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Wine
Appreciation 2
Our
meetings are essentially to give Mansfield U3A members friendly,
relaxed evenings, whilst, at the same time, fostering a desire to know
more about good wine. A number of wines will be tasted.
Programme
of tastings - 2012
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| Date |
Tasting |
Hosts |
Wednesday
January 18th |
Southern
Italian Reds |
MRA
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Wednesday
February 22nd |
A
Taste of France dinner. £14.50 each
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West
Notts College |
Wednesday
March 21st |
Chilean
White
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K/NS
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Wednesday
April 18th |
South
African Reds. Priced between £7.00 -
£9.00 Ann et Vin / Waitrose Newark
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J/M |
Wednesday
May 16th |
Mike's
Choice White
Wines
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MRA
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Wednesday
June 20th |
Chile. Cabernet
Sauvignon
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R/C |
| June
TBA |
Summer BBQ |
TBA |
Wednesday
July 18th |
South
African Whites. Priced between £7.00 -
£9.00 Ann et Vin / Waitrose Newark
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G/M |
Wednesday
August 15th |
Own
Choice of Wine
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R/C |
Wednesday
September 19th |
Italy.
Pinot Grigio |
G/M |
Wednesday
October 17th |
Rioja |
K/NS |
Wednesday
November 21st
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Spanish
Whites.
(Rueda / Rioja white)
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J/M
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Wednesday
December 12th |
Christmas
Meal at Mike’s. Bring own choice of wine. |
MRA |
Helpful
Links
Ann et Vin - an independent wine retailer in Newark,
opposite the Castle. There’s a very interesting range at all prices
plus a café and deli. Great place to visit.
Barrels & Bottles - another independent
retailer, but on an industrial estate outside Chesterfield at
Sheepbridge on the way to Sheffield. The site looks quite interesting –
and offers cookery lessons too
From Vineyards Direct - offers a small range of
quality France, Italy and Spain, imported direct from the growers and
delivered to your door at the click of a mouse at prices well below
traditional outlets
Gauntley's - this Nottingham fine wine merchant
offers vintage wines from the Rhone Valley, Alsace, Champagne,
Burgundy, Loire, Provence, Southern France, Spain, Germany and Italy
Majestic
Wine Warehouses - this award winning chain has many offers and is
good value if you buy six. Free delivery around Mansfield from their
Nottingham store
Stone,
Vine & Sun - specialise in the Rhône, Burgundy,
Languedoc-Roussillon, and the Loire Valley, plus South Africa and South
America; their monthly mixed case offers are good value.
Supermarket Wines - .goes through the supermarkets
& tells you the wines that have been recommended by newspaper wine
critics. A very useful site
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Contact:
Mike Allen
Phone: 653345
email: mikeallen@lichfieldave.freeserve.co.uk
Meeting venue: Various
When: Third
Wednesday 7.30
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