The Yorkshire Sommelier

Number 47 November 2013

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Wine Wit and Wisdom for Lovers of the Fermented

Fruit of the Vine and Reports from around the Region

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The Yorkshire Guild of Sommeliers

President Deirdre Buchanan (York) Chairman Peter Ambler (Harrogate) Vice-Chairman Michael France (Sheffield) Representatives of the Wine Trade Terry Herbert (York) Martin Bayne (York) Diana Naish (York) Full Sommelier Philip Laming (Sheffield) Friends of Bacchus Fred Brown (York) Michael Whitaker (Leeds) Kenneth Ward (Sheffield) Officers Chairman Peter Ambler Owl Barn Beckwithshaw Harrogate HG3 1QS Tel (01423) 522436 e-mail peterambler1skycom Treasurer Michael Coupland 6 Sunnybank Barton on Humber North Lincolnshire DN18 5LJ Tel (01652) 632865 e-mail michaelcoupland123btinternetcom Committee Secretary Richard Burn 53 Humberston Avenue Humberston North East Lincolnshire DN36 4SR Tel (01472) 812756 e-mail rjb99btinternetcom Subscriptions Secretary Mike Harrison 14 The Horseshoe York YO24 1LX Tel (01904) 778256 e-mail mjh4651skycom Magazine Editor Ann Johnson 82 Newland Park Hull HU5 2DS Tel (01482) 441229 e-mail annfjohnson6yahoocouk Webmaster See back page

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Section Chairmen Bingley Peter Clayton Pool House Pool in Wharfedale LS21 1LH Tel (01132) 841235 Caistor Chris Rothery Priory Garth Brigg Road Wrawby North Lincolnshire DN20 8RH Tel (01652) 653315 e-mail chrisrotherylivecouk Harrogate Paul Donnelly 3 Goodrick Close Harrogate HG2 9EX Tel (01423) 527757 e-mail ppdthinkmarlboroughcom Hull Nigel Green The Paddock North End Goxhill Barrow-on-Humber North Lincolnshire DN19 7JX Tel (01469) 531293

e-mail nigelgreen100skycom Leeds Jack Hesketh 10 Fernhurst Road Mirfield WF14 9LJ Tel (01924) 495559 07740763271 e-mail margaret-jackheskethntlworldcom Scarborough Ian Davis 18The Green Newby Scarborough North Yorkshire YO12 5JA 0 (01723) 369253 07963545159 e-mail iandavis99talktalknet Sheffield Michael France 20 Rockley View Tankersley Barnsley S75 3AN e-mail mickfrance20gmailcom (01226)744265 07543916433 Whitby Christine Stephenson Pergola House Linden Close

Briggswath Whitby YO21 1TA Tel (01947) 811303 e-mail chstephensonyahoocouk

York Gordon Gildener 6 Wheatley Croft Appleton Roebuck York YO23 7BX Tel (01904) 744308 e-mail gandc31tiscalicouk

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What a wonderful summer we have enjoyed this year So the Garden Parties I had in my diary all turned out to be big successes The first on my list was for The Hull Section and I was invited to stay at Goxhill with the Greens Nigel being their Chairman The party was held nearby in a marquee in the garden of Clare Giles home Once again she was cooking for the party of 50 of us It was a glorious

day with wall to wall sunshine and a lot of heat We enjoyed our Champagne reception on the lawn and sat down for lunch a good deal later I found I was in very good company The menu included Ham Hock Terrine Prawn Salad delicious Lamb Apricot Tart and Cheeses and the wines were a Gewurz from New Zealand Californian Chardonnay a Pinot Noir from Tasmania or a Cru Bourgeois Haut Medoc Montbazillac and a ten year old Tawny Port with the cheese Phew This was the Sunday of the Mens Final at Wimbledon so I was kept in suspense until quite late that evening when Andria and I finally discovered that Murray had won the day It was midnight Thank you Hull for a stunning day Next up was a visit to Sally and Simon Broads garden in Scarborough in August The sun shone most of the day but did the wind blow The team of helpers had trouble securing the various pavilions we lunched in but we didnt let it bother us Id already enjoyed plenty of the Cremant du Jura so was already blown away We started with a Double Baked Cheese Souffleacute washed down with a Bordeaux Superior Ch Mahon-Laville 2010 A cheese souffleacute is my very favourite Luscious This was followed by a tasty Salmon amp Leek Fishcake with a Macon-Lugny 2010 Next came a Poached Tarragon Sauced Chicken Breast accompanied by Mud House Waipara Valley Riesling 2012 and on to a Summer Berry Terrine and a Lourensford Late Harvest Semillon 2009 Those with any room left then enjoyed the Cheeseboard and a Pinot Noir Poily de Dome 2010 before coffee and homemade chocs The Chef was again Clare and what a good job she made of both occasions Our thanks go to Clare and her team and also to Sally and Simon Ian Davies (Scarborough Chairman) and his wife Joan Our new Chairman Peter and his lady Helen were able to attend adding a certain Je ne sais quoi to the occasion In between these two parties was sandwiched a Garden Party at The Chantry where we York members supported Nigel (Naish) and his Rotary Club starting with a glass or two of Di Paulo Valoro Prosecco Spumante Here the food was provided by the diva that is Diana and it was a Lebanese Mezze The cold dishes had wonderful names - Cacik Hummous Babaghanoush Tabbouleh and Khoubz and we helped ourselves A delicious melange of flavours The hot dishes were brought to us at the table - Garlic Chicken Kibbeh bil Sanieh (lamb) and Zaatar Rice-stuffed Courgettes We drank a

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Macerated Fruits and Nuts in Orange Blossom and Rose Water I loved it and the Turkish Delight (homemade) that came with the coffee A really good occasion In mid-July I had hopped on a train to Edinburgh to attend a Rhone Wines Dinner at The New Club as a guest of friend John Stuart (dinner) and cousin David Buchanan (bampb) Giles Burke-Gaffney presented the wines of Justerini amp Brooks and they were very good They included a Crozes Hermitage Blanc 2011 Ch Curson Pochon and a Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc 2011 Ch Mont Redon The reds were Lirac 2011 Ch Mont Redon Chateauneuf du Pape 2009 Domaine Versino and St Joseph 2010 Andre Perret The dessert wine is not my favourite a Muscat Beaumes de Venise 2006 Domaine de Coyeux It was a great evening but a quick trip as I had to be home the next day in time for an evening Ryedale Festival concert Mid-August found me visiting Whitby Sommeliers at the Vinyard where Nigel showed us some wines from his extensive private cellar We had a glass of Carpentier Champagne to start the evening This was good value fizz at pound1250 on offer at Tesco Next came a Weiber Burgunder 2011 from Karl H Johner bought on our visit to Baden in 2012 a pale gold spicy nosed fruity lengthy beauty but at a cost of about pound1800 a bottle We progressed through the next four wines - a Vieilles Vignes Riesling from Alsacea Veigadares Rias Baixas from Spain a Mount Langi Ghiran Grampians Shiraz from Victoria Australia and an Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico from Italy We finished with a Domaine des Aubuisieres le Marigny Vouvray a 1995 Chenin Blanc from Touraine which Nigel assured us will survive for 100 years Sadly we will all be gone long before we can put that to the test It was an excellent evening if a somewhat noisy one Now at last I come to our very recent visit to Rioja and Navarre put together and expertly organised once again by Howard My dear friend Maureen and I joined the coach from Scarborough at Portsmouth as did Howards younger son Chris We sailed to Santander aboard the Port-Aven and she did not let us down A French boat with a French crew a splendid restaurant a terrific shop very good entertainment that included a fetching Irish pianist and two very pretty and extremely clever illusionists who also foxed us with their card tricks Add to that a barman who made fantastic cocktails and you can see it was some start Twenty four hours later we landed in Spain and were driven by our lovely drivers Steve and Jason to a Parador at Limpias where we were well wined and dined before retiring as the next day we had quite a drive before arriving on the outskirts of

Logrono for our first visit and tasting with El Coto having first lunched on tasty local fare in town We loved the visit but were too late to be able to purchase wine We moved on to our base at the Callahorra Parador dined and fell into our beds The next

morning we were off to visit Marques de Murrieta where the coach had difficulty due to road works outside the property Steve managed to get us there via the back lanes and we had a most interesting talk from Miriam We moved into Logrono where we enjoyed a seven wine tutored tasting by Miriam in Murrietas 600 year old beautifully restored cellars We each had our own tasting booklet Very swish The

6

wines were equally impressive but once again there was no time to buy My favourite was the Dalmau 2007 (85Tempranillo 8 Cabernet Sauvignon 7 Graciano) Very fresh and velvety with aromas of blackberries raspberries and dark chocolate We had two more tastings on this day a Friday and the first was in Navarra at Bodegas Ochoa The young lady winemaker had forgotten about our visit but she quickly put this right we had a good tasting and at last we could buy And we did and we were very happy Our final visit for the day was almost next door at Marco Real A few of us sat in the sunshine whilst the rest went below ground for the tour The tasting was in a very 50s lack lustre large reception room but the wines were enjoyed and purchased by a number of the party The Boss had also made an appearance On Saturday we had an amazing visit to Bodegas Julian Chivite in lovely vine covered country at Pago de Arinzano Once across a tricky bridge we had a peep in their tiny Chapel no longer in use but beautifully preserved before touring the winery (built by a famous architect and a very impressive building with a long elevated wooden walkway above the resting barrels) Our tasting was also impressive with lovely wines presented by the Export Director Jose Maria Nieves We were able to purchase but being Saturday there was only the Boss to serve us as Jose had a prior engagement He the boss was besieged He did his best but I for one was disappointed to find on my return that the delicious white Colleccion 125 I thought I had bought was in fact a Colleccion 125 rose We lunched at Castillo de Montjardin after the delightful Sonja Olano de la Lama had introduced us to her wines They were remarkably good so we enjoyed a very good meal and then went back to buy from the hunky son of the house Victor Howard presented Victor with a Guild tie which he immediately donned with pride We have a photograph to prove it Sundays tastings were organised by Nigel who had persuaded the golden booted Javier of Faustino to open up for us He also opened up the shop once we had toured the winery the cellars and the museum It was all very interesting Javier then drove ahead of us from Rioja to a Faustino owned property at Los Arcos in

Navarra Here we had our final tasting of various Fortius wines and once again Javier opened up the shop He then took us to a local restaurant he knew well where we were very late even by Spanish standards for our pre-arranged lunch He smoothed our path before helping us to choose our dishes Only then did he depart on quite a journey for lunch with some of his pals What a star The other star of the day was Ann (our worthy editor) who was celebrating her birthday We sang to her again and again gave her presents and cards

and hoped to make the day a memorable one for her Monday it was an early departure for Santander calling at the delightful Parador at Limpias again for a final feast of quite delectable tapas and wine on the sunlit

7

terrace Must try to replicate some of those tasty morsels one day soon It was a very fitting end to a truly excellent few days in Rioja and Navarre Well done Howard (with a little help from his room-mate Nigel) I felt the whole party had jelled very well together and much fun was had by all We still had another twenty-four hours aboard the Pont-Aven with more cocktails delicious meals shopping and

entertainment as well as catching up on sleep Some of us even played Bingo and

later danced with some young men (the singer dubbed One Direction) as we tried

with some success to help the male vocalist engage with the audience It was hard

to leave the coach at Portsmouth I forgot to mention that we had very good quizzes

aboard and those of us at the rear also enjoyed the odd glug of fine Armagnac Very

good first thing eh Lorraine Where are we going in 2014 I wonder Time to save up

I hope Thank you to all of you who assisted me at various times during the

journeyings I did appreciate the help And now its almost time to press the dress

for the Annual Dinner and Dance at the Cairn in Harrogate I look forward to meeting

as many members as possible there

Deirdre Buchanan

Gourmet Dinner and Champagne reception at the Merchant Taylors

Hall

Tuesday 29th April 2014

We shall be holding a gourmet dinner at the Merchant Taylors Hall on the above

date by Poppyrsquos Caterers who are generally acknowledged to produce excellent

food The wines will be presented by Richard Goodacre and it will be preceded by a

Champagne reception The price will be pound40 per head and we hope as many

members as possible will come Application forms for tickets will be sent out

through section Chairmen in due course

Before the dinner there will be a very brief AGM and notice of this is given below

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Under the terms of the Constitution of the Yorkshire Guild of Sommeliers notice is hereby given that the 2014 Annual General Meeting of the Guild will be held at the Merchant Taylors Hall Aldwark York YO1 7BX on Tuesday 29th April

