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Trip Report May 2026
Costa Blanca Wine Society Wine Trip DO Vinos de Madrid – May 2026 (Further images can be found on our gallery page by clicking here) 34 Members joined the four-day Wine Trip to DO Madrid centred on the beautiful town of Aranjuez on the banks of the river Tajo. Our hotel was the NH Coleccion Palacio de Aranjuez with stunning…
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Newsletter May 2026
Dear Members, Welcome to your May newsletter. I hope you all had a wonderful Easter break, whether you spent it here in sunny Spain or travelled elsewhere. It’s lovely to feel the summer warmth finally starting to arrive. A Look Back at AprilWe had such a fantastic evening on April 16th. A huge thank you to Tony and Gro Salter…
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Tasting Report April 2026
CBWS Tasting held on 16/04/2026 at The Club Nautico in Denia and attended by 73 members and guests. Tony Salter introduced the tasting format which was “My Favourite Wine”. Each of five presenters from the membership would present a wine and explain why they had chosen it. There would be a show ofhands at the end to decide which was…
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Newsletter April 2026
Dear Members, Welcome to Spring, although Winter does seem to be clinging onto the weather. At the last tasting in February, we had the opportunity to buy the wines direct from the winery. Members spent 2300€, all the wines have arrived safely in Javea and have been collected from Tim Fawle. On 19 March we had an excellent presentation from…
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Tasting Report March 2026
Exploring Garnacha hosted by Joan and Fergus Fitzpatrick. The idea behind the evening was to explore the Garnacha grape across the spectrum of Blanco, Rosado and Tinto with expressions of the grape from different regions of Spain. The tasting was held at the Javea Golf Club and attended by 56 members and guests. Wine 1 Name and Vintage Nomes Garnatxa…
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Newsletter March 2026
Dear Members, At last, the signs of Spring arriving have started to appear, the yellow peril of pine pollen, the jonquils in the Jalon valley are nodding their yellow heads and the dawn chorus has started. Our third Tasting of 2026 is not far away and there are a couple of CBWS activities to tell you about. On 19 February…
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Tasting Report February 2026
Our February Tasting was held in Los Amigos restaurant in Javea with a presentation by Acustic Cellar, and hosted by Tim Fawle. Acustic Celler was discovered when the 2022 Wine Trip visited the Montsant DO. The unique wine making of these excellent wines has achieved acclaim throughout Europe, and have gained high points by Guia Peñin, Robert Parker and many…
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Newsletter February 2026
Dear Members, A very warm (and slightly belated!) Happy New Year to you all 🍾 I hope 2026 has started well and that your glasses have never been empty for too long. We’re delighted to tell you that our 2026 programme of events is now live on the website and promises a wonderful mix of tastings, locations, and wines. Highlights…
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Tasting Report January 2026
CBWS AGM & January tasting held on 19/01/26 at Les Rotes, Denia and attended by 56 members and guests. As usual for our first tasting of a new year it was a look back at our highest scoring wines of 2025. We did not score the wines this time. It was a very good tasting. All the wines were excellent,…
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Wines Tasted 2026
Prices shown were those available to the society on the date of the tasting Wines Tasted Cost Average Points Obtainable from January – Favourite Wines of 2025 (The wines were not scored this evening) Gotas de Mar. 100% Godello from DO Ribeiro, Hammeken Cellars €11.69 Bodegas Aguilar, Ondara Mirada Rosé 2024 VDT Castilla, Hammeken Cellars 100% Bobal €7.25 Bodegas Aguilar Por Ti.…