Lincoln was where I hosted my first ever solo wine evening with Laithwaites Wine, so it was a great pleasure to return there on Tuesday evening to host another evening at The County Assembly Rooms, with 12 more months under my belt.
On this occasion, I was joined by a great team of staff and I was very pleased to welcome some extra help in the form of our very own Head Winemaker extraordinaire Mark Hoddy from Le Chai au Quai and John Thorne from De Bortoli Wines, Australia.Over 140 guests hurriedly entered the hall and poor Richard (our logistics expert and all-round safe pair of hands) was rushed off his feet pouring samples of the tremendous Haton Champagne as people rushed to make a start.
Old friends Michael and Mary Davenport joined us from Cote Hill Cheese once again and customers were treated to their excellent, locally produced, international award-winning cheeses.
Several wines stood out on the evening in my eyes (none more so than the wonderful La Font del Bosc 2005, Maury AOC care of our very own Mark Hoddy) and positive comments, coupled with pleas to return sooner next time were discussed at the end of the evening with the departing groups of smiling customers.All in all, a great night was had by all; I even treated the staff to a Chinese afterward to celebrate!
See you all soon,
Will
PS. From Ian:
Just back from supporting Rose Murray Brown MW’s Wine Relief) (part of Comic Relief) tasting in Edinburgh. Great fun! If you haven’t done your bit for Red Nose Day yet, why not take a look at this special Comic Relief reds mix chosen by Oz Clarke – drink and donate in one go!
