The newly formed Wymondham Wine Group had its first tasting session on 20th September at the North Wymondham Community Centre. The theme for the evening was Award Winning Wines, selected from the Decanter Magazine 2022 International Wine Awards, and all readily available from retailers in the Wymondham area. A highly entertaining evening ensued as Colin and Fiona introduced four white wines and four red wines from across the globe, including France, New Zealand and Argentina. Some wines were well known, such as Champagne and Rioja, but others were definitely off the beaten track - Falanghina anybody? (It’s from the Campania region of Italy, near Napoli).

At the end of a highly enjoyable evening, the attendees voted for their favourite and best value wines and the overall winner was a wine from Saumur in the Loire valley in France, made from a grape called Cabernet Franc. It is called Les Nivieres and is available locally in Waitrose, and interestingly was the second cheapest wine on show!

Here’s what the group said about the tasting:

“As an absolute beginner, it was very informative and an excellent selection of wines. Roll on the next tasting”

“Very enjoyable and sociable evening”

“Colin and Fiona are very good teachers for all levels of those who enjoy wine”

“Educational, enlightening and very enjoyable and can’t wait for the next one”

The next meeting of this not for profit group is on Tuesday 18 October. The theme will be Wines from South Africa and if you’d like to join us please contact Colin Harvey to book a place. The price will be £15 per person. Colin.Harvey237@icloud.com