2014 at 730pm

8

Chairmanrsquos Notes

Itrsquos been quite a busy four months since the last magazine in June I was lucky enough to go to the October meeting of the York section which was held in Ningrsquos Malaysian restaurant on Tower Street Karen Hardwick presented some excellent South African wines ndash it was very good to see her again because as most of you know she gave up the Wine Academy as a full time job this time last year and although she still owns it she doesnrsquot run it herself at the moment She took a job with PLB (Private Liquor Brands) who import wine in bulk and bottle it over here They decided they wanted to set up a fine wine division and asked her to do this for them She is very busy but says that as she loves presenting she will she hopes in due course get back to it even if not on the scale she used to do it ndash possibly as an MW because she is part way through this as well Anyway many thanks to Gordon and his team for welcoming me on the evening ndash much appreciated and the Malaysian meal we had to follow Karenrsquos wines was excellent

The York Food and Wine Festival was held as usual over a 10 day period at the end of July and as a result of a suggestion at the August Council meeting we designed some Flyers promoting the Yorkshire Sommeliers We managed to get them into almost all of the Wine tastings during the 10 day event with the help of a number of people on the way Many thanks to all of you who helped in this ndash particularly Ann Johnson with the design and printing and Michael Whitaker with distribution You will see in this magazine for the first time that there is some commercial advertising by Corney and Barrow HC Wines and Harlequin Wines The costs of producing this magazine have risen considerably over the last few years as of course has the cost of everything and it seemed to me that this was an avenue we hadnrsquot explored and that it might be a way of generating a bit

of income to off-set some of these additional costs All three Advertisers have agreed to put their ads in three magazines to start with to see if it works for them I hope you all have brilliant Christmas and a very happy New Year to everyone I shanrsquot see before then What a wonderful time of year it is for us wine-lovers ndash the perfect excuse ndash if we need one that is Over the year both HC Wines and Corney and Barrow come to most of the sections and a lot of us buy wine at these tastings If we contact them they will be only too pleased to sell further quantities of anything we like at similar prices to those quoted at their tastings I hope it works for them and that you will all support them if possible ndash if they donrsquot sell enough them obviously they wonrsquot continue In the meantime it will be of benefit to all of us by covering some of our costs

5

Macerated Fruits and Nuts in Orange Blossom and Rose Water I loved it and the Turkish Delight (homemade) that came with the coffee A really good occasion In mid-July I had hopped on a train to Edinburgh to attend a Rhone Wines Dinner at The New Club as a guest of friend John Stuart (dinner) and cousin David Buchanan (bampb) Giles Burke-Gaffney presented the wines of Justerini amp Brooks and they were very good They included a Crozes Hermitage Blanc 2011 Ch Curson Pochon and a Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc 2011 Ch Mont Redon The reds were Lirac 2011 Ch Mont Redon Chateauneuf du Pape 2009 Domaine Versino and St Joseph 2010 Andre Perret The dessert wine is not my favourite a Muscat Beaumes de Venise 2006 Domaine de Coyeux It was a great evening but a quick trip as I had to be home the next day in time for an evening Ryedale Festival concert Mid-August found me visiting Whitby Sommeliers at the Vinyard where Nigel showed us some wines from his extensive private cellar We had a glass of Carpentier Champagne to start the evening This was good value fizz at pound1250 on offer at Tesco Next came a Weiber Burgunder 2011 from Karl H Johner bought on our visit to Baden in 2012 a pale gold spicy nosed fruity lengthy beauty but at a cost of about pound1800 a bottle We progressed through the next four wines - a Vieilles Vignes Riesling from Alsacea Veigadares Rias Baixas from Spain a Mount Langi Ghiran Grampians Shiraz from Victoria Australia and an Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico from Italy We finished with a Domaine des Aubuisieres le Marigny Vouvray a 1995 Chenin Blanc from Touraine which Nigel assured us will survive for 100 years Sadly we will all be gone long before we can put that to the test It was an excellent evening if a somewhat noisy one Now at last I come to our very recent visit to Rioja and Navarre put together and expertly organised once again by Howard My dear friend Maureen and I joined the coach from Scarborough at Portsmouth as did Howards younger son Chris We sailed to Santander aboard the Port-Aven and she did not let us down A French boat with a French crew a splendid restaurant a terrific shop very good entertainment that included a fetching Irish pianist and two very pretty and extremely clever illusionists who also foxed us with their card tricks Add to that a barman who made fantastic cocktails and you can see it was some start Twenty four hours later we landed in Spain and were driven by our lovely drivers Steve and Jason to a Parador at Limpias where we were well wined and dined before retiring as the next day we had quite a drive before arriving on the outskirts of

Logrono for our first visit and tasting with El Coto having first lunched on tasty local fare in town We loved the visit but were too late to be able to purchase wine We moved on to our base at the Callahorra Parador dined and fell into our beds The next

morning we were off to visit Marques de Murrieta where the coach had difficulty due to road works outside the property Steve managed to get us there via the back lanes and we had a most interesting talk from Miriam We moved into Logrono where we enjoyed a seven wine tutored tasting by Miriam in Murrietas 600 year old beautifully restored cellars We each had our own tasting booklet Very swish The

6

wines were equally impressive but once again there was no time to buy My favourite was the Dalmau 2007 (85Tempranillo 8 Cabernet Sauvignon 7 Graciano) Very fresh and velvety with aromas of blackberries raspberries and dark chocolate We had two more tastings on this day a Friday and the first was in Navarra at Bodegas Ochoa The young lady winemaker had forgotten about our visit but she quickly put this right we had a good tasting and at last we could buy And we did and we were very happy Our final visit for the day was almost next door at Marco Real A few of us sat in the sunshine whilst the rest went below ground for the tour The tasting was in a very 50s lack lustre large reception room but the wines were enjoyed and purchased by a number of the party The Boss had also made an appearance On Saturday we had an amazing visit to Bodegas Julian Chivite in lovely vine covered country at Pago de Arinzano Once across a tricky bridge we had a peep in their tiny Chapel no longer in use but beautifully preserved before touring the winery (built by a famous architect and a very impressive building with a long elevated wooden walkway above the resting barrels) Our tasting was also impressive with lovely wines presented by the Export Director Jose Maria Nieves We were able to purchase but being Saturday there was only the Boss to serve us as Jose had a prior engagement He the boss was besieged He did his best but I for one was disappointed to find on my return that the delicious white Colleccion 125 I thought I had bought was in fact a Colleccion 125 rose We lunched at Castillo de Montjardin after the delightful Sonja Olano de la Lama had introduced us to her wines They were remarkably good so we enjoyed a very good meal and then went back to buy from the hunky son of the house Victor Howard presented Victor with a Guild tie which he immediately donned with pride We have a photograph to prove it Sundays tastings were organised by Nigel who had persuaded the golden booted Javier of Faustino to open up for us He also opened up the shop once we had toured the winery the cellars and the museum It was all very interesting Javier then drove ahead of us from Rioja to a Faustino owned property at Los Arcos in

Navarra Here we had our final tasting of various Fortius wines and once again Javier opened up the shop He then took us to a local restaurant he knew well where we were very late even by Spanish standards for our pre-arranged lunch He smoothed our path before helping us to choose our dishes Only then did he depart on quite a journey for lunch with some of his pals What a star The other star of the day was Ann (our worthy editor) who was celebrating her birthday We sang to her again and again gave her presents and cards

and hoped to make the day a memorable one for her Monday it was an early departure for Santander calling at the delightful Parador at Limpias again for a final feast of quite delectable tapas and wine on the sunlit

7

terrace Must try to replicate some of those tasty morsels one day soon It was a very fitting end to a truly excellent few days in Rioja and Navarre Well done Howard (with a little help from his room-mate Nigel) I felt the whole party had jelled very well together and much fun was had by all We still had another twenty-four hours aboard the Pont-Aven with more cocktails delicious meals shopping and

entertainment as well as catching up on sleep Some of us even played Bingo and

later danced with some young men (the singer dubbed One Direction) as we tried

with some success to help the male vocalist engage with the audience It was hard

to leave the coach at Portsmouth I forgot to mention that we had very good quizzes

aboard and those of us at the rear also enjoyed the odd glug of fine Armagnac Very

good first thing eh Lorraine Where are we going in 2014 I wonder Time to save up

I hope Thank you to all of you who assisted me at various times during the

journeyings I did appreciate the help And now its almost time to press the dress

for the Annual Dinner and Dance at the Cairn in Harrogate I look forward to meeting

as many members as possible there

Deirdre Buchanan

Gourmet Dinner and Champagne reception at the Merchant Taylors

Hall

Tuesday 29th April 2014

We shall be holding a gourmet dinner at the Merchant Taylors Hall on the above

date by Poppyrsquos Caterers who are generally acknowledged to produce excellent

food The wines will be presented by Richard Goodacre and it will be preceded by a

Champagne reception The price will be pound40 per head and we hope as many

members as possible will come Application forms for tickets will be sent out

through section Chairmen in due course

Before the dinner there will be a very brief AGM and notice of this is given below

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Under the terms of the Constitution of the Yorkshire Guild of Sommeliers notice is hereby given that the 2014 Annual General Meeting of the Guild will be held at the Merchant Taylors Hall Aldwark York YO1 7BX on Tuesday 29th April

2014 at 730pm

8

Chairmanrsquos Notes

Itrsquos been quite a busy four months since the last magazine in June I was lucky enough to go to the October meeting of the York section which was held in Ningrsquos Malaysian restaurant on Tower Street Karen Hardwick presented some excellent South African wines ndash it was very good to see her again because as most of you know she gave up the Wine Academy as a full time job this time last year and although she still owns it she doesnrsquot run it herself at the moment She took a job with PLB (Private Liquor Brands) who import wine in bulk and bottle it over here They decided they wanted to set up a fine wine division and asked her to do this for them She is very busy but says that as she loves presenting she will she hopes in due course get back to it even if not on the scale she used to do it ndash possibly as an MW because she is part way through this as well Anyway many thanks to Gordon and his team for welcoming me on the evening ndash much appreciated and the Malaysian meal we had to follow Karenrsquos wines was excellent

The York Food and Wine Festival was held as usual over a 10 day period at the end of July and as a result of a suggestion at the August Council meeting we designed some Flyers promoting the Yorkshire Sommeliers We managed to get them into almost all of the Wine tastings during the 10 day event with the help of a number of people on the way Many thanks to all of you who helped in this ndash particularly Ann Johnson with the design and printing and Michael Whitaker with distribution You will see in this magazine for the first time that there is some commercial advertising by Corney and Barrow HC Wines and Harlequin Wines The costs of producing this magazine have risen considerably over the last few years as of course has the cost of everything and it seemed to me that this was an avenue we hadnrsquot explored and that it might be a way of generating a bit

of income to off-set some of these additional costs All three Advertisers have agreed to put their ads in three magazines to start with to see if it works for them I hope you all have brilliant Christmas and a very happy New Year to everyone I shanrsquot see before then What a wonderful time of year it is for us wine-lovers ndash the perfect excuse ndash if we need one that is Over the year both HC Wines and Corney and Barrow come to most of the sections and a lot of us buy wine at these tastings If we contact them they will be only too pleased to sell further quantities of anything we like at similar prices to those quoted at their tastings I hope it works for them and that you will all support them if possible ndash if they donrsquot sell enough them obviously they wonrsquot continue In the meantime it will be of benefit to all of us by covering some of our costs

6

wines were equally impressive but once again there was no time to buy My favourite was the Dalmau 2007 (85Tempranillo 8 Cabernet Sauvignon 7 Graciano) Very fresh and velvety with aromas of blackberries raspberries and dark chocolate We had two more tastings on this day a Friday and the first was in Navarra at Bodegas Ochoa The young lady winemaker had forgotten about our visit but she quickly put this right we had a good tasting and at last we could buy And we did and we were very happy Our final visit for the day was almost next door at Marco Real A few of us sat in the sunshine whilst the rest went below ground for the tour The tasting was in a very 50s lack lustre large reception room but the wines were enjoyed and purchased by a number of the party The Boss had also made an appearance On Saturday we had an amazing visit to Bodegas Julian Chivite in lovely vine covered country at Pago de Arinzano Once across a tricky bridge we had a peep in their tiny Chapel no longer in use but beautifully preserved before touring the winery (built by a famous architect and a very impressive building with a long elevated wooden walkway above the resting barrels) Our tasting was also impressive with lovely wines presented by the Export Director Jose Maria Nieves We were able to purchase but being Saturday there was only the Boss to serve us as Jose had a prior engagement He the boss was besieged He did his best but I for one was disappointed to find on my return that the delicious white Colleccion 125 I thought I had bought was in fact a Colleccion 125 rose We lunched at Castillo de Montjardin after the delightful Sonja Olano de la Lama had introduced us to her wines They were remarkably good so we enjoyed a very good meal and then went back to buy from the hunky son of the house Victor Howard presented Victor with a Guild tie which he immediately donned with pride We have a photograph to prove it Sundays tastings were organised by Nigel who had persuaded the golden booted Javier of Faustino to open up for us He also opened up the shop once we had toured the winery the cellars and the museum It was all very interesting Javier then drove ahead of us from Rioja to a Faustino owned property at Los Arcos in

