A Record of Wines Tasted The Long List November 1995 - December 2019 guws.co.uk Find us on Grand Union Wine Society Summary of Wine-Tastings November 1995 to December 2019 2019 ................................................................................................................8 December 13th - Festive Tasting - Duncan Murray of Duncan Murray Wines ......................................8 October 11th - South America - Condor Wines .......................................................................................8 September 13th - -Rioja - Quentin Sadler.................................................................................................. 8 August 9th - Member’s Tasting ...................................................................................................................9 July 12th - Australia - Watlington Fine Wines .............................................................................................9 June 14th - Jordan Estate ...........................................................................................................................9 May 10th - Taittinger Champagne - Nick Gent, RD Wines (Rodney Densem Wines) ..........................9 April 12th - Villa Maria Wines, New Zealand - Angela Lewis .................................................................10 March 8th - Wines of Uruguay - Carla Bertellotti ....................................................................................10 February 8th - Portugal - Mentzendorff ,Antony Davies and Ian Phillips .............................................10 January 11th - South of France - Duncan Murray of Duncan Murray Wines ......................................10 2018 ..............................................................................................................11 December 14th - Festive Tasting - James Long, Corney and Barrow ..................................................11 November 9th - Chateau Musar - – Jane Sowter, Chateau Musar .....................................................11 October 12th - Italy - Shawbury Wine, Daniel Partington .....................................................................11 September 14th - New Zealand/Australia - The Antipodean Sommelier, ...........................................11 August 10th - Member’s Tasting ...............................................................................................................12 July 13th - English Wines - Wines of Great Britain Limited, Julia Trustum-Eve .......................................12 June 8th - Geoff Merrill Wines, Australia - Ellis Wines of Richmond, Steve Parker ...............................12 May 13th - Doran Vineyards, South Africa - Edwin Doran..................................................................... 12 April 13th - Somoma Valley and Napa Valley, California - The Wine Treasury ...................................12 March 9th - Viña Errázuriz, Chile - Quentin Sadler ..................................................................................13 February 9th - South America - Condor Wines, Lee Evans.................................................................... 13 January 12th - M. Chapoutier, Rhone Valley, France - Mentzendorff .................................................13 2017 ..............................................................................................................14 December 14th 2017 - Festive Tasting - James Long, Corney and Barrow .........................................14 November 9th 2017 - Domain Jones - Katie Jones ................................................................................14 October 12th 2017 - Jim Barry, Australia - Scott Edge from Negociants UK .......................................14 September 14th 2017 - Torres - Nick Gent, Rodney Densem Wines .....................................................14 August 10th 2017 - Members’ Tasting / AGM .........................................................................................15 July 13th 2017 - Sparkling Wines - Majestic Leicester .............................................................................15 June 8th 2017 - Joseph Drouhin, Burgundy - Will Dennison, Pol Roger Portfolio .................................15 May 11th 2017 - New Zealand - Tony Wellings, The Antipodean Sommelier ......................................15 April 13th 2017 - Los Haroldos, Argentina - Lee Evans, Condor Wines .................................................16 March 10th 2017 - Washington State, USA – Rory Benham, The Wine Treasury .................................16 February 10th 2017 – Portugal – Simon Woods .......................................................................................16 January 2017 – Klein Constantia - Ciara Wong/Iain Phillips, Mentzendorff & Co Ltd ........................16 2016 ..............................................................................................................17 December 9th 2016 – Festive Tasting – James Long, Corney & Barrow ..............................................17 November 11th 2016 – Penfolds – Sam Stephens, Brand Ambassador for Penfolds .........................17 October 14th 2016 – Italy, Ben Robson - Bat & Bottle of Oakham .......................................................17 September 9th 2016 – Greece - Duncan Murray, Duncan Murray Wines ..........................................17 August 12th 2016 – Members’ Tasting...................................................................................................... 18 July 8th 2016 – Viña Errazuriz, Chile, Jon Stevens ...................................................................................18 June 10th 2016 – Bordeaux - Simon March of Evington’s Wines........................................................... 18 May 13th 2016 - Kilikanoon, Clare Valley - Claire Scott-Gall, Mentzendorff & Co Ltd .......................18 April 8th 2016 – South Africa, ....................................................................................................................19 ©Grand Union Wine Society guws.co.uk 2 March 11th 2016 – La Spinetta, Italy - Rory Benham, The Wine Treasury .............................................19 February 12th 2016 – California – Simon Woods/Napa Valley Vintners............................................... 19 January 8th 2016 – Chateau Musar – Jane Sowter, Chateau Musar ..................................................19 2015 ..............................................................................................................20 December 11th 2015 – Festive Tasting – James Long, Corney & Barrow ............................................20 November 13th 2015 – Concha y Toro - Ben Smith, CyT UK.................................................................. 20 October 9th 2015 – Australia – Scott Edge, Negociants UK.................................................................. 20 September 11th 2015 – Gonzalez Byass, Spain - Neil Phillips “The Wine Tipster” .................................20 August 14th 2015 – Members’ Tasting...................................................................................................... 21 July 10th 2015 – Sparkling Wines – Duncan Murray, Duncan Murray Wines .......................................21 June 12th 2015 – Brett Fleming, Avignonesi ............................................................................................21 May 8th 2015 – Chianti, Italy - Ben Robson - Bat & Bottle of Oakham ................................................21 April 10th 2015 - Guigal, Rhone, France - Brett Crittenden & John E. Fells & Sons .............................22 March 13th 2015 - Duckhorn Wineries, California - Rory Benham, The Wine Treasury .......................22 February 13th 2015 – Argentina - Simon Woods .....................................................................................22 January 9th 2015 - Turkey Flat, Australia - Alex Hale - Mentzendorff ...................................................22 2014 ..............................................................................................................23 December 12th 2014 - James Long, Corney & Barrow .........................................................................23 November 14th 2014 - Wines of South Africa – Quentin Sadler............................................................ 23 October 10th 2014 - Undurraga Terrior Hunter series, Chille - Neil Phillips............................................ 23 September 12th 2014 - Wirra Wirra Wines, Australia - Neil Phillips .........................................................23 August 8th 2014 - AGM & Members Tasting ............................................................................................24 July 11th 2014 - Croatian Wine - Mislav Kapetanovic - The Vin Bin ......................................................24 June 13th 2014 - Vasse Felix – Margaret River, Australia – Scott, Negociants UK ...............................24 May 9th 2014 - Domaine Chanson, Burgundy - Matthieu Barrière - Mentzendorff ............................24 April 11th 2014 - Felton Road – Central Otago, New Zealand - Angela Reddin ................................25 March 14th 2014 - Douro Valley, Portugal - Charles Metcalfe .............................................................25 February 14th 2014 - Piper-Heidsieck - Helen MacKenzie .....................................................................25 January 10th 2014 - Wines from Catalonia - Ian Webb of Aldeby Wines ...........................................25