Ludlow Assembly Rooms tasting January 12th 2007

If you would like to come our Portfolio tasting of over 75 wines - we will be holding a walk round event on January 12th 7pm to 9.30pm in the New Year
2007 at the Ludlow Assembly rooms.  We had a similar event last year which was spectacularly attended, we shall be doing the same again in January.
There will be ten tables to choose from each with different wine makers on or MW staff to help you and pour for you.

If you would like to attend this event please let us know by phone or email - tickets £10 to include light supper.

Its dynamic, driven winemaker Philippe Salasc gave the tutored tasting of Grés St Paul wines. Spirited, lively discussions ensued with Philippe’s Gallic charm enthralling the seated audience. The wines breathed ‘terroir’ into the room as the brooding long-lived aromas opened up before the imbibers........click here to read full report

Please click the image to see photographs taken on the day.

Cousiño Macul wine tasting at MW

On Wednesday the 13th of September 2006, Matthias Rivera (pictured right) the head winemaker from Cousiño Macul, came to the Mills Whitcombe warehouse in Peterchurch and conducted a small, intimate, tutored tasting of the whole range of their wines.

Please click the image to see photographs taken on the day.

What lovely weather for a tasting, if a little warm for some of the reds which we immediately put on ice!

The whites were tasting really well due to the weather though and most people dove straight for a glass of something cold upon arrival - the wine of choice seemed to be the new Haut - Blanville Cuvée Blanche, a blend of Grenache Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc with a very small amount of Viognier.  The other interesting choice for first sip of something cold was the Domaine Houchart Rose, an enticing mix of Grenache and Syrah.

The tasting was held at the delightful Aylestone Court Hotel in Hereford where the imbibers spilled on to the lawn throughout the evening.

We have been asked several times since the event for the wines that were on at the tasting so we thought we would post them on the web site for all to see. Please feel free to call if you would like to know more about a particular wine.

My particular favourites of the evening were - for the whites Domaine Houchart Blanc (Table 2), which had an ethereal almond taste that captured everything from the soils of the Côtes de Provence wonderfully. The Petite
Rosée (Table 1) from Haut Blanville with its lovely savoury vegetal edge and the Roda 1 from Spain for the reds on table 8 - velvety strength and poised power.

Floyd Mills

Click here to view the list of wines at the 2006 Portfolio tasting.