Preet Sahota is one of our Society's most popular speakers and needs no introduction to those who have been members for more than a couple of years. He has a reputation for bringing us lesser known wines from the new world, especially South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. We like the wines he shows us and they are well priced. So it comes as no surprise that Preet holds the record for the amount of wine ordered at our tastings.
By popular demand, Keith will be digging deep into his cellar to bring you some superb wines, which will hopefully get us in the mood for the upcoming Christmas celebrations.
I can think of no better way to start our 40th anniversary year than with a presentation by Master of Wine Richard Bampfield. There are only a small number of Masters of Wine in the world, so it is always a privilege to be able to welcome one of their ranks to present to us at the Whitewater Valley Wine Society. For many years, Richard has been a consultant to Lidl’s wine buying team and shares his vast experience with them. He has a huge influence on the wines which appear on their shelves. He will give us a behind-the-scenes insight into the wine buying philosophy at Lidl. We’ll find out how they source their wines, what influence they have over the winemakers and how they know which wines their customers will like.
We have many wine enthusiasts within our Society and it’s always good to taste wines which are recommended by them. That's why this month we will open the floor to eight of our members, who will each introduce a wine of their choice.
The Whitewater Valley Wine Society will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2027. Our main celebration event of the year will be a gala dinner, to be held on Friday 5th March 2027.
Bookings for this dinner are now open. Please contact Keith for more details.
Edmond de Rothschild.
More details soon.
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This month we welcome Andrew Niven, who is presenting to us for the first time. Andrew is Owner of Waterside Wines, who are based in our home county of Hampshire. Andrew is enthusiastic about the wines of Italy and tonight he’ll be showing us his pick from their portfolio.
More details soon.