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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 Fergus & Joan Fitztpatrick on “Exploring Garnacha”. All the wines we tasted were 100% Garnacha, each wine from a different DO. The tasting report is available HERE. Our next wine tasting is on 16 April at the Denia Yacht Club, when Tony & Gro Salter will host what promises to…
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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 Blanca, D.O. Emporda 2024 Price per bottle €11.05 Wine 1 Description Pale yellow with some green reflections. In the nose it reminds of fresh fruits and displays some fine spicy notes. In the mouth it is well-balanced, fresh, enveloping. This is a complex, long-lasting wine, nice, with a marked varietal…
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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 we had an enthusiastic and very informative presentation and an interesting tasting from the owner of Acústic Cellars, DO Montsant, Albert Jane. This prestigious bodega presented 5 wines (2 whites and 3 reds) all of which have been rated by Peñin,Robert Parker and Tim Atkin at 90 to 93 points. The Tasting…
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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 other International wine experts. It was a pleasure to welcome Albert Jane, the owner, to repeat a visit and present his wines with his daughter Paula. It was an excellent tasting where CBWS members were given the opportunity to purchase these high quality wines at favourable prices. Wine 1 Name…
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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 include a sparkling wine tasting from Spain — it’s been a few years since we last explored Cava, so bubbles will once again be firmly on the agenda. We also have two bodega presentations to look forward to: one later this month featuring wines from the DO Montsant, and another…
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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, and the food was also of a very high quality. A good evening was had by all. Wine 1 Name and Vintage Gotas de Mar 2024. 100% Godello from DO Ribeiro, Hammeken Cellars Price per bottle €11.69 Wine 1 Description The vines are 15 -25 year old and the grapes…
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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. Monastrell, Cabernet Sauvignon from Bodega Luzon in Jumilla DO €22.70 Cellar de La Fontana, Javea El Primer Paso. 100% tinta de toro from Bodega Dominio del Bendito in the DO of Toro €12.10 Bodegas Leopoldo Las Ocho. Pago Chozas de Carrascal in DO of Valencia €30 Casa del Vino, Javea…
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Newsletter January 2026
President’s newsletter, AGM and Tasting January 2026 Dear membersI hope that your Christmas and New Year planning is now at a very advanced stage so that all you need to do now is sit back, enjoy your favourite glass of wine and relax. Wishful thinking? This is my last newsletter as your President, so I thought that I would give a brief summary of the review which I will present in more detail at January’s AGM. On becoming your President I made it clear that I wouldcarry out the role for two years and over that period we have seen our membership grow from about 100 to 150 with 21…
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Tasting Report December 2025
CBWS Tasting held on 11 December 2025 at A Bordo (Javea Yacht Club) attended by 62 members and 2 pending members. At one of our favourite venues, Neville and Sara presented the Annual President’s Gala Dinner and Tasting.The dress was formal but the atmosphere was fun and relaxed with table and individual games, competing for iconic prizes. Sara and Neville also presented each attendee with a special present marking the last Tasting of Neville’s Presidency. A great end to a highly successful CBWS year combining a diverse range of tastings with a growing and more diverse range of members. Wine 1 Name and Vintage Vinyes del Terrer Blanc 2023 D.O. Catalunya.…
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AGM 2026
Minutes of AGM at Hotel Les Rotes Denia on January 15, 2026