Wine

The Society was formed in 1978 by a group of home wine and beer enthusiast members.

Times change, and with the advent of cheap good quality supermarket wines the number of wine makers has now considerably reduced.

The Society has developed more into a wine and food appreciation Society and holds popular wine tastings at regular intervals plus talks on food, along with a wide range of topics of general interest. Annual party nights, when we have dinner, plus entertainment and our Vice President's evening when strawberries and cream with wine are served, also accompanied by entertainment are very popular.

Meetings are held usually on one Friday evening per month between September and June.

Wine section Programme for 2009-2010

2009

Fri 05 Jun...........Vice President's Evening

Fri 11 Sept..........The World of Wine - Film, Wine and Food.

Fri 09 Oct...........Wine and Food Tasting.

Fri 13 Nov..........The History of Chocolate by Charles Hardy.

Fri 11 Dec..........Christmas Party - Chrsitmas Musoc by Geoff Scargill.

2010

Fri 08 Jan............Pass the Port - with Dr George Beaumont.

Fri 12 Feb............Valentine's - Fish and Chip Supper.

Fri 12 Mar..........They're Off! - Horse Racing with a Twist.

Fri 23 April.........Easter Bonnet Parade - and Wine Tasting.

Fri 21 May.........AGM

Fri 18 Jun...........Vice President's Evening - with Summer Delights.

Visits to places of interest with a wine or food theme such as the BBC Food and Drink exhibition in Birmingham, and Brewery visits, are planned, together with Dinner outings. Non - wine makers are most welcome although the requirements of wine makers will never be overlooked.

Please note that entry to some of our events is by ticket purchased in advance.

Please watch the notice board in the club for details.

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