Monday, March 25, 2013

March - Ray O'Connor

The speaker this month was Ray O'Connor http://www.rayoconnorwine.com/ who is (apparently) Irelands best wine export - well one web site I read said so, and as we all know, everything on the web is true.....
A great speaker, and well worth the fee, we had a good turnout, very good wines and a good evening. We were in our new venue for the summer while the Library is being renovated, and it was ...OK.

The Evening was based around unusual or less common grapes & wines - some weren't that unusual but there was at least one I had not actually heard of, so OK, something new....

In Order we had
Fefinanes Albarino - Rias Biaxas
Gruner Veltliner, Kamptal
Faldeos Nevados Torrontes, Argentina
Vouvray (Chenin Blanc) Haut Lieu Sec
Curto Barbera d'Alba La Foia
Koyle Reserva Carmanere, Chile
Guimaro Mencia, Ribiera Sacra
Saumur-Champigny, Clos de Cordeliers (Cab. Franc)

All from the Wine Society. It would be invidious to select a best wine as they were all very good, but the votes on the night as far as I can remember, was the favourite white was the Albarino, and the favourite red, the Ribiera Sacra.