Navarra Here we had our final tasting of various Fortius wines and once again Javier opened up the shop He then took us to a local restaurant he knew well where we were very late even by Spanish standards for our pre-arranged lunch He smoothed our path before helping us to choose our dishes Only then did he depart on quite a journey for lunch with some of his pals What a star The other star of the day was Ann (our worthy editor) who was celebrating her birthday We sang to her again and again gave her presents and cards

and hoped to make the day a memorable one for her Monday it was an early departure for Santander calling at the delightful Parador at Limpias again for a final feast of quite delectable tapas and wine on the sunlit

7

terrace Must try to replicate some of those tasty morsels one day soon It was a very fitting end to a truly excellent few days in Rioja and Navarre Well done Howard (with a little help from his room-mate Nigel) I felt the whole party had jelled very well together and much fun was had by all We still had another twenty-four hours aboard the Pont-Aven with more cocktails delicious meals shopping and

entertainment as well as catching up on sleep Some of us even played Bingo and

later danced with some young men (the singer dubbed One Direction) as we tried

with some success to help the male vocalist engage with the audience It was hard

to leave the coach at Portsmouth I forgot to mention that we had very good quizzes

aboard and those of us at the rear also enjoyed the odd glug of fine Armagnac Very

good first thing eh Lorraine Where are we going in 2014 I wonder Time to save up

I hope Thank you to all of you who assisted me at various times during the

journeyings I did appreciate the help And now its almost time to press the dress

for the Annual Dinner and Dance at the Cairn in Harrogate I look forward to meeting

as many members as possible there

Deirdre Buchanan

Gourmet Dinner and Champagne reception at the Merchant Taylors

Hall

Tuesday 29th April 2014

We shall be holding a gourmet dinner at the Merchant Taylors Hall on the above

date by Poppyrsquos Caterers who are generally acknowledged to produce excellent

food The wines will be presented by Richard Goodacre and it will be preceded by a

Champagne reception The price will be pound40 per head and we hope as many

members as possible will come Application forms for tickets will be sent out

through section Chairmen in due course

Before the dinner there will be a very brief AGM and notice of this is given below

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Under the terms of the Constitution of the Yorkshire Guild of Sommeliers notice is hereby given that the 2014 Annual General Meeting of the Guild will be held at the Merchant Taylors Hall Aldwark York YO1 7BX on Tuesday 29th April

2014 at 730pm

8

Chairmanrsquos Notes

Itrsquos been quite a busy four months since the last magazine in June I was lucky enough to go to the October meeting of the York section which was held in Ningrsquos Malaysian restaurant on Tower Street Karen Hardwick presented some excellent South African wines ndash it was very good to see her again because as most of you know she gave up the Wine Academy as a full time job this time last year and although she still owns it she doesnrsquot run it herself at the moment She took a job with PLB (Private Liquor Brands) who import wine in bulk and bottle it over here They decided they wanted to set up a fine wine division and asked her to do this for them She is very busy but says that as she loves presenting she will she hopes in due course get back to it even if not on the scale she used to do it ndash possibly as an MW because she is part way through this as well Anyway many thanks to Gordon and his team for welcoming me on the evening ndash much appreciated and the Malaysian meal we had to follow Karenrsquos wines was excellent

The York Food and Wine Festival was held as usual over a 10 day period at the end of July and as a result of a suggestion at the August Council meeting we designed some Flyers promoting the Yorkshire Sommeliers We managed to get them into almost all of the Wine tastings during the 10 day event with the help of a number of people on the way Many thanks to all of you who helped in this ndash particularly Ann Johnson with the design and printing and Michael Whitaker with distribution You will see in this magazine for the first time that there is some commercial advertising by Corney and Barrow HC Wines and Harlequin Wines The costs of producing this magazine have risen considerably over the last few years as of course has the cost of everything and it seemed to me that this was an avenue we hadnrsquot explored and that it might be a way of generating a bit

of income to off-set some of these additional costs All three Advertisers have agreed to put their ads in three magazines to start with to see if it works for them I hope you all have brilliant Christmas and a very happy New Year to everyone I shanrsquot see before then What a wonderful time of year it is for us wine-lovers ndash the perfect excuse ndash if we need one that is Over the year both HC Wines and Corney and Barrow come to most of the sections and a lot of us buy wine at these tastings If we contact them they will be only too pleased to sell further quantities of anything we like at similar prices to those quoted at their tastings I hope it works for them and that you will all support them if possible ndash if they donrsquot sell enough them obviously they wonrsquot continue In the meantime it will be of benefit to all of us by covering some of our costs

7

terrace Must try to replicate some of those tasty morsels one day soon It was a very fitting end to a truly excellent few days in Rioja and Navarre Well done Howard (with a little help from his room-mate Nigel) I felt the whole party had jelled very well together and much fun was had by all We still had another twenty-four hours aboard the Pont-Aven with more cocktails delicious meals shopping and

entertainment as well as catching up on sleep Some of us even played Bingo and

later danced with some young men (the singer dubbed One Direction) as we tried

with some success to help the male vocalist engage with the audience It was hard

to leave the coach at Portsmouth I forgot to mention that we had very good quizzes

aboard and those of us at the rear also enjoyed the odd glug of fine Armagnac Very

good first thing eh Lorraine Where are we going in 2014 I wonder Time to save up

I hope Thank you to all of you who assisted me at various times during the

journeyings I did appreciate the help And now its almost time to press the dress

for the Annual Dinner and Dance at the Cairn in Harrogate I look forward to meeting

as many members as possible there

Deirdre Buchanan

Gourmet Dinner and Champagne reception at the Merchant Taylors

Hall

Tuesday 29th April 2014

We shall be holding a gourmet dinner at the Merchant Taylors Hall on the above

date by Poppyrsquos Caterers who are generally acknowledged to produce excellent

food The wines will be presented by Richard Goodacre and it will be preceded by a

Champagne reception The price will be pound40 per head and we hope as many

members as possible will come Application forms for tickets will be sent out

through section Chairmen in due course

Before the dinner there will be a very brief AGM and notice of this is given below

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Under the terms of the Constitution of the Yorkshire Guild of Sommeliers notice is hereby given that the 2014 Annual General Meeting of the Guild will be held at the Merchant Taylors Hall Aldwark York YO1 7BX on Tuesday 29th April

2014 at 730pm

8

Chairmanrsquos Notes

Itrsquos been quite a busy four months since the last magazine in June I was lucky enough to go to the October meeting of the York section which was held in Ningrsquos Malaysian restaurant on Tower Street Karen Hardwick presented some excellent South African wines ndash it was very good to see her again because as most of you know she gave up the Wine Academy as a full time job this time last year and although she still owns it she doesnrsquot run it herself at the moment She took a job with PLB (Private Liquor Brands) who import wine in bulk and bottle it over here They decided they wanted to set up a fine wine division and asked her to do this for them She is very busy but says that as she loves presenting she will she hopes in due course get back to it even if not on the scale she used to do it ndash possibly as an MW because she is part way through this as well Anyway many thanks to Gordon and his team for welcoming me on the evening ndash much appreciated and the Malaysian meal we had to follow Karenrsquos wines was excellent

The York Food and Wine Festival was held as usual over a 10 day period at the end of July and as a result of a suggestion at the August Council meeting we designed some Flyers promoting the Yorkshire Sommeliers We managed to get them into almost all of the Wine tastings during the 10 day event with the help of a number of people on the way Many thanks to all of you who helped in this ndash particularly Ann Johnson with the design and printing and Michael Whitaker with distribution You will see in this magazine for the first time that there is some commercial advertising by Corney and Barrow HC Wines and Harlequin Wines The costs of producing this magazine have risen considerably over the last few years as of course has the cost of everything and it seemed to me that this was an avenue we hadnrsquot explored and that it might be a way of generating a bit

of income to off-set some of these additional costs All three Advertisers have agreed to put their ads in three magazines to start with to see if it works for them I hope you all have brilliant Christmas and a very happy New Year to everyone I shanrsquot see before then What a wonderful time of year it is for us wine-lovers ndash the perfect excuse ndash if we need one that is Over the year both HC Wines and Corney and Barrow come to most of the sections and a lot of us buy wine at these tastings If we contact them they will be only too pleased to sell further quantities of anything we like at similar prices to those quoted at their tastings I hope it works for them and that you will all support them if possible ndash if they donrsquot sell enough them obviously they wonrsquot continue In the meantime it will be of benefit to all of us by covering some of our costs

8

Chairmanrsquos Notes

Itrsquos been quite a busy four months since the last magazine in June I was lucky enough to go to the October meeting of the York section which was held in Ningrsquos Malaysian restaurant on Tower Street Karen Hardwick presented some excellent South African wines ndash it was very good to see her again because as most of you know she gave up the Wine Academy as a full time job this time last year and although she still owns it she doesnrsquot run it herself at the moment She took a job with PLB (Private Liquor Brands) who import wine in bulk and bottle it over here They decided they wanted to set up a fine wine division and asked her to do this for them She is very busy but says that as she loves presenting she will she hopes in due course get back to it even if not on the scale she used to do it ndash possibly as an MW because she is part way through this as well Anyway many thanks to Gordon and his team for welcoming me on the evening ndash much appreciated and the Malaysian meal we had to follow Karenrsquos wines was excellent

The York Food and Wine Festival was held as usual over a 10 day period at the end of July and as a result of a suggestion at the August Council meeting we designed some Flyers promoting the Yorkshire Sommeliers We managed to get them into almost all of the Wine tastings during the 10 day event with the help of a number of people on the way Many thanks to all of you who helped in this ndash particularly Ann Johnson with the design and printing and Michael Whitaker with distribution You will see in this magazine for the first time that there is some commercial advertising by Corney and Barrow HC Wines and Harlequin Wines The costs of producing this magazine have risen considerably over the last few years as of course has the cost of everything and it seemed to me that this was an avenue we hadnrsquot explored and that it might be a way of generating a bit

of income to off-set some of these additional costs All three Advertisers have agreed to put their ads in three magazines to start with to see if it works for them I hope you all have brilliant Christmas and a very happy New Year to everyone I shanrsquot see before then What a wonderful time of year it is for us wine-lovers ndash the perfect excuse ndash if we need one that is Over the year both HC Wines and Corney and Barrow come to most of the sections and a lot of us buy wine at these tastings If we contact them they will be only too pleased to sell further quantities of anything we like at similar prices to those quoted at their tastings I hope it works for them and that you will all support them if possible ndash if they donrsquot sell enough them obviously they wonrsquot continue In the meantime it will be of benefit to all of us by covering some of our costs

9

By the time you get this magazine I think the Annual Dinner dance will have happened I hope it was enjoyed by all and many thanks to those of you who supported it this year Peter Ambler

WINE OFFER

Corney amp Barrowrsquos first magazine offer to members of The Yorkshire Sommeliers introduces you to a mixed case of our own label wines Some of you will have tried one or two of these over the years and have shown your appreciation of their quality ndash rest assured they are all of a very high standard Corney amp Barrow Blanc de Blancs NV x 2 bottles Made by the ldquomethod traditionellerdquo this sparkling wine is dryish with light orchard fruit delicate brioche notes and a fine mousse Corney amp Barrow House White 2012 x 3 bottles The grapes for our House White come from quality vineyards in Gascony (Colombard 50Ugni Blanc 50) Pale lemon in colour with an attractive open nose Fresh and zingy with white flower and lemon character Corney amp Barrow House Red 2012 x 3 bottles Our House Red grapes are grown in the heart of the Languedoc region ndash vibrant red fruit and spices on the nose Mouth-watering structured on the palate with silky tannins ripe fruit and a long lasting finish Corney amp Barrow House Claret 2010 x 3 bottles A very typical Claret loverrsquos Claret A well-rounded blend of red and black fruits with classical backbone well integrated tannins and an elegant finish ndash the perfect foil to red meats (and the 2010 is a great vintage) Corney amp Barrow Ten year old Tawny Port x 1 bottle Glorious classic tawny colour and bouquet ndash this follows through 100 to the very well balanced palate ndash a real treat List price for this case of 12 bottles pound11035 inc VAT and delivery Members Offer Price pound9900 inc VAT and delivery

