Anything But Chardonnay - Really?

The first event of 2024 proved to be very unusual - whites only. As far as I am aware this was a first for the wine club, not least because every wine was a Chardonnay. 

The host for the night was Sam Newman, one of the clubs many talented members. Sam takes her wine seriously and has recently received her first qualification in the subject.

It was a fascinating evening with many lessons to be learnt which should prompt us all to think before responding to a waiter by saying, "I'll have anything but Chardonnay".

The welcome wine was a Champagne:

Thereafter the wines were presented in pairs. Throughout the evening Sam asked the guests to indicate which of the two wines in each pair they preferred, and finally to choose their overall favourite. As might be expected there was absolutely no consensus! 

The first pair consisted of two French wines, a Pays d'Oc and ...

a Beaujolais Blanc

Next we were introduced to an Australian and ...

a Chilean Chardonnay

The third pair came from South Africa and ...

California

Another wonderful evening of wine tasting and fellowship was had at the wine club!

The club (generally) meets on the last Friday of every alternative month (January, March, May, July, September and November). 

The next meeting will be on Friday March 22, 2024 (rather than the last Friday of March which is Good Friday). 

New members are always welcome. You do not need to be a wine expert, but just be interested in exploring wines from around the world. The March 2024 meeting will be an exploration of high altitude South American wines.