On 18th September, we welcomed old friends of the club, Tim and Jill North of Joie de Vin, a Winchester based independent wine seller.  

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Tim has a long career in the wine trade having worked for 15 years for France's largest wine exporter. He has developed a good working relationship with many family producers and small scale vignerons whose products he imports and sells. 

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There is much excellent French wine made which they largely keep for themselves. Fortunately some escapes to Tim's warehouse and he showed us 8 wines from his current range. 

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28 members attended and we tasted wines from the Loire, Bordeaux and the Languedoc regions:

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White wines:

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Domaine les Remparts Colombard Sauvignon     £10.00
Ch Guery Viognier     £12.50
Ch Guery Chardonnay     £12.50
Domainede la chaise Chenonceaux     £16.95
Domaine Normande St Veran     £25.00

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Red wines:

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Domaine les Remparts Malbec     £10.00
Ch Guery Mourvedre     £12.00
Gitton Sancerre rouge     £25.00
Dom Tuque Bel Aire Castillon Cotes doe bordeaux     £19.50

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We sent Tim and Jill away with about £700 in orders which we hope made his journey worth while. 

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It was a good tasting evening which with Sue Rossell's buffet catering made a very enjoyable club meeting.

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