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SUMMARY:Red Squirrel Wine Portfolio Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Red Squirrel is one of the UK’s most intrepid and exciting young wine importers.  Our small team supplies brilliantly independent restaurants\, bars and wine merchants the length and breadth of Britain\, and for the first time this year we are taking our Trade & Press Portfolio Tasting outside London and around the county: \n\nLondon: 4th September. 11-6. Moonchu Room\, China Exchange\, 32A Gerrard Street.\nBristol: 6th September. 12-5. Spin Bar\, Unit 4\, The Boathouse\, Gasworks Lane.\nManchester: 10th September. 12-5. Castlefield Rooms\, 18-20 Castle Street.\n\nOur speciality has always been the rarer\, native & alternative grapes\, but above all we’re passionate about finding you bottles that stand out from the crowd\, made by smaller producers who care for the environment and make naturally delicious wines. \nAs well as wines in bottle\, we also offer a fast-growing\, full-service wine-on-tap option\, with a number of producers’ wines available in KeyKeg\, including organic wines and Prosecco. \nThe Tasting – In A Nutshell: \n230+ wines\, from 54 producers. \nØ  First Time Attendees / New Signings: \no   David Hautzig & Brian Pilliod of T Edward Wines showing Lockhart Cellars from California\, USA (L\, B & M) – working with top-notch\, environmentally-conscious growers in Napa\, Sonoma and beyond – and attractively priced. \no   Andrew Wightman of Môrelig Farm in the Swartland (L & B) – a small farm on the Paardeberg with famous neighbours such as Adi Badenhorst\, Eben Sadie and Lammershoek\, to whom Andrew Wightman supplies some grapes among other leading producers\, while also making his own growing range of natural wines\, of which we have tiny amounts from his very low-yielding vineyards. \no   Callan Williams\, founder of the Garajeest in South Africa (L & B). \n\nØ  Notable New Releases: \no   Lowerland wines are from the far-flung Northern Cape in South Africa\, grown on an organic farm outside Prieska by former Afrikaans rock star Bertie Coetzee and trucked overnight 10 hours to Stellenbosch where they’re made by winemaker Lukas van Loggerenberg (of his epnoymous label)\, and JD Pretorious of Constantia producer Steenberg.  Sadly Bertie cannot be present to show the wines but they’re certainly not to be missed\, taking in a zero dosage MCC made from heritage Colombard\, a rare example of South African Tannat\, among other stunning wines.  All organic. \no   Ayunta is our first producer from Mount Etna\, based in the Calderara Sottana\, a famed Contrada on the northern slopes of the volcano whose soils were created by the first eruption and never subsequently covered by further eruptions.  Filippo will be in London showing his small range of naturally made wines\, including red and white\, from vines as much as 200-years-old. \no   Reverie Chenin Blanc is regarded by many as among the finest Chenin Blancs in South Africa\, made by Winery of Good Hope & Radford Dale winemaker Jacques de Klerk from an old\, low-yielding single vineyard in the Swartland. \no   Our first collaboration with Vinteloper is a super-delicious\, mouth-watering Lagrein from Langhorne Creek\, with a special one-off label commission by the guys behind De Kleine Wijn Koöp in Stellenbosch. \n\nØ  *Bristol & Manchester Tastings In Conjunction With Knotted Vine – this year for the new Bristol and Manchester events\, Red Squirrel is teaming up with fellow small importer the Knotted Vine\, who will also be showing a broad range of wines from their fantastic portfolio.  While the two importers have collaborated for a few years on the ‘Out of the Box’ event\, which takes place in London again this year on 25th September alongside half a dozen other small importers\, this is the first time they have joined forces together outside London.
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/red-squirrel-wine-portfolio-tasting-2/
LOCATION:Spin Bar\, Unit 4\, The Boathouse\, Gasworks Lane\, Brunel Quay\, Bristol\, BS1 5AT
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ORGANIZER;CN="Emma Wellings PR":MAILTO:emma@ew-pr.co.uk
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SUMMARY:Wine Australia - Mornington Peninsula Wines tasting
DESCRIPTION:September 2018 will see a talented group of winemakers from the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria\, Australia\, return to the UK for a series of tastings and masterclasses promoting the region\, its wines and its personalities. \nThe group of nine illustrious wineries includes Crittenden Estate\, Kooyong\, Moorooduc Estate\, Ocean Eight\, Paringa Estate\, Polperro\, Port Phillip Estate\, Stonier\, Ten Minutes by Tractor and Yabby Lake Vineyard.  They first came to the UK as a group to promote the region in 2016 and due to the success of their visit\, are returning with new stories to tell\, new wines to taste and more people to meet.  Focusing on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay\, the main event on Thursday 6th September will start with an intimate masterclass hosted by Australian expert Matthew Jukes\, followed by a free-pour trade tasting in the afternoon where all the wineries will be showcasing a selection of wines. \nThe combination of powerhouse pioneers\, winemakers\, owners\, legends and the ‘next-generation’\, will certainly create a buzz in the trade as they make their way across the UK.  The wineries on tour have ambitious aspirations and will be engaging further with trade and consumers in events across the south east including Vinoteca\, 67 Pall Mall\, The Wine Society and The Harrow at Little Bedwyn. \nMornington Peninsula is less than an hour’s drive south-east of Melbourne and enjoys a cool\, maritime climate\, which is evident in the world-class wines it produces. These award-winning wines are predominantly made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay\, although some cool-climate styles of Shiraz and Pinot Gris are also produced.  With smaller\, family-run wineries dominating the wine scene in this small region\, the focus is on quality\, character\, elegance and longevity. \nMatthew Jukes says\, “It is very exciting to be welcoming back the Mornington Peninsula winemakers to the UK as this is one of the elite wine regions in the world and the wines on tasting will further underline the incredible standard of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir produced in this idyllic peninsula.”  \n 
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/wine-australia-mornington-peninsula-wines-tasting/
LOCATION:Australia House\, Strand\, London\, WC2B 4LA
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