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SUMMARY:Let's talk about... The Science of Wine Ageing\, with Kelli White
DESCRIPTION:Learn from Kelli White\, award-winning writer and sommelier\, about the chemistry of what is typically happening inside the bottle as a wine matures. \nThe fundamental elements of a wine’s colour\, aromas\, sweetness\, acidity\, alcohol\, tannin and effervescence (if any) all change over time\, but how and why? What is understood about why wines shut down in their ‘sulky teenage-like’ period? And how do storage conditions and decanting impact these aspects? \nScience has not yet given all the answers to these questions\, but Kelli will address them\, sharing her expertise following sponsorship to write on the topic by the Libération Tardive Foundation\, a non-profit body dedicated to showcasing the transformative power of time on fine wines. Foundation director Dominic Buckwell\, a Circle member\, will introduce the session\, our first after the northern hemisphere summer season break. \nKelli is currently director of education for the Wine Center at Meadowood in the Napa Valley. Her work as a sommelier has been covered by many of the wine industry’s top publications. Among publications where her writing has appeared are World of Fine Wine\, GuildSomm\, Robb Report\, Sommelier Journal\, Le Pan\, and Vinous\, and she has contributed to the most recent editions of the World Atlas of Wine and the Oxford Companion to Wine. \nHer first book\, Napa Valley\, Then & Now (2015)\, received enormous critical acclaim; her second\, Wine Confident\, published last autumn via Academie du Vin Press in London\, is listed for two awards. \nTo join this Zoom seminar\, please register now or at any time before 5pm BST on September 2nd. The session\, including Q&As\, will last for approximately one hour. To register\, follow the links below. Guests will be very welcome\, but please let Andrea know their names. \nRegister here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Tm1Dv19WRO6GfcTXFtg-rA \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. We look forward to seeing you then. \nIf you can’t attend the live session\, there will be a recording available to watch afterwards on the Circle’s YouTube channel (find links to this and earlier sessions in the members’ area of the website). \nMichèle Shah & Liz Sagues\, CWW online events organisers
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SUMMARY:WINE GB National Trade & Press Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Please contact Angelina Howe at WINE GB for more details.
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/winegb-national-trade-tasting/
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SUMMARY:Achaval Ferrer’s Fincas Tasting
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to an exclusive tasting of the latest vintage of Achaval Ferrer’s Fincas hosted by winemaker Gustavo Rearte in September. As well as the latest 2021 vintage release\, this occasion will offer an exclusive opportunity to taste the newest\, fourth Finca – Finca Nazarenas – first planted in 1923.  It is unlikely that another finca will be added to the collection for the next few decades so this is very much a special moment not to be missed.  In addition\, to mark the occasion\, Gustavo will be opening back vintages to share the glorious ageing potential of these show-stopping wines made from old vines. \nRSVP to astrid@spritzmarketing.co.uk \n 
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/achaval-ferrers-fincas-tasting/
LOCATION:Quo Vadis\, Leoni Room\, 26-29 Dean Street\, London\, W1D 3LL
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ORGANIZER;CN="Spritz Marketing":MAILTO:gemma@spritzmarketing.co.uk
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SUMMARY:Let's talk about... Challenges in France\, with Olivier Humbrecht MW\, Fabien Moreau and Gavin Quinney
DESCRIPTION:This year is proving hugely challenging for wine world wide – and nowhere more so than in France. Join this important webinar to hear expert views on the issues that are currently facing vignerons in three of the country’s major wine regions. \nOur distinguished speakers will cover such topics as climate change opportunities and challenges\, low yields\, Bordeaux’s perfect storm\, frost and disease\, how to interest younger generations in drinking wine\, supply and demand\, and making vineyards sustainable. Will they\, perhaps\, also bring some good news? \nOlivier Humbrecht\, agronomist and oenologist\, passed the MW in 1989\, the first Frenchman to do so\, while working at Sopexa London. That year he joined the family-owned Domaine Zind-Humbrecht\, a legendary name in Alsace. Olivier has arguably overseen the most notable improvements in the 40-hectare domaine’s history\, including initiating biodynamic practices. zindhumbrecht.fr \nFabien Moreau is the sixth generation of his family to make wines\, producing his first vintage as director of Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils in 2001 after his return to Chablis from New Zealand. In 2013 the estate gained organic accreditation\, as part of Fabien’s continuing efforts to increase quality and typicity. domainechristianmoreau.com \nGavin Quinney\, owner with his wife Angela of Château Bauduc in Entre Deux Mers\, publishes detailed Bordeaux vintage reports on Jancis Robinson’s site\, Liv-ex and his own website\, and tastes all  the top wines each spring for his en primeur report in Harpers Wine & Spirit. Bauduc wines are sold primarily in the UK\, Switzerland and Ireland. bauduc.com \nTo join this Zoom seminar\, please register now or at any time before 5pm BST on September 16th. The session\, including Q&As\, will last for approximately one hour. To register\, follow the links below. Guests will be very welcome\, but please let Andrea know their names. \nRegister here:\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/SHdUPg85Rza1O2cfKXQKbQ  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. We look forward to seeing you then. \nIf you can’t attend the live session\, there will be a recording available to watch afterwards on the Circle’s YouTube channel (find links to this and earlier sessions in the members’ area of the website). \nMichèle Shah & Liz Sagues\, CWW online events organisers \n 
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/lets-talk-about-current-challenges-for-france-with-gavin-quinney-fabien-moreau-and-olivier-humbrecht/
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SUMMARY:Amorim Family Estates Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:In September\, Luisa Amorim – CEO of Amorim Family Estates – will be in London to showcase wines from across the estates’ portfolio. Her masterclass on wines from the Douro\, Dao and Alentejo will feature wines from the family’s Quinta Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo\, Taboadella and Herdade Aldeia de Cima estates. \nRSVP to gemma@spritzmarketing.co.uk
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/amorim-family-estates-masterclass/
LOCATION:67\, Pall Mall\, St James’s Room\, London\, SW1Y 5ES
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