| TT102 | Champagne - Gregory Bowden, private wine merchant and WSET Diploma lecturer £95 3rd December 2008 - 6.30 to 8.00 pm Click here to view the Champagnes that will be shown Or alternatively, "the glorious 1996 and other vintages". Experience the delights of top class Champagnes with expert tutelage. If anyone was in doubt as to what to buy or drink over the festive season, then this might be the evening that produces the answers besides exuding a sense of euphoria. |
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| TT104 | Pinot Noir - Michael Buriak, AIWS, Short Course Programme Manager £60.00 18th June 2009 - 6.30 to 8.00 pm This has now become an annual event with a loyal following and long may that continue – but please, newcomers always welcome to the initiation ceremony of this most stand alone, fickle, versatile, sensitive, charismatic and enticing of grape varieties. Once again, Michael Buriak of WSET will tantalize and titillate the taste buds of all present to the various styles and flavours that Pinot Noir offers. Twelve wines tasted blind – do they represent Old World or New World? – can you taste price, quality and money on the palate? Bring to mind the famous Michael Broadbent MW saying that “The sight of a label is worth fifty years experience”. As always, one or two surprises might materialise from this most famous of Pinot Noir magical hats. Only reverential fear and admiration is required on the night. |
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