March 05th 2009 saw Red Field Wines second monthly wine tasting and the focus was on wines from the Rhone region of France.
The evening was a complete sell-out with 27 people in attendance there to try a selection of 10 different wines from the Rhone. The evening was enjoyed so much so that almost everyone booked tickets for next months tasting.
The line-up of wines were as follows : -
Domaine de la Becassone Blanc, Cotes du Rhone
Vignes d'Alexandre Blanc, Vin de Pays Mediterranee 2007
Domaine de Campuget, Viognier Cuvee Prestige
Darriaud Reserve, 'Les Hauts du Mont' Cotes du Ventoux 2006
Domaine Michelas St Jemms, Crozes Hermitage
Andre Brunel Rasteau 'Les Sambiches' Cotes du Rhone Villages
La Haut Marone, Gigondas
Domaine de Montmirail, Vacqueyras 2005
Berthet-Rayne Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Domaine de Coyeaux, Muscat de Beames de Venise
The first Thursday of April will have a Spanish theme with wines from all across Spain and accompanied with Spanish Tapas food prepared and presented by 'Manna from Devon' which is a local cookery school owned and run by Holly & David Jones in Kingswear. www.mannafromdevon.com This promises to be an excellent evening and we are looking forward to working with Holly & David to ensure everyone has an great time.
There are only a few places left for the April tasting so if you are interested you need to book early. Tickets are £7.50.