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The next tasting will be Monday 20th February 2012
Affordable Burgundy presented by Christos Ioannou
Bordeaux en primeur prices for the last two vintages have rocketed and the top Classed Growths have become unaffordable to all but the super-rich. And even some Cru Bourgeois are commanding prices that would have been unthinkable a few years ago. So if we want to carry on enjoying the delights that Bordeaux has to offer where do we go? Is it possible to find good Bordeaux at affordable prices and is there still value to be had from this region?
Christos will be showing a couple of dry whites, a few reds and a sweet white to finish. After which you can decide whether Bordeaux is still affordable or not!
Christos has been a member of Charlemagne for 16 years and was rash enough to turn a passion into a 2nd career. A member of the Association of Wine Educators and of the Circle of Wine Writers, he has also been a Judge at The International Wine Challenge since 2002. Through his company Criterion Wine he organises tours in France and around the world. From 2012 Christos will be offering more tours in conjunction with long-standing Charlemagne member Sandy Leckie in a new venture called Wine Voyages. For a list of tours planned for next year see: www.winevoyages.co.uk . The next tour is another popular weekend trip to Champagne 30th March - 1st April. For details see: http://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wine-Dining-and-Travel-Meetup/events/42598362
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Charlemagne Wine Club was founded in 1974 by a Mr Rogers who ran a wine business in Pitshanger Lane and had a particular interest in
Burgundian wines. Charlemagne the Great was King of Burgundy - hence the Club's name. Please read John Ducker's historical appreciation of our club.
for the whole story.
Charlemagne members share a common interest in learning about and tasting fine wines. All levels of knowledge and experience are represented. It helps if you can tell the difference between chardonnay and cabernet franc - but if you don't, you will learn!
Our professionally tutored programme includes both the popular and 'classic' regions of the wine world. Our tastings present an opportunity to try wines which you might not normally imbibe (lesser known wines not to be found in the average supermarket, or because they are too pricey for ordinary drinking, and so on).
Meetings are normally held on the third Monday of the month (except August) and typically cost £20.
Bookings and Cancellations
We try to organise bookings for Charlemagne so that everyone has a fair chance to attend.
Dates of meetings are publicised up to a year in advance, in newsletters and on the website. We accept bookings only after the monthly newsletter
has been sent out. Paper copies of the newsletter are mailed out two to three weeks ahead of the meeting, and email notification four days later
(keeping things fair, to allow for "snailmail" delays). Spaces are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Email bookings will be
confirmed by email, but we don't send out any tickets.
Once a meeting is fully booked, we run a waiting list. If you book but then will be unable to come, please do contact us. If you let us know by
Thursday of the week before the meeting, you won't be charged. After that, unless we can reassign your booking to a wait-list member, you should
expect to pay. Again, all email cancellations will be acknowledged.
You can attempt last minute bookings and cancellations by telephone to the number in the newsletter - please do not rely on e-mail for these unless you receive a confirmation email.
Remember, Charlemagne is a purely voluntary organisation, so we need to organise things simply for the committee's sake!
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