Alumni Club presents Wines of Ukraine
Ukraine is one of Europe’s oldest yet least explored wine-producing countries, with a winemaking history shaped by ancient civilisations, shifting borders and, more recently, remarkable resilience. In recent years, a new generation of producers has begun to reintroduce Ukrainian wines to an international audience, …
One of Erica’s many strings to her bow as a WSET educator is being a VDP ambassador. She organised three VDP winemakers from the Ahr and Mittelrhein regions in Germany to discuss and showcase two of each of their wines. This was an excellent opportunity for the Alumni Club to …
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It was a special treat for all of us to have our Alumni Club hosted by legendary winemaker Ernst Loosen this February. Our Alumni Club members had a rare opportunity to try seven Dr. Loosen wines, made with the signature grape of the Mosel, Riesling, while speaking with Ernst Loosen …
Read MoreDuring the last days of June, with summer just around the corner, our Enjoy Discovering Wine Alumni Club welcomed warmth and sunshine with wines from Alsace.
Sheltered from oceanic influence by the Vosges mountains, and settled between Germany and France, the Alsace wine region is influenced by both countries in terms …
VDP Alumni Club tasting May 2022
The end of May found our Alumni Wine Club members tasting wines from our final “VDP Series”; a trilogy of tastings where we had the rare chance to try a variety of quality wines from Germany.
Our flight featured wines from the regions of Franken, Nahe, …
VDP Alumni Club tasting March 2022
As an Ambassador for the VDP.Die Prädikatsweingüter, Erica hosted our second VDP tasting event, part of a series focused on quality wines from Germany. The Verband Deutscher Prädikats- und Qualitätsweingüter e. V. (VDP) is an association of around 200 German wine producers, whose members produce …
Read MoreThe 2022 Alumni events began in January with the first of our VDP tastings – Dia Grigoriou details below in her blog all about the event and the fabulous wines we all had the opportunity to taste.
The VDP Series Weingut Karl Haidle & Maximin Grünhaus
When Erica announced a series focusing …
It’s always a tricky one to decide, what wine to have at a barbecue? On hot sunny days, a cool, refreshing chilled bottle of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, or a dry rosé could serve us well. However, we must consider if this style of wine is going to stand up …
Read MoreBonfire Night Wine Pairings. So what food do we have on bonfire night? For those non-UK readers this is a tradition in the UK when we remember Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. This was an attempt by thirteen conspirators to blow up parliament and King James I in 1605 …
Read MoreWhilst my youngest son was still in Primary school one of his topics was the Caribbean. He came home one weekend with a homework task to find and cook a Jamaican recipe of his choice. He knew exactly what he wanted to make – Jerk Chicken. So after a quick …
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