Back at my Alma mater last night hosting another busy alumni wine tasting with 16 wines to taste in a fun walkabout setting - for @uniofstandrews - at the end of graduation week.
Most popular wines:
SPARKLING WINE
Sussex, England: Roebuck Estate Rose de Noirs 2017 STAR WINE OF THE NIGHT
DRY WHITES
Attica, Greece: Malagousia Kokotos 2022 £14.50 @thewinesociety1874 BEST VALUE
Marlborough, New Zealand: Dog Point Chardonnay 2021 @dogpointvineyard
Alsace, France: Gewürztraminer Roche Calcaire 2019 @zindhumbrecht £31 @drinkmonger
Tenerife, Canary Islands: Listan Blanco 2022 Vinatigo
REDS
Adelaide Hills, S Australia : @alphaboxdice Dolcetto 2019
Puglia, Italy: Primitivo ‘62 anniversario’ @sanmarzanowines
SWEET
SW France: Cabidos Cuvee Clement Petit Manseng 2020 @thewinesociety1874
FORTIFIED
Jerez, Spain: Oloroso Encontrado 1-5 @sanchezromate
Mystery bottle: Napa Cellars Pinot Noir 2018
We were also joined by the winemaker & family of Fenestra winery in California showing his delicious Barbera & other wines @fenestra_winery
#standrews #scotland #wine #winetasting #standrewsuniversity
A big thank you to everyone who joined us at the Alternative Spanish Varietals Masterclass hosted by @spainfoodwine @thebalmoral in Edinburgh this week - on such a gorgeous day outside - hope you found some interesting wines.
🥂Most popular white: Flor de Albihar 2021 Rico Neuvo from DO Cebreros @morenowines
🍷Most popular red: Ad Libitum Monastel de Rioja 2018 Bodegas Juan Carlos Sancha from DOCa Rioja @freixenetuk - the only wine in the world made with this grape!🍇
#spain #wine #cebreros #rioja #riberasacra #utielrequena #sierradesalamanca #terraalta #winetasting #edinburgh #scotland
🇫🇷 Last night’s French Classics Dinner @prestonfieldhouseedinburgh - amazing evening with great food, fine wine & service - complimented by a gorgeously sunny evening.
🥂Our next Prestonfield fine wine dinner will be 27 November 2024 - see you there!
#finewinedinner #edinburgh #scotland #frenchclassics #champagne #loire #alsace #burgundy #bordeaux #rhone