Toni's Hen Party

On Saturday 6th October we had two games of International rugby AND twenty or so beautiful ladies to entertain! No wonder I have to beat off hopeful applicants for my job with a stick.

Out of the nine wines we tasted during the afternoon, their favourites seemed to be Weynand's Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Champagne, Blue Cutting Road Chardonnay/Viognier from O'Leary Walker, Julienas from Gry-Sablon, Chateau Croix de Rambeau from St. Emilion and Joe Ceravolo's Sangiovese.

I hope that they enjoyed it and I hope the rest of their week-end in Bath went well. Good luck to Toni and her man on the 19th.

A fun tasting with a great crowd, England actually playing as a team and winning and the All Blacks losing to the French. Result!

I've put two images of the group as I couldn't decide which one was best.

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Wedding Parents' Tasting

On the 27th September we did a tasting for two couples. They were the parents of some newly-weds and it was a present to both sets of parents, thanking them for the wedding. What a great idea! They were given a stay at the Queensberry Hotel, a visit to the Bath Spa centre for the two mums and a city tour for the dads and then an evening tasting with us. Wasn't that a really nice thing to arrange?
We don't normally do events for four people as we think that you need a few more to maintain a good atmosphere, but this was the exception. Two lovely couples, the mums still almost blushing with pleasure over the thought that they had spent some of the afternoon sharing a bath with Tom Conti.
The second after their departure I remembered my camera. Damn.
Their families are planning to get together for a holiday in France next year and our offer of introducing them to some of our winegrowers still stands.
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Officers' Mess Tasting

On the 20th September, we were invited to a nearby military base to do a tasting evening at their Officers' Mess. There was a great turnout and the Mess had provided some excellent British cheeses. Ifor and I poured and talked for a few hours.
We all seemed to enjoy the evening and our thanks to Keith and the President of the Mess Committee for inviting us.
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Monkton Combe School Anniversary Fair

After an aborted date at the end of July due to the continuous rain, the Anniversary Fair went ahead on a fantastically hot Saturday 15th September in the afternoon. Our tent overlooked the Midford valley which must be one of the most beautiful countrysides around.

This was a great opportunity for us to introduce ourselves to a lot of new people. We acted more as a bar than a tutored tasting, but it was a successful day nevertheless.

One of the organised events was quite special: Two donkeys, owned by some neighbours, were put in a fenced off area which had been marked in a grid system with white paint. Each square had its own reference, A2, C4 etc. The idea was that one had to guess which square one of the donkeys did his/her business in. You've got to agree that you don't get the opportunity of taking part in this kind of skilled game very often.

Anyway, happily with hindsight, we missed the result!

We finished the day with a few good orders. Our Menetou-Salon from Pierre Jacolin as did the Beaujolais-Villages from Domaine de Gry-Sablon were particularly popular.

Many thanks to Megan Witty for asking us to the event.

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