To place your order please contact JAMES LONG (Managing Director)

T 01638 600000 M 07836 230432 E jameslongcorneyandbarrowcom

10

Bingley Section Report

July

An interesting tasting of Portuguese wines given by Ben Tierney this month A spritzy

acidic vinto verde and a chardonnay and fernao pires fruity with a good balancing

acidity won an equal number of votes The Vinha do Monte was complex and needed

food to explore its nuances The Crasto and the Churchill both from the Douro and

made from port grapes were full rich almost sweet and almost rapturously received

The Bacalhoa a blend of three Bordeaux grapes and grown on the Atlantic coast was

what claret should bemdasha good year and frequently is not

1 Quinta de Azevedo 2012 11 Grape Loueiro 2 Tagus Creek 2009 125 Grape Blend Chardonnay amp Fernao Pires 3 Quinta de Crasto 2011 145 Four Grape Blend Tinta Roriz Tinta Barroca Touriga Franca Touriga Nacional 4 Vinha do Monte 2010 135 Five Grape Blend Alicante Bouchet Aragones Alfrocheiro Syrah Tmicadeira 5 Churchill Estates 2010 135 Three Grape Blend Touriga Nacional Tinta Roriz Touriga Franca 6 Quinta da Bacalhoa 2008 145 Three Grape Blend Cab Sauv Merlot Petit Verdot September

An intrepid four gathered to taste wines of Eastern Europe It was decided to preserve

our limited resources to open only three of the bottles shown The FURMINT was a

revelation Difficult to associate with TOKAY and difficult to describe we had to fall

back on the winemakers notemdashrdquofresh and aromatic with aromas of grape flowers and

limerdquo Someone did say ldquo a mouthful of flowersrdquo The MAVRUD was at first a

disappointment Soft and plummy with low acidity and tannin was all we could say

Tasted later with cheese it began to reveal qualities we had missed ldquoExcellent with

goulashrdquo was said The FETEASCA NEGRA was upfront with blackcurrant herbs and

spices particularly mint All three were well liked

1 Royal Tokaji Furmint 2011 4 pound599

2 Chateau Rossenovo Mavrud 2009 145 pound775

3 La Catina Feteasca Neagra 2012 135 pound649

10

Bingley Section Report

July

An interesting tasting of Portuguese wines given by Ben Tierney this month A spritzy

acidic vinto verde and a chardonnay and fernao pires fruity with a good balancing

acidity won an equal number of votes The Vinha do Monte was complex and needed

food to explore its nuances The Crasto and the Churchill both from the Douro and

made from port grapes were full rich almost sweet and almost rapturously received

The Bacalhoa a blend of three Bordeaux grapes and grown on the Atlantic coast was

what claret should bemdasha good year and frequently is not

1 Quinta de Azevedo 2012 11 Grape Loueiro 2 Tagus Creek 2009 125 Grape Blend Chardonnay amp Fernao Pires 3 Quinta de Crasto 2011 145 Four Grape Blend Tinta Roriz Tinta Barroca Touriga Franca Touriga Nacional 4 Vinha do Monte 2010 135 Five Grape Blend Alicante Bouchet Aragones Alfrocheiro Syrah Tmicadeira 5 Churchill Estates 2010 135 Three Grape Blend Touriga Nacional Tinta Roriz Touriga Franca 6 Quinta da Bacalhoa 2008 145 Three Grape Blend Cab Sauv Merlot Petit Verdot September

An intrepid four gathered to taste wines of Eastern Europe It was decided to preserve

our limited resources to open only three of the bottles shown The FURMINT was a

revelation Difficult to associate with TOKAY and difficult to describe we had to fall

back on the winemakers notemdashrdquofresh and aromatic with aromas of grape flowers and

limerdquo Someone did say ldquo a mouthful of flowersrdquo The MAVRUD was at first a

disappointment Soft and plummy with low acidity and tannin was all we could say

Tasted later with cheese it began to reveal qualities we had missed ldquoExcellent with

goulashrdquo was said The FETEASCA NEGRA was upfront with blackcurrant herbs and

spices particularly mint All three were well liked

1 Royal Tokaji Furmint 2011 4 pound599

2 Chateau Rossenovo Mavrud 2009 145 pound775

3 La Catina Feteasca Neagra 2012 135 pound649

11

October

An interesting tasting of Portuguese wines from unfamiliar and often previously

unheard of grapes How many of you are acquainted with MOSCATEIS VIOSINHO

GOUVEIO and CODEGA I wonder

The whites were both crisp and dry with citrus pear and melon perfect we felt as an

aperitif or with seafood The reds from grapes whose names we knew though we

could not claim familiarity had a deep plummy colour and a ripe fruit character

which evolved in the glass after a few minutes The TUELLA described as a light dry

port was greatly liked The GRAO VASCO was softer and more approachable but the

star was the CRASTO Blackberries and raspberries on the nose almost black in

colour ripe berry fruit with pronounced spiciness we all loved it

ITS ALL GREEK TO ME

1 PLANTA RESERVA 2012 13 pound799

DOURO

2 JP AZEITAO 2011 13 pound899

SETUBAL

3 PORTUGUESE RED NV 125 pound499

4 TUELLA 2011 135 pound849

DOURO

5 GRAO VASCO 2009 13 pound799

DAO

6 CRASTO 2011 145 pound1049

DUORO

Peter Clayton

Finally a computer setting I understand

12

Caistor Section Report

July This yearrsquos summer garden party held at our Chairmanrsquos home was preceded by a visit to the local vineyard at Somerby North Lincolnshire After the visit we retired back to Wrawby to enjoy champagne canapeacutes and then a tasting by vineyard owner Bill Hobson in glorious sunshine Although a fledgling enterprise one of the whites was surprisingly good the Rose not to everyonersquos taste and the Reds still needed work All found the exercise very interesting particularly considering the location of the vineyard A lively and delicious lunch followed where it seem de rigour to make a speech A jolly afternoon ended with a bang as a thunderstorm arrived but we couldnrsquot complain as we had warm sunshine all day to accompany the excellent wine food and friends

August - No Meeting September A return after several years for Chris Mooney of J E Fells saw us tasting the wines of Torres from Spain Chile and California Starting with an excellent Chilean Estelado Sparkling Rose made from the Pais grape it was fruity and refreshing going down well with our members The opening white was Santa Digna Sauvignon Blanc a restrained example and a best seller from Torres in Chile and perceived to be a good buy Next came Habitat (previously Norola) from Spain 100 organic using Xenello and Garnacha Blanca grapes it was enjoyed by most The change of name of this wine prompted a discussion on labelling and Chris explained the huge impact the artwork on a label had on sales We then tried a Cabernet Sauvignon Rose again by Santa Digna this big Rose was suggested by Chris as a good alternative to accompany the Christmas turkey (yes it will soon be here) Deep colour bursting with fruit but needed food to be thoroughly enjoyed The starting red was 100 Tempranillo Celeste from Ribera Del Duero this had character and some length and was enjoyed as

13

an alternative to Rioja The next Chilean wine was Santa Digna Cabernet Sauvignon an entry level wine that was good drinking at a sensible price This was followed by a real block buster Marimar Torres Pinot Noir 2008 from a boutique vineyard in Russian River California totally different in style from Burgundy with 145 alcohol and bursting with fruit in spite of some bottle age This was a quality wine at the shelf price of pound3699 and really deserved drinking with food We rounded off the tastings with a 2009 late harvest Riesling from Nectaria in Chile a beautiful sweet wine with strong acidity and great length This wine was a lovely finish to an interesting evening appreciating wines that probably most of us had never tried before all available from Jeremy Sandham at Caistor many in stock and on his shelf October The visit by Stuart Birtles from Laurent Perrier was probably the most popular tasting we have had with 42 eager members attending Stuart began with a brief resume of family history origins of the company in 1812 and general facts including that there had been only 3 cellar master since 1949 (which gives them great continuity) only 9 of grapes used are from their own vineyards no machine harvesting 60000 bottles riddled per day the bulbous shaped bottles are still turned by hand annual production is 75 million bottles the UK is LPrsquos biggest export market and that the art of blending is paramount here Sensing our impatience Stuart began the tasting with Ultra Brut a very dry wine with no sugar added Honeysuckle notes mineral flavours good with cigars apparently and selling at around pound50 The Prince of Wales has given this wine his Royal Warrant We proceeded to LP Brut their most important wine as they claim it will always taste the same back to the importance of blending Soft easy drinking subtly rounded finely balanced with great length selling at approx pound38 The third wine was Vintage 2004 More brioche flavours here a slightly unusual taste with excellent potential for ageing The next champagne was the stunningly elegant Grand Siegravecle suffice it to say that it deserved its pound100 price tag Blended from three years in this case lsquo96rsquo97 and lsquo99 and produced from the best grapes from the best vineyards such finesse We then tried the Cuvee Rose 100 Pinot Noir selling at around pound50 A lovely salmon pink with strawberry notes and very enjoyable no sugar added again We finished with Demi- Sec Non Vintage produced for the growing afternoon tea market good with desserts pastries and foie gras The beauty of this tasting was that we had the rare opportunity to taste 6 Champagnes all together An excellent evening well presented and Laurent Perrierrsquos ethos of lightness crispness and elegance was a common thread throughout all the champagnes This tasting was appropriate too as we sadly said goodbye to Ray amp Jane Lee who are returning to Australia two of our longest attending members Ray also being a past Chairman of Caistor Kay Rothery

14

Harrogate Section Report July Bordeaux and Bergerac may be neighbouring classic regions with many similarities in climate winemaking traditions and the grape varieties used ndash but they show huge differences in price and prestige So it was fascinating to attend a comparative tasting of wines from the two regions presented by Stuart Vass of York Wines We tasted the wines in pairs Two Sauvignon Blancs ndash from Vieux Chateau Lamothe in Bordeaux and Chateau Ladesvignes in Bergerac ndash were similar in fruit and acidity perhaps not surprisingly But two roseacutes from the same producers both Merlot-based were very different the Bordeaux a pale apricot colour and delicate in flavour the Bergerac very pink with more assertive red fruit flavours It was a similar story with the first pair of reds with the Bergerac (Ladesvignes again) showing much deeper richer fruit than the Bordeaux Superieur from Chateau Roc de Levraut Then we moved the goalposts for the final pair a Clos Saint Vincent Saint Emilion Grand Cru went head-to-head with a Domaine du Grand Ormeau Lalande de Pomerol both from 2009 And the winner With our group split more or less 5050 on preferences between these gorgeous wines the juryrsquos out August

Burgundy tastings can be wonderful but they can also be very disappointing Our evening with Frederic Monnery of Hatch Mansfield was definitely not of the latter kind His company handles the wines of Louis Jadot ndash a name wersquore all familiar with Itrsquos famous for offering high quality at all price levels and thatrsquos exactly what this tasting demonstrated We started with a clean fresh well-balanced 2011 Macon Villages (pound11) and then enjoyed a 2010 Pouilly-Fuisseacute (under the Domaine Ferret label) at twice the price The complex bouquet and rounded flavour certainly justified the extra money

In the reds we progressed from a highly attractive 2010 Moulin a Vent Chateau des Jacques (pound18) through a pleas-antly lsquofarmyardyrsquo (if a little young) 2008 Beaune Premier Cru (pound20) to the real star of the show a silky smooth 2007 Vosne-Romaneacutee Premier Cru Les Suchots (pound65) Some of us would have preferred to taste this with a few years more bottle age ndash but of course without the resultant increase in price

September

No meeting ndash we always have a break in September

12

Caistor Section Report

July This yearrsquos summer garden party held at our Chairmanrsquos home was preceded by a visit to the local vineyard at Somerby North Lincolnshire After the visit we retired back to Wrawby to enjoy champagne canapeacutes and then a tasting by vineyard owner Bill Hobson in glorious sunshine Although a fledgling enterprise one of the whites was surprisingly good the Rose not to everyonersquos taste and the Reds still needed work All found the exercise very interesting particularly considering the location of the vineyard A lively and delicious lunch followed where it seem de rigour to make a speech A jolly afternoon ended with a bang as a thunderstorm arrived but we couldnrsquot complain as we had warm sunshine all day to accompany the excellent wine food and friends

