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Tasting Report October 2024
Tasting at Las Rotas linking wine and music and presented by Patrick Harrild with 72 members and guests present. The wines were all from DO Navarra with music played by professional guitarist Miguel Diaz Wine 1 Name and Vintage Bodegas Caudalia UMEA Garnacha DO Navarra 2023 13% Price per bottle €7.50 Wine 1 Description A dry rosado, light but with…
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Next Trip October 2025
It is anticipated that the next wine trip will run from Tuesday 7th October for 1 night. Your wine trip team are currently working on the programme and expect to make an announcement with details later in the year. It is anticipated that the May 2026 trip will take place from the 5th – 9th May 2026.
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Trip Report October 2024
The report for this trip is in preparation and should appear here very soon. Please come back.
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Newsletter October 2024
Dear members I hope that you all had a great summer. Those of us in the Costa Blanca are enjoying the more moderate temperatures, the less busy restaurants and dodging the rain showers whilst comforting ourselves with the phrase ‘we need the rain really’. At our first Tasting after the summer we were very lucky to avoid the downpour at…
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Tasting Report September 2024
TASTING REPORT SEPTEMBER 2024 – MONTESANCO TEULADA Our latest tasting was held on 19 September at the superb setting of Montesanco winery in Teulada, hosted by Neville and Sara Richardson. As part of our plan to vary the locations and types of events to which our members and guests are invited, this was a very different tasting. An excellent selection…
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Newsletter August 2024
Dear members I hope that, wherever in the world you are, you are enjoying our summer break. It already seems a long time since our highly enjoyable pre summer event at Puerto Blanco. Hopefully some of you will have seen the very positive write up in the last ever edition of the Costa Blanca News.For those of you who have…
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Tasting report June 2024
CBWS Tasting held on 20 June 2024 attended by 54 members and guests. The June Tasting was held at the popular and beautiful setting of Puerto Blanco in Calpe, hosted by Neville and Sara. The wines from Rioja were presented by Gonzalo Lainez (export manager of Grupo Principe de Viana) and supplied by Bodegas Blasco in Teulada. Members were offered…
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Tasting Report May 2024
CBWS Tasting held on 16/05/24 at Denia Yacht Club, and attended by 46 members and 8 guests. A presentation of 5 wines from Bodega San Isidro, Jumilla. Wines were presented by Antonio Lopez, Commercial Manager and Julien Bodin, Export Manager Wine 1 Name and Vintage Celia Verdejo, 2023 Price per bottle €5.99/5.36* Wine 1 Description Bright pale yellow with greenish hints. Bold…
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Trip report May 2024
All 33 participants were on board the “wine bus” at 8.30 sharp on Tuesday 7th May for the trip to Costers del Segre in the Province of Lleida in Catalunya. We were headed to the small town of Balaguer, the capital of the Noguera region. It is located beside the river Segre, a tributary of the Ebro, which gives its name…
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Tasting report April 2024
CBWS Tasting held on 18/04/24 at Ca La Iaia, Moraira and attended by 52 members and guests Wines from Castilla y Leon presented by Tim and Sandy Fawle. We tasted 5 wines from different DO’s in this region. Castilla y Leon is one of the most important wine regions in Spain which includes 9 DO’s as well as many Vinos de la Tierra. Red wines, and the Tempranillo grape…