An evening from the archive
Martin Harris — Indigenous Grape Varieties Often Overlooked
- Date
- Wednesday, 16 October 2024
- Time
- 20:30
- Host
- Martin Harris, NHWS (Treasurer)
- Theme
- Indigenous Grape Varieties Often Overlooked
Club treasurer Martin Harris turned presenter for the evening, assembling eight wines to challenge the 'I know what I like' tendency. Drawn from Greece, Italy, Spain and Austria, the selection ranged from Assyrtiko and Arneis to Zweigelt and Mencia — varieties chosen to be revelatory rather than merely familiar.
The wines
What we tasted
- 1
Assyrtiko
Lidl· Assyrtiko· Greece· % abv
£7.99 from Lidl.
Tonight £0RRP £0 - 2
Marcarini Roero Arneis DOCG
Marcarini· Arneis· Piedmont, Italy· % abv
£13.99 from Majestic.
Tonight £0RRP £0
Vivino 3.7/5 · 580 ratings
Pairs with pasta, shellfish, mature and hard cheese, lean fish
View on Vivino - 3
Nunzio Ghiraldi Lugana DOC
Nunzio Ghiraldi· Turbiana· Lombardy, Italy· % abv
£14.99 from Majestic.
Tonight £0RRP £0
Vivino 4.0/5 · 1,579 ratings
Vivino avg £18.49 · our RRP £0
Pairs with pasta, shellfish, mature and hard cheese, lean fish
View on Vivino - 4
Blanco de Silos, Cillar
Cillar· Albillo· Spain· % abv
£24.50 from Berry Brothers.
Tonight £0RRP £0
- 5
Christoph Bauer Zweigelt
Christoph Bauer· Zweigelt· Austria· % abv
£13.85 from Vintage Roots.
Tonight £0RRP £0
- 6
Lion Agiorgitiko PGI
Lion· Agiorgitiko· Greece· % abv
£17.75 from Vintage Roots.
Tonight £0RRP £0 - 7
Casar de Burbia Mencia D.O. Bierzo
Casar de Burbia· Mencia· Bierzo, Spain· % abv
£18.99 from Vintage Roots.
Tonight £0RRP £0 - 8
Mirasoles Monastrell Appassimento
Mirasoles· Monastrell· Spain· % abv
£13.50 from Vintage Roots.
Tonight £0RRP £0
That's a wrap on this one.
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