August - No Meeting September A return after several years for Chris Mooney of J E Fells saw us tasting the wines of Torres from Spain Chile and California Starting with an excellent Chilean Estelado Sparkling Rose made from the Pais grape it was fruity and refreshing going down well with our members The opening white was Santa Digna Sauvignon Blanc a restrained example and a best seller from Torres in Chile and perceived to be a good buy Next came Habitat (previously Norola) from Spain 100 organic using Xenello and Garnacha Blanca grapes it was enjoyed by most The change of name of this wine prompted a discussion on labelling and Chris explained the huge impact the artwork on a label had on sales We then tried a Cabernet Sauvignon Rose again by Santa Digna this big Rose was suggested by Chris as a good alternative to accompany the Christmas turkey (yes it will soon be here) Deep colour bursting with fruit but needed food to be thoroughly enjoyed The starting red was 100 Tempranillo Celeste from Ribera Del Duero this had character and some length and was enjoyed as

13

an alternative to Rioja The next Chilean wine was Santa Digna Cabernet Sauvignon an entry level wine that was good drinking at a sensible price This was followed by a real block buster Marimar Torres Pinot Noir 2008 from a boutique vineyard in Russian River California totally different in style from Burgundy with 145 alcohol and bursting with fruit in spite of some bottle age This was a quality wine at the shelf price of pound3699 and really deserved drinking with food We rounded off the tastings with a 2009 late harvest Riesling from Nectaria in Chile a beautiful sweet wine with strong acidity and great length This wine was a lovely finish to an interesting evening appreciating wines that probably most of us had never tried before all available from Jeremy Sandham at Caistor many in stock and on his shelf October The visit by Stuart Birtles from Laurent Perrier was probably the most popular tasting we have had with 42 eager members attending Stuart began with a brief resume of family history origins of the company in 1812 and general facts including that there had been only 3 cellar master since 1949 (which gives them great continuity) only 9 of grapes used are from their own vineyards no machine harvesting 60000 bottles riddled per day the bulbous shaped bottles are still turned by hand annual production is 75 million bottles the UK is LPrsquos biggest export market and that the art of blending is paramount here Sensing our impatience Stuart began the tasting with Ultra Brut a very dry wine with no sugar added Honeysuckle notes mineral flavours good with cigars apparently and selling at around pound50 The Prince of Wales has given this wine his Royal Warrant We proceeded to LP Brut their most important wine as they claim it will always taste the same back to the importance of blending Soft easy drinking subtly rounded finely balanced with great length selling at approx pound38 The third wine was Vintage 2004 More brioche flavours here a slightly unusual taste with excellent potential for ageing The next champagne was the stunningly elegant Grand Siegravecle suffice it to say that it deserved its pound100 price tag Blended from three years in this case lsquo96rsquo97 and lsquo99 and produced from the best grapes from the best vineyards such finesse We then tried the Cuvee Rose 100 Pinot Noir selling at around pound50 A lovely salmon pink with strawberry notes and very enjoyable no sugar added again We finished with Demi- Sec Non Vintage produced for the growing afternoon tea market good with desserts pastries and foie gras The beauty of this tasting was that we had the rare opportunity to taste 6 Champagnes all together An excellent evening well presented and Laurent Perrierrsquos ethos of lightness crispness and elegance was a common thread throughout all the champagnes This tasting was appropriate too as we sadly said goodbye to Ray amp Jane Lee who are returning to Australia two of our longest attending members Ray also being a past Chairman of Caistor Kay Rothery

14

Harrogate Section Report July Bordeaux and Bergerac may be neighbouring classic regions with many similarities in climate winemaking traditions and the grape varieties used ndash but they show huge differences in price and prestige So it was fascinating to attend a comparative tasting of wines from the two regions presented by Stuart Vass of York Wines We tasted the wines in pairs Two Sauvignon Blancs ndash from Vieux Chateau Lamothe in Bordeaux and Chateau Ladesvignes in Bergerac ndash were similar in fruit and acidity perhaps not surprisingly But two roseacutes from the same producers both Merlot-based were very different the Bordeaux a pale apricot colour and delicate in flavour the Bergerac very pink with more assertive red fruit flavours It was a similar story with the first pair of reds with the Bergerac (Ladesvignes again) showing much deeper richer fruit than the Bordeaux Superieur from Chateau Roc de Levraut Then we moved the goalposts for the final pair a Clos Saint Vincent Saint Emilion Grand Cru went head-to-head with a Domaine du Grand Ormeau Lalande de Pomerol both from 2009 And the winner With our group split more or less 5050 on preferences between these gorgeous wines the juryrsquos out August

Burgundy tastings can be wonderful but they can also be very disappointing Our evening with Frederic Monnery of Hatch Mansfield was definitely not of the latter kind His company handles the wines of Louis Jadot ndash a name wersquore all familiar with Itrsquos famous for offering high quality at all price levels and thatrsquos exactly what this tasting demonstrated We started with a clean fresh well-balanced 2011 Macon Villages (pound11) and then enjoyed a 2010 Pouilly-Fuisseacute (under the Domaine Ferret label) at twice the price The complex bouquet and rounded flavour certainly justified the extra money

In the reds we progressed from a highly attractive 2010 Moulin a Vent Chateau des Jacques (pound18) through a pleas-antly lsquofarmyardyrsquo (if a little young) 2008 Beaune Premier Cru (pound20) to the real star of the show a silky smooth 2007 Vosne-Romaneacutee Premier Cru Les Suchots (pound65) Some of us would have preferred to taste this with a few years more bottle age ndash but of course without the resultant increase in price

September

No meeting ndash we always have a break in September

13

an alternative to Rioja The next Chilean wine was Santa Digna Cabernet Sauvignon an entry level wine that was good drinking at a sensible price This was followed by a real block buster Marimar Torres Pinot Noir 2008 from a boutique vineyard in Russian River California totally different in style from Burgundy with 145 alcohol and bursting with fruit in spite of some bottle age This was a quality wine at the shelf price of pound3699 and really deserved drinking with food We rounded off the tastings with a 2009 late harvest Riesling from Nectaria in Chile a beautiful sweet wine with strong acidity and great length This wine was a lovely finish to an interesting evening appreciating wines that probably most of us had never tried before all available from Jeremy Sandham at Caistor many in stock and on his shelf October The visit by Stuart Birtles from Laurent Perrier was probably the most popular tasting we have had with 42 eager members attending Stuart began with a brief resume of family history origins of the company in 1812 and general facts including that there had been only 3 cellar master since 1949 (which gives them great continuity) only 9 of grapes used are from their own vineyards no machine harvesting 60000 bottles riddled per day the bulbous shaped bottles are still turned by hand annual production is 75 million bottles the UK is LPrsquos biggest export market and that the art of blending is paramount here Sensing our impatience Stuart began the tasting with Ultra Brut a very dry wine with no sugar added Honeysuckle notes mineral flavours good with cigars apparently and selling at around pound50 The Prince of Wales has given this wine his Royal Warrant We proceeded to LP Brut their most important wine as they claim it will always taste the same back to the importance of blending Soft easy drinking subtly rounded finely balanced with great length selling at approx pound38 The third wine was Vintage 2004 More brioche flavours here a slightly unusual taste with excellent potential for ageing The next champagne was the stunningly elegant Grand Siegravecle suffice it to say that it deserved its pound100 price tag Blended from three years in this case lsquo96rsquo97 and lsquo99 and produced from the best grapes from the best vineyards such finesse We then tried the Cuvee Rose 100 Pinot Noir selling at around pound50 A lovely salmon pink with strawberry notes and very enjoyable no sugar added again We finished with Demi- Sec Non Vintage produced for the growing afternoon tea market good with desserts pastries and foie gras The beauty of this tasting was that we had the rare opportunity to taste 6 Champagnes all together An excellent evening well presented and Laurent Perrierrsquos ethos of lightness crispness and elegance was a common thread throughout all the champagnes This tasting was appropriate too as we sadly said goodbye to Ray amp Jane Lee who are returning to Australia two of our longest attending members Ray also being a past Chairman of Caistor Kay Rothery

14

Harrogate Section Report July Bordeaux and Bergerac may be neighbouring classic regions with many similarities in climate winemaking traditions and the grape varieties used ndash but they show huge differences in price and prestige So it was fascinating to attend a comparative tasting of wines from the two regions presented by Stuart Vass of York Wines We tasted the wines in pairs Two Sauvignon Blancs ndash from Vieux Chateau Lamothe in Bordeaux and Chateau Ladesvignes in Bergerac ndash were similar in fruit and acidity perhaps not surprisingly But two roseacutes from the same producers both Merlot-based were very different the Bordeaux a pale apricot colour and delicate in flavour the Bergerac very pink with more assertive red fruit flavours It was a similar story with the first pair of reds with the Bergerac (Ladesvignes again) showing much deeper richer fruit than the Bordeaux Superieur from Chateau Roc de Levraut Then we moved the goalposts for the final pair a Clos Saint Vincent Saint Emilion Grand Cru went head-to-head with a Domaine du Grand Ormeau Lalande de Pomerol both from 2009 And the winner With our group split more or less 5050 on preferences between these gorgeous wines the juryrsquos out August

Burgundy tastings can be wonderful but they can also be very disappointing Our evening with Frederic Monnery of Hatch Mansfield was definitely not of the latter kind His company handles the wines of Louis Jadot ndash a name wersquore all familiar with Itrsquos famous for offering high quality at all price levels and thatrsquos exactly what this tasting demonstrated We started with a clean fresh well-balanced 2011 Macon Villages (pound11) and then enjoyed a 2010 Pouilly-Fuisseacute (under the Domaine Ferret label) at twice the price The complex bouquet and rounded flavour certainly justified the extra money

In the reds we progressed from a highly attractive 2010 Moulin a Vent Chateau des Jacques (pound18) through a pleas-antly lsquofarmyardyrsquo (if a little young) 2008 Beaune Premier Cru (pound20) to the real star of the show a silky smooth 2007 Vosne-Romaneacutee Premier Cru Les Suchots (pound65) Some of us would have preferred to taste this with a few years more bottle age ndash but of course without the resultant increase in price

September

No meeting ndash we always have a break in September

14

Harrogate Section Report July Bordeaux and Bergerac may be neighbouring classic regions with many similarities in climate winemaking traditions and the grape varieties used ndash but they show huge differences in price and prestige So it was fascinating to attend a comparative tasting of wines from the two regions presented by Stuart Vass of York Wines We tasted the wines in pairs Two Sauvignon Blancs ndash from Vieux Chateau Lamothe in Bordeaux and Chateau Ladesvignes in Bergerac ndash were similar in fruit and acidity perhaps not surprisingly But two roseacutes from the same producers both Merlot-based were very different the Bordeaux a pale apricot colour and delicate in flavour the Bergerac very pink with more assertive red fruit flavours It was a similar story with the first pair of reds with the Bergerac (Ladesvignes again) showing much deeper richer fruit than the Bordeaux Superieur from Chateau Roc de Levraut Then we moved the goalposts for the final pair a Clos Saint Vincent Saint Emilion Grand Cru went head-to-head with a Domaine du Grand Ormeau Lalande de Pomerol both from 2009 And the winner With our group split more or less 5050 on preferences between these gorgeous wines the juryrsquos out August

Burgundy tastings can be wonderful but they can also be very disappointing Our evening with Frederic Monnery of Hatch Mansfield was definitely not of the latter kind His company handles the wines of Louis Jadot ndash a name wersquore all familiar with Itrsquos famous for offering high quality at all price levels and thatrsquos exactly what this tasting demonstrated We started with a clean fresh well-balanced 2011 Macon Villages (pound11) and then enjoyed a 2010 Pouilly-Fuisseacute (under the Domaine Ferret label) at twice the price The complex bouquet and rounded flavour certainly justified the extra money

In the reds we progressed from a highly attractive 2010 Moulin a Vent Chateau des Jacques (pound18) through a pleas-antly lsquofarmyardyrsquo (if a little young) 2008 Beaune Premier Cru (pound20) to the real star of the show a silky smooth 2007 Vosne-Romaneacutee Premier Cru Les Suchots (pound65) Some of us would have preferred to taste this with a few years more bottle age ndash but of course without the resultant increase in price

September

No meeting ndash we always have a break in September

15

October

A pre-Christmas visit from James Long of Corney amp Barrow is becoming an annual event in Harrogate Itrsquos a great opportunity for him to sell his wares at the start of the busiest time of year ndash and for us to get some early ideas for festive drinking As always this tasting was accompanied by Jamesrsquos entertaining banter as we worked our way through his recommendations We kicked off with a fizz an easy-going 100 Pinot Noir Creacutemant de Bourgogne Roseacute from Louis Bouillot Then three whites took us from Kent (the beautifully fragrant Ortega from Biddenden Vineyards) to the Languedoc (Picpoul de Pinet from Domaine de Morin-Langaran) to Burgundy (Auxey Duresses La Macabreacutee from Olivier Leflaive)

