“Wine is bottled poetry”
Robert Louis Stevenson
Who am I and why am I running this
wine society?
I moved into the village of Hannington in June 1999 and got to know many of the village people through the W.I., keep-fit classes, the quiz night in the pub and by talking to people I met at various functions.
Having belonged to and helped run a wine society for staff at the head office where I had worked for over twenty years, when I retired, I asked a few people in the village if they would appreciate a wine society and I got a resounding yes, so I posted a leaflet through every door and also sent a note around by the village email. I had fifteen people attend a meeting where I explained what I had in mind for the wine society and would they be happy about that and they all said yes.
“With wine I wash away my cares”
John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
Since June 2005, we have had a variety of presenters who have and given us extremely interesting information about the vineyards, the grapes, the winemakers, the countries and bought along some excellent wines for us to taste.
This has given everyone a small insight into the very large world of wine.
The Society has also visited English vineyards and has learnt all about the making of champagne during our visit to the champagne houses in Reims.
For more Information
Contact Barbara on:
bmacmurchy@hotmail.com
