRIDAY 19th September Andrew from Oz Wines - "Australian Wines made by small wineries and real people - wines with the kind of thrilling flavours that Australians do better than anyone else" Oz Clarke reviewing OZ WINES in his 250 BEST WINES WINE BUYING GUIDE for 2008. 2009 dates now finalised - make notes in your diaries - see future tastings page, link left <- |
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Wine Club Summer Outing to Chilford Hall Winery, Cambridgeshire, Saturday 16th August 2008 Your committee, not wishing to be seen to be sitting on their laurels, have taken it upon themselves to organise a delightful charabanc outing to an award-winning Cambridgeshire winery on August 16th this year. The coach will leave Aston Clinton at 9am, and our winery tour is booked for 11.30, taking about 1-1/2 hours, finishing in time for lunch at their restaurant and leaving the afternoon free for indulging in some of the other activities available, before our return journey at 5pm. For more information on the destination, please consult their website at www.chilfordhall.co.uk . There is also talk about a couple of cases of wine being available on the coach to whet our whistles on the outward and return journeys. This is now booked, and Mo our intrepid secretary will be on touch with all those who have booked a place by email directly with more information. *********************************************** HALLGARTEN WINES ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT WHOLESALE PRICES, not just at Christmas, but all year round! Click the link and make up your order! We have to order in 12's but we can make up multiples of 12 from your requirements, so if you only want say 4 or 6, then we can combine the orders and send them off for a quick delivery! But at these prices, why only order a few? Send me a mail at rckinch@btopenworld.com or call me on 01296 624167. Last update: 30th July 2008 Aston Clinton Wine Club Web Services Hits to date:6510 |
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