Jerome Harlington of Wines Unfurled presented a variety of wines from smaller vinyards across Europe. We had a fizz, 3 whites, 3 reds, and (unusually) a Port to finish.
Some interesting wines in there - a Riesling from Slovenia, a Mauzac from Gaillac, and a AOC Cheverney (loire) which is a very recent Appelation. All very fine, but at list prices all north of £10 per bottle, shows the difficulty that small merchants have in competing with the supermarkets.
Jerome did offer a 20% discount on wines on the night and I know one or two members did take him up on the offer.
For me, the best wine was the Valpollicella Classico at a discounted price of £8.99 (list £10.99) - its a wine that I remember from my student days in the late '70s, much maligned at the time, but a real classic - go for the Ripasso style if you can...
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