Duncan Ross of Berkmann
Wine Cellars https://www.berkmann.co.uk/
presented Spanish Wines.
Berkmann are a
wholesaler, so you can't order direct, but you will see their wines
in restaurants and in retail shops. Prices quoted are those for the
Society to order on the evening.
The Wines Were
White
Serra Da Estrella.
Albarino 2018. Rias Biaxas, Galicia - £11.05
Azumbre. Verdejo 2018.
Rueda, Castilla y Leon - £9.52
Reventos de Alella.
Pansa Blanca 2018. Alella, Catalonia - £11.46
Promessa. Rioja Blanca
2018 (Viura/Macabeo). Rioja - £9.22
Red
Casa Bonita, Malbec
2018 (Old/Bush Vines) Castilla La Mancha. £8.05
Soto Manrique. La
Transicion Grenache 2017. Cebreros, Castilla y Leon. £9.00
Rar, Priorat 2017.
Catalonia £17.70
Finca Valpiedra. Rioja
Reserva 2011. Rioja. £21.66
perhaps the most
intriguing wine was the Pansa Blanca – a rare grape from Catalonia,
with only about 100 Hectares planted. Many liked it, as it had
something about it to separate it from all those pleasant, clean well
made whites we all know, but perhaps are a little bored of!
Of the reds, the
Grenache was considered to be a good buy at £9.00 and 14% - if you
see one, that is..
An entertaining
evening, with a full house of 44 members.