Of the reds the highlights for most of us were the succulent 2011 Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso from Cecilia Beretta and the super-smooth 2009 Chateau Barrail du Blanc Saint Emilion Grand Cru Both highly likely to grace a number of Harrogate dining tables on Christmas Day

Future programme

12th November Graham Coverdale of House of Townend

3rd December Festive supper

Tony Gamble

16

Hull Section Report

July

As the great Andy Williams (pace Henry Mancini) once sang ldquoThe days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at play Through a meadow land toward a closing door A door marked nevermore that wasnt there beforerdquo I sit here now dear reader as the milk teeth of autumn begin to nip and reflect upon the passing of summer and with it the memory of another garden party hosted by the incomparable Clare Giles It would be fair to say that she is the hostess with not only the mostest but also the ldquotardis kitchenrdquo which despite its size is capable of the modern equivalent of feeding the 5000 ie around 50 hungry sommeliers The thirst of said revellers was accommodated by a selection of eleven wines acquired by Michael Coupland with his usual skill and perspicacity I am alas unable to verify the overwhelmingly positive reception of the Ham Hock Terrine with Homemade Piccalilli but was assured that the accompanying Villa Maria Private Bin East Coast Gewuumlrztraminer 2011 made this a great combination Whilst most sampled the main of dead sheep (Loin of Lamb) I savoured the Vegetarian Wellington washed down with Ninth Island Tasmania Pinot Noir 2006 Lack of space precludes an adequate description of the wondrous fare provided by Clare and her team of miracle workers suffice to say that although occurring on the same day I experienced more joy in the feast on offer than Murray winning Wimbledon August ldquoAh hey ma ma ma Lie in a northern townrdquo Dream Academy

To describe Gary Riley of Academy Wines as a ldquonew facerdquo would I think be a breach the Trades Descriptions Act and though he may be unfamiliar to some on the circuit I am sure in the coming years many sections will be welcoming him as a speaker With over 40 years of knowledge and experience Gary has a wealth of anecdotes and stories which place him securely in the realms of the vinconteurs All well and good of course but as the say on Master-chef ldquocan he deliver flavourrdquo The answer is ldquoYes he canrdquo The Babich Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2012 was very well received and has a crisp lime acidity to balance the typically tropical fruitiness In contrast the more elegant and refined Vergelegen Chardonnay 2012 Stellenbosch was toasty and vanilla-oaky Of the reds I was taken by the Devils Corner Tasmania Pinot Noir 2008 light and silky smooth a great ldquoquaffingrdquo wine A very entertaining evening which was well received by members and a strong recommendation to other sections that you will not be disappointed if you follow our example

Clare and helpers

17

September ldquoShe dreams of nineteen sixty-nine Before the soldiers came The life was cheap on bread and winerdquo ldquoThe Lebanonrdquo The Human League

With great anticipation we welcomed Jane Souter representing the world famous Chateau Musar without doubt the leading winery of the Lebanon A country with a blighted history but in my notes I find the phrase ldquo from murderous ordinance come sweetness beyond measurerdquo and this was to be the guiding theme of the evening I was pleasantly surprised by how good the Musar Jeune and Hochar Pere et Fils roseacutes whites and reds were given these are the more humble offerings being in the pound11- 14 range They served as an introduction to the main event a sampling of three vintages of the Musar Red from 2003 2004 and 2005 One seldom gets the privilege to undertake such comparisons and this highlighted to me what tremendous variation there can be between vintages of such expressive wines My notes range from ldquoearthy violets and maraschino cherriesrdquo (2005) ldquosofter and more mochaleatherrdquo (2004) to ldquopungent and vegetal with more spicinessrdquo( 2003) According to Jane the 2005 is ldquotextbook Musarrdquo whist the 2003 is very popular with collectors The evening ended with a white the Musar 2005 aka ldquothe beastrdquo and what a finale to a great evening Many thanks to Jane whose enthusiasm and commitment was both impressive and inspiring October In the immortal words of Sylvia (Vrethammar) ldquoOh this year Im off to Sunny Spain Y Viva Espana Im taking the Costa Brava plane Y Viva Espana If youd like to chat a matador in some cool cabana And meet senoritas by the score Espana por favourrdquo Colin Hynard was our speaker for an evening of wines from Spainrsquos Grupo Faustino alongside our guests from the local Rotary If Thunderbirds (or International Rescue more correctly) should ever relocate from Tracy Island to Spain they would not be out of place in the new Bodegas Portia winery designed by Norman Foster no less which is part of the group (see picture) The Ebeia Portia 2011 reflects a suitably modern approach to wine making with a cheery cherry flavour X In contrast the Faustino V Reserva 2008 retains a very traditional character being earthy and powerful if a little too tannic for my tastes

My favourite selections of the evening were the Campillo Blanco 2019 a nose of resinous apples with a rich structure bursting with limes very refreshing alongside the Campillo Reserva 2007 soft deep fruits and quite FAB Stephen Hussey

17

September ldquoShe dreams of nineteen sixty-nine Before the soldiers came The life was cheap on bread and winerdquo ldquoThe Lebanonrdquo The Human League

With great anticipation we welcomed Jane Souter representing the world famous Chateau Musar without doubt the leading winery of the Lebanon A country with a blighted history but in my notes I find the phrase ldquo from murderous ordinance come sweetness beyond measurerdquo and this was to be the guiding theme of the evening I was pleasantly surprised by how good the Musar Jeune and Hochar Pere et Fils roseacutes whites and reds were given these are the more humble offerings being in the pound11- 14 range They served as an introduction to the main event a sampling of three vintages of the Musar Red from 2003 2004 and 2005 One seldom gets the privilege to undertake such comparisons and this highlighted to me what tremendous variation there can be between vintages of such expressive wines My notes range from ldquoearthy violets and maraschino cherriesrdquo (2005) ldquosofter and more mochaleatherrdquo (2004) to ldquopungent and vegetal with more spicinessrdquo( 2003) According to Jane the 2005 is ldquotextbook Musarrdquo whist the 2003 is very popular with collectors The evening ended with a white the Musar 2005 aka ldquothe beastrdquo and what a finale to a great evening Many thanks to Jane whose enthusiasm and commitment was both impressive and inspiring October In the immortal words of Sylvia (Vrethammar) ldquoOh this year Im off to Sunny Spain Y Viva Espana Im taking the Costa Brava plane Y Viva Espana If youd like to chat a matador in some cool cabana And meet senoritas by the score Espana por favourrdquo Colin Hynard was our speaker for an evening of wines from Spainrsquos Grupo Faustino alongside our guests from the local Rotary If Thunderbirds (or International Rescue more correctly) should ever relocate from Tracy Island to Spain they would not be out of place in the new Bodegas Portia winery designed by Norman Foster no less which is part of the group (see picture) The Ebeia Portia 2011 reflects a suitably modern approach to wine making with a cheery cherry flavour X In contrast the Faustino V Reserva 2008 retains a very traditional character being earthy and powerful if a little too tannic for my tastes

My favourite selections of the evening were the Campillo Blanco 2019 a nose of resinous apples with a rich structure bursting with limes very refreshing alongside the Campillo Reserva 2007 soft deep fruits and quite FAB Stephen Hussey

18

Leeds Section Report July

Our annual July tasting was again aboard the Kirkstall Flyboat departing from Canal Wharf in Central Leeds At the commencement of the evening the Chairman referred to the recent death of one of our long standing members Barbara Wyles Barbara was a lovely lady with many talents and interests and she will be sorely missed All present raised a glass to toast her memory

Unusually for this event the weather was glorious and we raised the Jolly Roger (he wasnrsquot too pleased ) and set sail into the sunset It was interesting to note the many changes that had taken place in the city skyscape since our last trip just a year ago As we glided along the canal members presented us with their wines many fascinating stories were told and the evening concluded with a lovely buffet meal Oh yes and we did drink some wines on the way The first drink of the evening was an interesting twist on a Kir Royale using framboise for a change which proved nice and refreshing on such a warm night Terry our treasurer presented a rather nice Pouilly Fume along with a rather amusing anecdote Other members brought wines for us to taste which were representative of many different countries including wines from different regions of France Italy and my personal favourite (since I presented it) Chile All in all a very enjoyable evening Mick Whitaker August

On Sunday August 18th we held our Garden Party in the beautiful setting of Gordon amp Diane Fawthroprsquos home at Longfield Farm Shibden Fold Halifax We got off to a good start with Champagne and canapeacutes Our starter was salmon and prawns followed by ham turkey stand pies plus many varied salads Everyone brought their own wine and lots of it was shared around A great afternoon enhanced by the company of our centegenarian Winifred Tyrrell Huge thanks go to Gordon amp Diane for making their home available and the provision of marquee chairs table crockery amp cutlery

Jack Hesketh September No Meeting

19

October

The venue for the first tasting of the new season was the Manor Golf Club at Driglington where we were to taste a selection of wines from Italy presented by Mel Marshall from Calder Wine Appreciation To start the evening Mel gave us a synopsis of the current state of the worldrsquos wine trade and of the harvests To say that this was full of lsquogloom and doomrsquo would be a major understatement Lack of credit importers going bust floods hailstorms and a Japanese fruit fly were all key features here Mel also supplied us with useful information about the relevant wine regions In general terms his wines were very well priced and represented good value We got off to a good start with a nice creamy Prosecco Of the two whites the Paola Leo Triade 2009 Campania was a big rich and rounded wine with lots of melons and tropical fruits The Balbi Soprani Gavi 2011 was paler in colour well balanced with a lovely rich and oily palate Of the reds the Rocco del Dragone 2010 made from the Anglianico grape was deep in colour and demonstrated

cherries and pepper on the palate The Fiore di Vigna passitivo 2010 (Puglia) was a great value wine at pound840 per bottle Made in the ripasso style this was really dark and rich with a lovely lingering fruity sweetness to finish The most expensive wine of the evening was the Villa Cafaggio Cortaccio 2003 from Tuscany This was definitely a food wine being almost black in colour with strong cassis and mint menthol on the nose It was well balanced with good structure and best described as lsquochewyrsquo

Mick Whitaker

20

Scarborough Section Report

July

The wines were introduced by our great friend Nigel Green His title was ldquo100+

Years of Winerdquo and his objective was for us to taste wines whose ages added up to

101 years In the process he explained which grapes aged best and which should

be drunk immediately He also explained the process that are required to allow a

good wine to get better as it ages always remembering to drink it at its peak

To start with we had two young white wines that needed drinking now These

were Italian Soave and Riesling This was in comparison to a 1999 Eitesbacher

Karthausrhofberg It almost convinced me that German wines are fit to drink It

was the undoubted favourite wine of the evening for many It had a very green

colour powerful nose and that characteristic oily finish so be-loved by so many

Nigel followed this by a 1995 Vouvray Le Marigny Melleux This was an intense

but not too sweet wine that had aged extremely well These two wines showed

that it is not just red wines that improve with age

Nigel explained that a number of features such as tannin levels and thickness of

skin go into the aging process I find it very interesting that wine can change-

improve even-in the bottle As a whiskey drinker I am used to whiskeys that

improve with aging in the cask They donrsquot however get any better in the bottle

but at least they donrsquot go off

We then sampled a few wines that are likely to age well From Australia we had a

2005 R E Vintners Oak Aged Shiraz and a 2994 Bethany Grenache In my opinion

these are both ready to drink as soon as you get your hands on them They were

followed by a Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2007 which is likely to age well Again

I am in a minority as try as I might I donrsquot appreciate sweetness in red wines I

have tried these here and in Italy but have always been disappointed We had one

more relatively recent vintage in a Chateau Beaumont Cru Bourgeois 2009 before

the highlight of the evening a 1979 yes over 30 years old Vosne Bonamere

Suchots ler Cru Again in my opinion this was past its best but letrsquos be honest how

often do us mere mortals get to taste a 30 year old Bordeaux That is what

Scarborough Sommeliers is all about

Some final thoughts from Nigel

Remember that wine doesnrsquot like to be bottled the purists call it bottle shock So

never drink wine until it has been in the bottle for some months

No matter how good the wine the vintage or the wine maker it can all be spoiled

in your own home It is not so much the temperature although never to hot or too

21

cold but the change in temperature that can ruin a wine Most wines get better and better reach a peak and then decline However you can never predict the shape of this curve so buy lots and keep trying it Paul McCabe August Summer Party Guests gathered round in small mixed groups Over thirty guild members most travelling far afield Chatting and sipping laughter and whoops Eating together when the food was revealed

