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Category Archives: Oxford Wine Events
Oxford win 60th Varsity Blind Tasting Match
Last week an Oxford team of blind wine tasters successfully defended their title against Cambridge University in the annual Varsity Blind Tasting match. To add to the magnitude of the occasion, this year was the 60th anniversary of the competition, … Continue reading
A brief introduction to fine wine at Lincoln College
I recently presented a tasting for the Lincoln College graduate students. We covered three different white wines, three reds and a dessert wine, all tasted blind to begin with. Here’s a précis of some of the tasting information covered along … Continue reading
Posted in Blind Tasting, Oxford Wine Events
Tagged Red wine, Sauternes, Syrah, White wine, Wine education, Wine tasting
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Oxford Regain Pol Roger Trophy!
The Oxford Blind Tasting Team had success after three consecutive Cambridge victories in the annual Varsity Blind Tasting Match between the two universities last Monday, held at the Oxford-Cambridge Club. The format was identical to last year’s Varsity match – … Continue reading
Posted in Blind Tasting, Oxford Wine Events
Tagged Blind tasting competition, Cambridge, Oxford, Pol Roger, Varsity
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Oxford are the University Wine Champions!
The Oxford University team triumphed over Edinburgh in a nail-biting finish to Wine Australia’s University Wine Champions competition last week. I reported here on our semi-final win over Nottingham, with some details of the competition format. The final was very … Continue reading
Sassicaia 1995 – one of the greats
Lafite, Latour, Margaux, Romanée-Conti, Yquem, Le Pin, Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises. We’ve all heard of some of the famous names in the world of wine. Names and vintages that resound with perceived greatness, of inimitable experiences. Words that are whispered … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, Oxford Wine Events, Suggested Wines
Tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, Italian wine, Lafite, Latour, Sassicaia, super-Tuscan
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Launch of the Oxford Course on Wine
I first started this blog as I was becoming interested in blind wine tasting. The main focus of this blog was to promote education about wine in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. The wine business is complicated, with a history … Continue reading
Blind Tasting Society’s Finale
You will struggle to find anything more typically ‘Oxford’ than a black tie dinner. Perhaps it is because of a small number of College- and University-sanctioned events that actually require this dress, which thus encourage various College and University societies … Continue reading
Posted in Blind Tasting, Oxford Wine Events
Tagged Bordeaux, Champagne, Oxford, Puligny-Montrachet, Roc de Cambes, Sauternes, Wine & Food, Wine analysis
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Wines of Alsace
In the 18 months or so that I have been blind tasting, I have occasionally seen a (generally more-experienced) taster stick their nose into a glass and exclaim, “Smells Alsatian“. They then have a taste, swirl the wine around their … Continue reading
Posted in Alsace, Blind Tasting, Oxford Wine Events
Tagged Alsace, Alsace wine, auxerrois, Blind tasting, Cave de Turckheim, chasselas, Gewürztraminer, Hugel, Leon Beyer, minerality, minerality in wine, Muscat, Pinot blanc, Pinot Gris, riesling, summer wines, sylvaner, The Wine Society, Trimbach, White wine, Wine analysis, Wine education, Wine tasting, Wine tasting descriptors
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Château La Nerthe – red wines
This post continues my account of a tasting presented by Christophe Bristiel of Château La Nerthe to the Oxford Wine Circle. We tasted three vintages of the Château La Nerthe Rouge – 2007, 1998 and 1986, classic vintages in three … Continue reading
Posted in Oxford Wine Events, Rhone
Tagged Aging of wine, American rootstock, Chateau La Nerthe, Chateauneuf du Pape, Cinsault, Cuvee des Cadettes, Grenache, Mourvedre, Oak (wine), Oxford, phylloxera, Red wine, Southern Rhone, Syrah, vine age, Wine, Wine analysis, Wine tasting descriptors
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