Hello! It’s been a couple of weeks since we last wrote and a lot has happened in the world of events since then. We have already held 11 tastings and 4 dinners this year! Highlights include Hotel Terravina, Cardiff, and The Grand Hotel, Brighton (pictured left), where our tasters were welcomed with a glass of Champagne in the Pavilion Suite overlooking Brighton's seafront.
It’s always really interesting for us after each tasting, to see which wines proved to be the most popular. We’ve recently had a look at all of the wines shown across the 65 tasting events we held in 2010 and found that overall, the top 3 most ordered wines were:
1. Pillastro Selezione d’Oro 2007
2. The Black Stump 2009
3. Andresen 10 year old White Port
It’s great to see that the White Port has done so well - it’s one of those things that many people are a little unsure about until they actually get to try it… and love it!! That’s the beauty of tastings; you’re able to taste new or unusual styles that you might usually steer clear of, and often find something you adore that you may never have discovered otherwise!
We have lots to look forward to over the next few months, starting with our annual Vintage Festival in London on 15th & 16th April. We’re hoping that our daily ritual to ward off ash-clouds works so that our producers make it this year, after last year’s volcanic eruption left many of them stranded all over the world!We’ll let you know how it goes.
Jo x