But the wind was lashing lustily trees thrashing thrustily People grabbing windblown skirts and serviettes shelters and toupee Leaves were rustling gustily and gazebos billowing bustily We held our garden party on a very blustery day Yet

Delicious wines thoughtfully chosen by Howard Hunter were poured copiously in sync with the fine food prepared and served by Claire Giles and her ladies in pink

To start a sparkling Cremant du Jura with tasty mushroom canapeacutes then cheese souffleacutes and a yummy Chateau Mahon - Laville A duet of Lugny St Pierre a fresh and zesty Maconnais with salmon and leek fish cake bathed in a light chive sauce Brill Poached chicken breast and veg shared our palate with Mud House Riesling from Waipara Berry terrine dessert amp cream paired to a Late Harvest Semillon - via South Africa Then a Puy de Dome - Pinot Noir rdquorocksrdquo an abundant cheese and fruit platter The finale of coffee and homemade chocs all defied the gusty batter

As finally the garden party draws to a close Last morsels chewed glasses drained and plates cleared away A toast to their hosts the guests propose Thanks for an enjoyable successful if blustery day

A BIG thanks to Simon amp Sally who opened their house and garden to us

To Howard and Claire for the wine and food they really were delicious

For Ian`s amp Joan`s months of organising checking collecting running to and fro

ldquoGarden Party 2014rdquo If one is planned are you gonna go

ldquogood company good wine good welcome can make good peoplerdquo- (William Shakespeare Henry VIII)

John Atkinson

21

cold but the change in temperature that can ruin a wine Most wines get better and better reach a peak and then decline However you can never predict the shape of this curve so buy lots and keep trying it Paul McCabe August Summer Party Guests gathered round in small mixed groups Over thirty guild members most travelling far afield Chatting and sipping laughter and whoops Eating together when the food was revealed

But the wind was lashing lustily trees thrashing thrustily People grabbing windblown skirts and serviettes shelters and toupee Leaves were rustling gustily and gazebos billowing bustily We held our garden party on a very blustery day Yet

Delicious wines thoughtfully chosen by Howard Hunter were poured copiously in sync with the fine food prepared and served by Claire Giles and her ladies in pink

To start a sparkling Cremant du Jura with tasty mushroom canapeacutes then cheese souffleacutes and a yummy Chateau Mahon - Laville A duet of Lugny St Pierre a fresh and zesty Maconnais with salmon and leek fish cake bathed in a light chive sauce Brill Poached chicken breast and veg shared our palate with Mud House Riesling from Waipara Berry terrine dessert amp cream paired to a Late Harvest Semillon - via South Africa Then a Puy de Dome - Pinot Noir rdquorocksrdquo an abundant cheese and fruit platter The finale of coffee and homemade chocs all defied the gusty batter

As finally the garden party draws to a close Last morsels chewed glasses drained and plates cleared away A toast to their hosts the guests propose Thanks for an enjoyable successful if blustery day

A BIG thanks to Simon amp Sally who opened their house and garden to us

To Howard and Claire for the wine and food they really were delicious

For Ian`s amp Joan`s months of organising checking collecting running to and fro

ldquoGarden Party 2014rdquo If one is planned are you gonna go

ldquogood company good wine good welcome can make good peoplerdquo- (William Shakespeare Henry VIII)

John Atkinson

22

September

This month Gary Riley of Academy Wines (grrileyhotmailcouk) gave us a tasting for the lsquoEducation of the Palatersquo He gave us lots of useful information on how to taste the wines and the wines themselves were also really rather good The Raboso Rose Di Maria (pound1045) was a lovely easy drinking sparkler (I would have said it was perfect for the patio but given the recent weather I should now say itrsquos perfect for the conservatory) The two Riojas were also very good - the Edulis Rioja Tinto (pound7-95) was a fruity everyday drinking wine whilst the Navajas Reserva Rioja (pound11-95) was more your classic Rioja and more suited to a good roast dinner Of the whites the Simoneau Sauvignon Blanc (pound8-95) was the best - a good alternative to the ubiquitous New Zealand Sauvignons October

October saw the welcome return of Paul Tate-Smith with a tasting of Chilean and Argentinean wines Tate-Smith Ltd is celebrating its 125th Anniversary and Paul is the 5th generation of the family to run the business We tasted nine wines and all of them were very good value for money For those of you with similar taste to myself Tate Smiths Lomas Carrera own label wines provided two excellent everyday drinkers (both pound550 a bottle) - the Lomas Carrera Chardonnay 2012 was unoaked and fresh with a taste of green apple and citrus and the Lomas Carrera Carmenere 2012 is a good choice for a weekday tipple if you prefer red The Vistamar Late Harvest Moscatel 2012 (pound550 for

375cl) was an excellent pudding wine for the price and had none of the lsquocloyinessrsquo that this style of wine often exhibits For me though the best wine of the night was the Montes Limited Selection Pinot Noir 2010 (pound9) - a lovely cigar box nose and taste and a really good example of a Pinot Noir By now youve probably gathered that if you want some good value really drinkable wines that are more interesting than the supermarket run of the mill you might want to take a trip to Tate-Smith (they have a shop at their premises on Castlegate Malton and their web site is wwwderventiowinescouk) Finally you may also be interested to know that Chile has just had the worst frost in 84 years so there is likely to be a shortage of Chilean

wine for 2014 Martin Fozard

23

Sheffield Section Report

July Carla Bertellotti ndash Wines of Uruguay

Carla Bertellotti of Wines of Uruguay presented an excellent selection of Uruguayan wines along with plenty of informative video clips of the winemakers and of Uruguay The export of Uruguayan wine is growing although they still only export as much as Conchaytoro does in one year We started with a Cuvee Castelar Extra Brut NV made from Chardonnay and Viognier Pale gold in colour floral and citrusy a lovely well balanced glass of fizz 115 and pound11 Next onto a

Viognier from Bodegones the 2011 reserve Golden in colour peachy and buttery with hints of vanilla very European A lovely wine for pound9 Onto a Fume Blanc made from Sauvignon Blanc and Gris A rich golden wine with a leafy nose Excellent length with plenty of fruit and a hint of vanilla A lovely wine at pound12 Onto the reds and a Tannat Libero from De Lucca Tannat is Uruguayrsquos signature grape The high level of tannins in these grapes gave this wine some intensity Deep plum in colour with tobacco on the nose Smokey spicy and astringent on the palate ndash a great foody wine for pound960 Another Tannat next this time from Marichal Another intense plum wine farmyard nose with plenty of fruit on the palate to balance the tannins from that tannat grape A lovely intense red for pound13 Next a wine from Vinedo de los Vientos called Catarsis made from Cabernet Sauvignon and Tannat Only 15000 bottles produced per year Deep purple in colour black current jam on the nose spice and fruit on the palate a great wine pound12 Back to De Lucca for Rio Colarado a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon Tannat and Merlot Deep ruby in colour fruit farmyard and oak on the nose and a mouthful of cherries Only 6000 bottles a year Great at pound1560 Finally back to Vinedo de los Vientos for a cracking dessert wine Garnet in colour rum truffle on the nose developing into chocolate caramel and raisins warming and delicious on the palate like ice cream An extra ordinary wine and a bargain at pound19 An excellent tasting of very high quality wines Very informative and well presented Thank you Carla Thomas Darby

The summer event at Angela and Derek Watsons

Our summer garden party was once again hosted at Mr amp Mrs D Watsons The theme this year being South America The weather was good the event was great and the food and wine fantastic 41 members took the importunity to attend The wonderful food and South American wine that had taken much love and hard work to prepare was soon devoured then an array of activities made a perfect end to the day The event was a great success due to all who helped to make the day possible

Michael France

24

August Vina Morandeacute Chile ndash Angus Macnab

In August we welcomed Angus Macnab to present a selection of fine wines from Vina Morandeacute Chile Vina Morandeacute specialise in atypical grape varieties Their wine makers take advantage of the micro-terroirs in each vineyard We kicked off with an excellent 2012 Pinot Grigio from the Casablanca Valley A fresh wine with plenty of fruit and a hint of nuttiness 135 and pound850 A great start Next a lovely fragrant Gewuumlrztraminer Reserva again from Casablanca Valley An aromatic wine with hints of peaches and melon on the nose A clean dry wine with good length and slight spice Priced pound850 and 13 Onto a 2010 oak aged Sauvignon Blanc An astringent green nose led to a well-balanced tasty wine having tannin and vanilla from the oak but also juiciness from the fruit 125 and pound1450 a good wine Finishing the whites with a 2010 Gran Reserva Chardonnay Golden and buttery floral on the nose and a hint of pineapple Quite sharp and intense on the palate pound1095 a good price for a big wine On to the reds up first a lovely peppery Gran Reserva Carmenere from the Maipo Valley A botanical nose led to a fruity balanced mouthful of wine Lovely at pound1095 Back to the Casablanca Valley for a Gorgeous cherry red Pinot Noir Packed with fruit and spices a classic luscious Pinot Well priced at pound1095 This led nicely to a Limited Edition Carignan from the Loncomilla Valley A wonderful plum coloured wine with ripe dark fruit and nutty notes on the nose Velvety creamy with a rustic flavour gleaned from wines that generally produce 3 bunches of grapes per vine So very well priced at pound1450 Finally a special Vigno Morandeacute from 2009 Sour cherries developing to Vanilla chocolate and coffee on the nose In the mouth a stunning wine very well balanced subtle fruity flavours and a hint of smokiness from the oak aging Delicious at pound1450 An excellent tasting from Angus delivered with enthusiasm and honesty accompanied by some cracking wine Vina Morandeacute wines are available to buy from Field amp Fawcett of York

wwwfieldandfawcettcouk

25

September Wines of Portugal ndash Danny Cameron

An education in Portuguese wine presented by Danny Cameron with wit excellent background knowledge and stories about the wines and Dannyrsquos time in the wine industry ndash and plenty of discussion on Mateus Rose First Maias Branco from the Dao Pale gold and green fruit and floral on the nose Sharp refreshing and crisp on the palate An elegant and refreshing wine pound975 Next to Vale da Lima and a wine from Quinta do Ameal Very pale with intense citrus notes on the nose Fresh green and mouth-watering on the palate ndash just right for a wine from the ldquogreen coastrdquo pound1350 Next to Bairrada and Luis Pato Vinhas Velhas Branco 2011 Light gold in colour ripe plums and grapey on the nose Buttery well rounded and floral A very expressive steely wine ndash like a good Chablis pound1299 Next to the Niepoort Drink Me 2010 from the Douro Plum in colour and reeking of summer berries it had some tannin but plenty of fruit on the palate with a slight spicy edge Great at pound1199 On-to the Beyra Tinto 2011 from the Beira Interior Redcurrants and spices on this one and a lovely silky texture refined tannins made it soft and warming Excellent at pound999 Quinta da Raza Vinhao from Celorico do Basto made from the red fleshed ancient Teinturier grape making this wine an intense opaque plum However on the palate the slight spritz from secondary fermentation and the fact that it is served cold made this wine intriguing It was smooth yet had intense fruit pound1099 for a unique wine Back to Bairrada for the Casa de Saima 2007 Ruby red and cherries on the nose soft and juicy pound1199 Finally to Alentejo for Vinha do Mouro 2009 a rich garnet glass of summer fruits smooth soft and lovely at pound1350 a great way to end A fascinating tasting with plenty of tips to help us increase our percentage consumption of Portuguese wine Not least to look for the region not the grape variety with contradicting literature on the agreed number A very enjoyable evening

26

Whitby Section Report

September (See later in magazine for other months)

Our September meeting saw a return to our old

stomping ground Dunsley Hall for our annual

black tie dinner This was our first visit to

Dunsley for several years and we were treated

to a first class six course meal plus canapeacutes We

were joined for the evening by the Guildrsquos

Magazine Editor Ann Johnson and her husband

Stuart

Our wines were

supplied and presented to us by James Long of

Corney and Barrow Our welcome wine was a

Gribble Bridge Sparkler from Biddenden Vineyards

Kent The quality was excellent and surprised many

members who thought they were drinking a good

quality Champagne Pricey though Our starter of tea smoked salmon followed by a

mango sorbet were accompanied by two Chardonnay wines an oaked wine from

Domaine Rossignol-Trapet Burgundy and an unwooded wine from Adelaide Hills

Australia I think the French wine won by a short head Our main course of sirloin of

beef was accompanied by two merlot wines again from France and Australia Once

again the French wine Les Songes de Magdelaine Grand Cru Saint-Emilion 2006 won

the day This was followed by cheese and biscuits accompanied a Bandol Tardieu-

Laurent from Provence and we were then treated to a San Emilio Pedro Ximenez

Solera Reserva a superb dessert sherry to accompany a coffee cream brulee The

evening was rounded off with coffee and petit fours An excellent evening

Andrea Green

Christine Stephenson James Long Chairman Presenter

Stuart James Andrea

27

Welcome to the Christmas Edition of the magazine I trust everyone is looking forward to the festive season We have some good offers on wine in the adverts that are in this magazine I do hope that you will take advantage of these offers

