This months meeting was an In house tasting by Gosia and Jasia, both of Polish backgrounds. It was prompted by an Idea by Gosia who had been to a tasting of Polish Wine at one of the Polish centres in London last year, and been impressed. However, it is still early days and the number of Polish wines you can buy in the UK is pretty limited. So they decided to expand the tasting to Poland and its neighbours. Ukraine and Slovakia have a long history of wine production, Czechia a little less so but with a strong German influence does make some wine. Poland does not have a great history of Grape wine, Gosia explaining that in the 1980s her experience of wine in Poland was only of fruit wine – basically apple based and other fruits, but definitely not grapes.
And of course for all 4 countries the dead hand of the Soviet era seriously damaged their wine industries.
The wines were, 4 from Poland, 2 from Czechia, 1 Slovak, 1 Ukrainian.
White
Riesling 2023 Adoria (Central wines) – Poland 12%, £21.40
Souvi Grigio Sienkiewicz, Souvignier Gris (Gdansk Airport) - Poland 12.5%, £18
Gewurztraminer 2024 Kamil Barczentewicz Gewurztraminer (Wine Society) - Poland 14%, £18.50
Grüner Veltliner - Winery Thaya 2024.(Wine Society) – Czechia. 12%, £11.95
Red
Dobre Modre 2023 Kamil Barczentewicz Dobre Modre (Blaufränkisch) (Wine Society) - Poland, 12%, £20
Csernus Frankovka Modra selection. Frankovka Modra (Blaufränkisch) (Novel wines).- Slovakia. 13%, £18
Shabo Reserve Merlot 2022. (Novel wines) – Ukraine. 13%, £16.99
Chateau Grand Bari, Royal Cuvee 2021, Tokaj. Yellow Muscat, Hárslevelű,Furmint (The Naughty Grape) – Slovakia. 12%, £19.95
To be honest, most of the wines were OK, but nothing special particularly in view of the prices. Doubtless they will get better.
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