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Presenters: Paul Raven |
 April 2017 minutes: |
| Wines |
Region
|
Country |
Source |
Cost |
Comments |
Type |
1. Il Grillo di
Santa Tresa, Vino Spumante
Biologico, Brut
|
Sicily
|
Italy |
Vintage Roots
|
£12.75
|
12.5% Pleasant. |
|
2.
Grace Winery
2014 Koshu Hishiyama Private Reserve
|
Yamanashi
|
Japan |
Strictly
Wines
|
£19.30
|
12% Acidic and
herby.
|
|
3. António
Maçanita 2015 Arinto dos Açores, Pico DO
|
Azores
|
Portugal |
local merchant
|
£19
|
13% Dry and
mineral.
|
|
4.
Macia
Batle 2014 Blanc de Blancs, Binissalem
Mallorca DO
|
Mallorca
|
Spain |
Latitude Wines
|
£21
|
13.5% Hot and
heavy.
|
|
5.
Viñátigo
2013 Negramoll, Ycoden Daute Isora DO
|
Tenerife
|
Spain |
La Casa
(Grainger Market)
|
£15.50
|
13.5% Lean,
tannic and oaky.
|
|
6. Antoine Arena
2013 Carco Patrimonio
|
Corsica
|
France |
local merchant
|
£23
|
13.5% Aggressive
but enjoyable.
|
|
7.
Mazzei
2013 Zisola, Noto Rosso DOC
|
Sicily
|
Italy |
Cambridge
Wine Merchants
|
£20
|
14% Not quite
right.
|
|
8.
Poderi
Parpinello Cagnulari 2012 Isola dei Nuraghi IGP
|
Sardinia
|
Italy |
Strictly
Wines
|
£15.50
|
14.5% Great
value for money.
|
|
9. Vin
Santo by
Gaia
|
Santorini
|
Greece |
Strictly
Wines
|
£28
|
13.5% Facinating
sweet wine.
|
|
|
19/04/2017 |
Raffle wine: Terre dell Isola 2013 Nero d'Avola,
Terre Siciliane IGP
Won by: Suzanne Wright |
