JOHN’S OLD ITALIANS TASTING: A 90th BIRTHDAY TO REMEMBER Once again, we were all gathered at Tetley Place for John’s “Old Italians” Tasting, and also to celebrate his 90th birthday — so the evening featured all his favourite things: old‑style Italian wines, maps, pie and peas, and cake. He was very happy. To get the…
A WINE ODYSSEY Our wine host for the evening was Meganne, an archaeologist specialising in Classical archaeology, who decided to bring together two of her favourite things: ancient history and wine. She guided us on a journey across the Mediterranean, told through seven wines. After setting the scene and providing a beautiful ancient map, we…
NIGEL UNCORKED: A PERFECT SUMMER GARDEN PARTY For once, the sun shone brightly for this year’s Bingley Summer Garden Party, held at Andrea’s farm in Elslack. It was a beautiful day, and everyone looked lovely in their summer gear and sun hats — thanks to Andrea’s grandchildren’s dressing‑up box, everyone was sun‑safe. Not a kagoul…
A SPANISH SELECTION A small, select group gathered in the lounge at Tetley Place for our June tasting. We had hoped to be out in the garden on a pleasant summer’s evening, but instead found ourselves turning the heating on. Undeterred, John had been let loose to put together a Spanish tasting — whites first,…
DAVID LAWSON – WINES HE’S ENJOYING AT THE MOMENT As the group gathered for the evening’s tasting, Honor welcomed Michael and Val France back from their eventful travels, introduced Tom as a new guest, and greeted David Lawson from Chez Vin in Otley. She had asked David to present “wines that are interesting and different,”…
OFF PISTE – THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED Our April meeting took us “off piste” with an intriguing selection of lesser‑known grape varieties and regions, expertly sourced from The Wright Wine Company. The line‑up offered members a chance to explore distinctive styles from France, Georgia, New Zealand, Italy, Ukraine and Uruguay. Whites Jacquère, Abymes, Savoie, France…
GREEK WINE: WHY DON’T WE KNOW MORE ABOUT IT? Despite being one of the world’s oldest wine‑producing regions, Greece remains surprisingly under‑the‑radar for many wine lovers. With hundreds of indigenous grape varieties — most rarely seen outside the country — Greek wine can feel both ancient and undiscovered at the same time. Six of us,…