An evening from the archive
Four Corners Christmas Party
- Date
- Wednesday, 17 December 2025
- Time
- 19:30
- Theme
- Four Corners Christmas Party
The Society's annual Four Corners party saw members man each corner of the room with their own bottles — Spain, Burgundy, England-plus-Portugal, and an Italian quartet all appearing. The evening was rounded off with ice cream and a glass of Pedro Ximénez, and was, by all accounts, a fitting close to the 2025 calendar.
The wines
What we tasted
- 1
Comte de Senechal Champagne
Comte de Senechal· Champagne, France· % abv
Welcome wine
Tonight £0RRP £0 - 2
Vicente Gandía Bobal Blanco
Vicente Gandía· Bobal· Spain· 2024· % abv
White wine made from Bobal grape, presented by Paul Kinnon, £16.93
Tonight £0RRP £0
Vivino 4.1/5 · 52 ratings
View on Vivino - 3
Vicente Gandía Bobal Negro
Vicente Gandía· Bobal· Spain· 2022· % abv
Red wine made from Bobal grape, same producer as white, presented by Paul Kinnon, £18.38
Tonight £0RRP £0 - 4
Auxey Duresses Blanc
· Chardonnay· Auxey-Duresses, Burgundy, France· % abv
Presented by Andy Finklaire, £14.17
Tonight £0RRP £0 - 5
Pommard
· Pinot Noir· Pommard, Burgundy, France· % abv
Presented by Andy Finklaire, £25.69
Tonight £0RRP £0
Vivino 3.9/5 · 753 ratings
Vivino avg £101.00 · our RRP £0
Pairs with beef, veal, game (deer, venison), poultry
View on Vivino - 6
Rowton Solaris
Rowton· Solaris· Shropshire, England· 2023· % abv
Presented by Phillip Young, £19.40
Tonight £0RRP £0Vivino 4.0/5 · 32 ratings
Pairs with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish, mature and hard cheese, appetizers and snacks
View on Vivino - 7
Golpe Reserva Douro Tinto
Carvalho Martins· Douro, Portugal· % abv
Presented by Phillip Young, £18.50
Tonight £0RRP £0
- 8
The Emissary Prosecco
The Emissary· Glera· Italy· % abv
Presented by Linda Cenci and Stacey Chandler, £15.99
Tonight £0RRP £0
Vivino 4.1/5 · 43 ratings
Pairs with shellfish, vegetarian, appetizers and snacks, aperitif
View on Vivino - 9
Cramele Recas Solara
Cramele Recas· % abv
Presented by Linda Cenci and Stacey Chandler, £13.99 — note: Cramele Recas is Romanian, not Italian; may be a filing anomaly
Tonight £0RRP £0 - 10
Mirabello Pinot Grigio
Mirabello· Pinot Grigio· Italy· % abv
Presented by Linda Cenci and Stacey Chandler, £10.49
Tonight £0RRP £0 - 11
Ancora Sangiovese
Ancora· Sangiovese· Italy· % abv
Presented by Linda Cenci and Stacey Chandler, £11.49
Tonight £0RRP £0
- 12
Il Caggio Chianti
Il Caggio· Sangiovese· Chianti, Italy· % abv
Presented by Linda Cenci and Stacey Chandler, £12.49
Tonight £0RRP £0 - 13
Pedro Ximenez Viejo
Hildago· Pedro Ximénez· Spain· % abv
Served with ice cream as dessert/buffet, £19.50
Tonight £0RRP £0
That's a wrap on this one.
Missed it? There's always another evening around the corner.