Wines for now and Christmas

1) Local wines 
Sparkling – Winding Wood (award winning Rose), All Angels, Rowles, Hendred
Still whites – Bacchus grape from Rowles and Hendred.
The quality is good and deserve our support!

2) Whites
Forget Pinot Grigio unless over £15 from Alto Adige, Italy
S.Italy whites – Greco, Fiano, Falanghina, Carricante – reasonably priced and great taste
Sauvignon Blanc – up market with Greywacke (ex Cloudy Bay chaps)
Chenin Blanc – South Africa or Loire 
Riesling – great grape try Clare valley, Australia.

3)Reds
With turkey anything could go as so much flavour on the plate but for me
Pinot Noir – Central Otago (Felton Road, Mt.Difficulty, Carrick or Escarpment from Martinborough)
Pinot will admirably compliment duck and pheasant and Chile is a good starting point for inexpensive Pinot

For beef – here a robust red such as S.African Chocolate Block (around £20) or  Rustenberg  from SA too
Chianti Classico , Douro reds ( Quinta do Crasto, Wine & Soul) or an upmarket Primitivo 

4) Sweet or cheese
For a pud , a sweet wine such as Sauternes, a sweet Chenin (SA or Loire)
Sweet wines go very well with blue cheeses as will a Tawny port (try 20 year old)
If you want to be brave try a sweet red Maury from France – lovely!

Brian who runs the Lambourn Wine Circle is contactable via the following email address – brian.davis77@uwclub.net
At present there is a waiting list to join the Lambourn Wine Circle but in 2027, if you are interested, please contact him. However, if you are part of a group or club, and would like to run an event before Christmas or in the near future, he can promise an interesting and fun event.