Our meeting this month was the fulfilment of a long held ambition for me – presenting an evening of matched food and wine in the form of a four course dinner. I have always wanted to present such an event for a group of people who would be fully on board with my mild(!!) obsession […]
Continue reading
Our first meeting of the new year was the long awaited and much anticipated presentation of wines from Côte Chalonnaise. This was originally planned for a couple of years ago but lockdown…. As ever both the wines and the presentation from Paul were excellent with a plethora of interesting information accompanying well chosen wines. For […]
Continue reading
Our annual Christmas Get Together took place at St Andrews Church Hall in Pershore. It may have been freezing outside but – to abuse a cliché – the company and the welcome inside was warm and full of delight. The theme this year was a new one for us – American wines – which provided […]
Continue reading
Our September meeting was an entertaining and informative visit to Deer Park Vineyard in Eckington, a truly local producer. Planted in 2016, the vines are split over three plots and we visited the oldest and newest, planted on Cotswold limestone mixed soils which greatly influence the wines. The vines were on the verge of harvest […]
Continue reading
A Gin World Tour was the theme for our August Meeting taking a whistle stop tour around the globe, dropping off here and there to try the local gin. All the gins were London Dry style so we were, to some degree, comparing like with like. Every gin has a different recipe, flavoured with botanicals […]
Continue reading
Members Evenings are one of the enjoyable meetings of the year for most of us. They always provide interesting discussions centered around equally interesting wines as we all bring along an old favourite, a new discovery or something we want to try in the company of good friends. This year was no exception with members […]
Continue reading
Once again we gathered in St Andrew’s Church Hall, Pershore, to celebrate the upcoming festivities. Bearing in mind the current situation it was an ideal location as there was plenty of space for members to get together safely. In a departure from our usual Christmas themes, this year Chile was the source of the wines […]
Continue reading
Our October meeting was a fascinating presentation by Rob Stone on ‘Alternative Australia’, choosing wines that were atypical of the generality of the wines found in the supermarkets and larger Wine merchants. For many of us it was an enlightening experience and went a long way to remove a lot of the prejudices that surround […]
Continue reading
Pershore Wine Society met on Thurs 23 September to celebrate 20 years of shared friendship built on a mutual love of wine. Several original members were present along with those who have joined over the years. The meeting took the format of our popular Members Evenings with nine wines being presented by members, along with […]
Continue reading
We were welcomed back to our first post-lockdown meeting with an absolutely splendid tasting, hosted by Chris. It was lovely to meet up again after so long and to catch up with valued friends. We also took a moment to remember and drink a toast to Peter Lee-Smith, who will be much missed for both […]
Continue reading