I went on the wine trip to Spain and this was my first one and it was most enjoyable The first Parador Limpias was superb and we stopped there for lunch on the way back on the back terrace as shown in the pictures

We had time for a drink be-fore our

first lunch on the way to Rioja

The first tasting there was at Marques de Murrieta We had the wine tasting in a beautiful cellar

The pace of the trip was relaxing if time keeping was not important I had my birthday on the Sunday and the group made it such a special day for

me

I would like to thank Howard for organising this fantastic trip I wish everyone a very Happy Xmas and a very Happy

2014 Ann Johnson

28

York Section Report

July For our July event we were treated to a fine evening in the dining room of the St Saviourgate Masonic Hall - the home to the Minster Lodge - six spectacular wines from Chateauneuf-du-Pape - presented by the incomparable Richard Goodacre back on his home Section patch ndash followed by a delicious meal On arrival we enjoyed a zesty Marsanne-Viognier IGP Pays dOc blend whilst taking the opportunity of a tour of the fascinating Lodge Room Richard effortlessly talked us through all the facts and figures about The Popes New Castle - the rough translation for the nightrsquos theme ndash including the awareness of an astounding 19 permissible grape varieties

With our knowledge of the appellation growing by the minute alongside our eager anticipation we launched into a Domaine du Grand Veneur blanc 2011 ndash a big all rounder that would stand up to some of the regionrsquos finest cuisine - followed by a whopping Chacircteau Mont Redon blanc 2011 We then switched to the reds with three shown initially to compare style and the degree of progression of the great 2010 vintage a spicy Domaine Durieu a rich and fruity Domaine du Grand Veneur and a delicious Domaine Chante Cigale The star of the show was a wonderful Chateau la Nerthe 2005 ndash full-bodied dominated by the taste of very ripe fruit with impeccable balance ndash a fitting finale Richard was as captivating as ever and justified beyond a shadow of a doubt the case for showcasing Chateauneuf-du-Pape on its own rather than weaving it into our trip down the Rhocircne themed event last March To round off a fine evening the chef produced a lovely boeuf bourguignon which was gleefully washed down with the remaining mouthfuls of the remaining classy stylish and unique wines in our tasting glasses Jason Valentine

August Joint do with Rotary Club of York at The Chantry

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September

Le Langhe Italian Deli and Restaurant Otto the owner was chef and presenter for the evening and all the wines were imported direct On arrival we were served Prosecco Althea Brut pound998 11 bottled just 15 days before shipping to ensure freshness a hint of citrus on the nose a light sparkle and pear and apple orchard on the palate The theme was ldquoUnusual Italyrdquo and the first wine was certainly that a marmite wine which split opinion Perda Pinta 2011 Guiseppe Sedilesu Granazza grape giving the style of a white port amber in colour 12 month barrel matured and deliberately oxidised full in the mouth and 16 alcohol initial sweet fruit gave way to a complex dry finish

Next we were treated to hand carved suckling pig porchetta with 2 reds to compare and contrast The 2006 Notaparnaro 145 Negromara and Malvesia Nera pound1155 Two years in barrel and initially almost bitter on the finish but it quickly opened and softened big ripe fruit on the nose dark ruby hue with herbs figs concentrated plums and dark berries The 2010 Orpheus- Etna Rosso 14 made from Nerello Mascaese on volcanic Sicilian soil

pound1418 still tannic and capable of ageing but very approachable rich and supple after 12 months in new oak fragrant violets typically Italian flavours of ripe cherries sour berries hints of wood and smoke A fascinating insight into the complex and unique grapes and wine styles that Italy offers Larry Murray

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Whitby Section Reports (cont) July River Gardens Briggswath On a beautiful evening in July we met alongside the river at Sleights to enjoy an evening of wine presented by our own Richard Evans Our welcome wines served al fresco were Prosecco Conegliano Valdobbiadene OCG one from Sainsbury and one from Lidl Both very pleasant but identifying a price differential We moved indoors to continue with a Pinot Gris from New Zealand and a Crozes Hermitage Blanc 2006 to accompany our first course Our sumptuous buffet main course was ably assisted by three reds namely Cote de Nuits Village Le Vaucrain 2002 ChLamothe-Vincent Heritage 2005 and Crozes Hermitage 2004 With a choice of desserts including an enormous sherry trifle came Dom de la Motte 2003 Coteaux du Layon Rochefort August Vinyard Restaurant Whitby Our own Nigel Green presented the August tasting for the Whitby section at the Vinyard restaurant on August 19th Our welcoming wine for the twenty eight diners - including 4 guests one from as far away as Johannesburg - was Champagne from A Carpentier an affordable party drink With our first course of Melon and Parma Ham we sampled Weiber Burgunder amp Chardonnay 2011 Vieilles Vignes Reisling 2010 from the Alsace and also Veigadares Rias Baixas 2008 an oaked Spanish white of 85 alvarino grape For main course we ate breast of chicken with a tarragon cream sauce

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Lifes too short to drink bad wine

H C Wines is well known to Yorkshire Sommelier members ndash itrsquos been our pleasure to have visited all sections over the last ten years or so many of them on several occasions If you donrsquot know us wersquore a local independent wine merchant based in York and owned by Andy Clarke and

John Hattam and wersquore delighted to support the Sommeliers magazine

We believe that lifes too short to drink bad wine and source and import interesting individual and affordable wines from all over the world with an emphasis on France Most of these are

from small producers whose wines yoursquoll never find in the big supermarkets

We sell by the mixed case (minimum 12 bottles any combination) to over four hundred satisfied private customers and we also supply the trade - restaurants hotels pubs and retail

We particularly enjoy hosting wine tastings for Yorkshire Sommelier sections as well as a wide variety of corporate and private clients

Browse our website at wwwhcwinescouk to see our full range and to discover what previous clients have said about our wine tasting eventshellip

Quote Sommeliers for a 5 discount on any order in response to this advertisement - delivery is free in York and North Yorkshire

46 Oakland Avenue York YO31 1DF T 01904 421345 M 07785 531080

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accompanied by Mount Langi Ghiran Grampians Shiraz 2000 from Victoria Australia alongside Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2007 With our blueberry mousse dessert we sampled a honeyed Chenin Blanc from the Loire - Domaine des Aubuisieres Le Marigny Vouvray 1995 Certainly a night of good food good wine and good friends October Sanders Yard Whitby At Sanders Yard on Church Street we were treated to a presentation from Janet from Maison Louis Latour Our welcoming drink was 100 Pinot Noir Simmonet Febvre Cremont de Bourgogne Rose The only sparkling wine from Chablis had a fresh acidic taste with berry fruits and vanilla Then we moved to an intermediate Louis Latour Vine Clesse 2010 fresh tasting with hints of pear honey and muscat To accompany our first course of Smoked Haddock Chowder we sampled Montagny le Grand Roche 1 cru 2010 and Mersault Goutte dor 1er cru 2008 With our chicken main course we tasted Cote de Beaune Villages 2010 and yet another premier cru Aloxe Corton les Chaillots 1 er cru 2007 The evening concluded with dessert accompanied by Vida Fleury Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2010 a wine said to be equally at home with blue cheese or chocolate and fruit Hugh Rayner

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The Yorkshire Sommelier wishes you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2014 Enjoy your wine tastings

Text in Calibri is attributed to various authors

All Text in Comic Sans MS is by the Editor

The magazine is also available on the Guilds Website

The webmaster is David Robinson 98a Tadcaster Road YORK YO24 1LT Tel 01904 702808 e-mail webmasteryorkshiresommelierscouk

The Guild of Yorkshire Sommeliers would like to increase its overall membership and so an incentive scheme has been approved by the committee

If you are able to recruit a new member to join then you will be rewarded with a bottle of wine which is kindly being donated by Fred Brown Deirdre Buchanan To receive this complete the slip below and return to Mike Harrison Subscriptions Secretary with membership application form

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Name of member_______________________________________

Section_______________________________________________

Name(s) of prospective member(s)__________________________

_____________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

31

Lifes too short to drink bad wine

H C Wines is well known to Yorkshire Sommelier members ndash itrsquos been our pleasure to have visited all sections over the last ten years or so many of them on several occasions If you donrsquot know us wersquore a local independent wine merchant based in York and owned by Andy Clarke and

John Hattam and wersquore delighted to support the Sommeliers magazine

We believe that lifes too short to drink bad wine and source and import interesting individual and affordable wines from all over the world with an emphasis on France Most of these are

from small producers whose wines yoursquoll never find in the big supermarkets

We sell by the mixed case (minimum 12 bottles any combination) to over four hundred satisfied private customers and we also supply the trade - restaurants hotels pubs and retail

We particularly enjoy hosting wine tastings for Yorkshire Sommelier sections as well as a wide variety of corporate and private clients

Browse our website at wwwhcwinescouk to see our full range and to discover what previous clients have said about our wine tasting eventshellip

Quote Sommeliers for a 5 discount on any order in response to this advertisement - delivery is free in York and North Yorkshire

46 Oakland Avenue York YO31 1DF T 01904 421345 M 07785 531080

E johnhcwinescouk wwwhcwinescouk

accompanied by Mount Langi Ghiran Grampians Shiraz 2000 from Victoria Australia alongside Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2007 With our blueberry mousse dessert we sampled a honeyed Chenin Blanc from the Loire - Domaine des Aubuisieres Le Marigny Vouvray 1995 Certainly a night of good food good wine and good friends October Sanders Yard Whitby At Sanders Yard on Church Street we were treated to a presentation from Janet from Maison Louis Latour Our welcoming drink was 100 Pinot Noir Simmonet Febvre Cremont de Bourgogne Rose The only sparkling wine from Chablis had a fresh acidic taste with berry fruits and vanilla Then we moved to an intermediate Louis Latour Vine Clesse 2010 fresh tasting with hints of pear honey and muscat To accompany our first course of Smoked Haddock Chowder we sampled Montagny le Grand Roche 1 cru 2010 and Mersault Goutte dor 1er cru 2008 With our chicken main course we tasted Cote de Beaune Villages 2010 and yet another premier cru Aloxe Corton les Chaillots 1 er cru 2007 The evening concluded with dessert accompanied by Vida Fleury Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2010 a wine said to be equally at home with blue cheese or chocolate and fruit Hugh Rayner

32

The Yorkshire Sommelier wishes you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2014 Enjoy your wine tastings

Text in Calibri is attributed to various authors

All Text in Comic Sans MS is by the Editor

The magazine is also available on the Guilds Website

The webmaster is David Robinson 98a Tadcaster Road YORK YO24 1LT Tel 01904 702808 e-mail webmasteryorkshiresommelierscouk

The Guild of Yorkshire Sommeliers would like to increase its overall membership and so an incentive scheme has been approved by the committee

If you are able to recruit a new member to join then you will be rewarded with a bottle of wine which is kindly being donated by Fred Brown Deirdre Buchanan To receive this complete the slip below and return to Mike Harrison Subscriptions Secretary with membership application form

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Name of member_______________________________________

Section_______________________________________________

Name(s) of prospective member(s)__________________________

_____________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

32

The Yorkshire Sommelier wishes you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2014 Enjoy your wine tastings

Text in Calibri is attributed to various authors

All Text in Comic Sans MS is by the Editor

The magazine is also available on the Guilds Website

The webmaster is David Robinson 98a Tadcaster Road YORK YO24 1LT Tel 01904 702808 e-mail webmasteryorkshiresommelierscouk

The Guild of Yorkshire Sommeliers would like to increase its overall membership and so an incentive scheme has been approved by the committee

If you are able to recruit a new member to join then you will be rewarded with a bottle of wine which is kindly being donated by Fred Brown Deirdre Buchanan To receive this complete the slip below and return to Mike Harrison Subscriptions Secretary with membership application form

mdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdashmdash

Name of member_______________________________________

Section_______________________________________________

Name(s) of prospective member(s)__________________________

_____________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________