Wine

The Society was formed in 1978 by a group of home wine and beer enthusiast members who could share their knowledge, hold their own competitions, and also compete in outside competitions.

The Society has achieved and continues to achieve considerable success in this field.

Times change, and with the advent of cheap good quality supermarket wines the number of wine makers has now considerably reduced, although we do still have a small but active group within the Society.

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 2007-2008 2007

Fri 9 Nov...........Joint evening with Caracamp "The spices of life" By Michael Clarke

Fri 7 Dec...........Winemaking and judging By Noel Christopher

2008

Fri 11 Jan..........Cheese and wine evening

Fri 8 Feb............Social evening

Fri 14 Mar.........Quiz night

Fri 11 April.........Theme evening

Fri 9 May............AGM

Fri 13 or 20 Jun...........Vice President's Evening

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.

If you wish to have any more information, please contact our Chairman, at 01663 765596.

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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