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Tastings
The Oxford Wine Company would be delighted to organise a wine tasting for you or your company during any weekday evening. More>
THEO’S THIRSTY THURSDAYS
AT THE OXFORD WINE COMPANY’S OXFORD SHOP
These informal and fun tastings take place on the second and fourth Thursday of every month at The Oxford Wine Company’s Oxford shop at 167 Botley Road. No need to book – simply drop in anytime between the hours of 6-8pm and taste three great wines with Theo. (You’ll be kept informed of upcoming themes and dates by email – make sure you’re on the mailing list by emailing your details to theo@oxfordwine.co.uk). We’ll look at the wines together and talk through the ways in which they are made and why they taste like they do. There will be a 15% discount for orders taken on the night.
Theo’s Thirsty Thursdays
6-8pm – alternate Thursdays
The Oxford Wine Company
167 Botley Road
Oxford OX2 0PB
01865 249500
Monday 13th September 2010 7.00 for 7.20pm
VINA INDOMITA PREMIUM CHILEAN TASTING
Presented by Fergal Tynan, Master of Wine
The Tasting Tunnel, The Wine Warehouse, Standlake.
£18 per person including a light buffet.
Contact Theo Sloot for booking and further information:
theo@oxfordwine.co.uk 01865 301144
Perched high on a hill above the plains of the Casablanca Valley, Vina Indomita looks more Roman temple than winery and has 200 hectares of vineyards in the cool Casablanca Valley (from which their whites and Pinot Noirs are made) and 400 hectares in the vogueish Alta Maipo region of the Maipo Valley. The Nostros Pinot Noir (which is included in Oz Clarke’s Top 250 2009 Wine Buying Guide) is made from selected fruit sourced from the cool climate Casablanca Valley, which is perfect for Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc grapes. The company’s state-of-the-art winery in the Casablanca Valley is located 80 kilometers from Santiago and 40 kilometers from Valparaiso, the main export harbour of Chile. In this fascinating tasting presented by Fergal Tynan Master of Wine, we will be looking at ultra modern wines from one of Chile’s newest and best equipped wineries. Fergal’s close connections with Indomita means that he knows their operation inside out and hewill take us through the premium end of their range, including their acclaimed Duette wines and the multiple award winning Zardos Cabernet Sauvignon 2006.
Tuesday 19th October 2010 6.45 for 7.00pm
THE OXFORD TIMES WINE CLUB – BOXWOOD WINERY VIRGINIAN DINNER TASTING
Presented by Rachel Martin and Sarah McCleery
A white wine reception followed by a three course themed meal with top wines at The Cherwell Boathouse Restaurant in Oxford.
The Cherwell Boathouse, 50 Bardwell Road, Oxford OX2 6ST
www. cherwellboathouse.co.uk - 01865 552746
£49.95 per person (OPEN TO ALL)
Contact Theo Sloot for booking and further information.
theo@oxfordwine.co.uk 01865 301144
Situated in the midst of picturesque Loudoun County estates of Virginia, Middleburg’s Boxwood Winery is dedicated to making wines in the Bordeaux tradition, and as such the hillsides around the winery are densely dotted with vines of Bordeaux varietals, all certified by the French government. Rachel Martin (pictured), daughter of the owners, studied winemaking and sensory evaluation in California and Bordeaux. She now manages and oversees the operations at the winery. Painstaking work goes into achieving the complexity for which Rachel and her team, which includes famous Bordeaux consultant winemaker Stephane Derenoncourt, strive. One hundred percent of the grapes used in their wines are estate-grown, all the harvesting is done by hand, and the primary sorting is done in the vineyard, meaning that only clean, ripe fruit is brought to the winery for further sorting before processing. Derenoncourt, acclaimed winemaker and consultant to top rated wineries in Bordeaux and beyond, determines the final blends for Boxwood’s wines. Rachel Martin, who is dedicated to the Bordeaux tradition and passionately devoted to promoting Virginia wine on an international level, feels Boxwood’s wine is “a terroir-driven wine unique to Virginia, which can go up against any high quality wine in the U.S. The world now knows about Virginia wine,” she says, “and it’s been very well-received.” Well known English wine journalist Stephen Spurrier would agree with her – he has enthusiastically written up her wines after their launch in the UK last year. These are wonderful cool climate Bordeaux styles that are much closer to Bordeaux in style than many equivalent wines from the west coast of the US. Rachel herself is a great speaker and has become the ambassador for Virginian wines worldwide.
The evening will feature a specially themed Virginian three course dinner to go with the wines created by head chef Carson Hill.
Friday 26th November 2010 6-9pm
THE ANNUAL OXFORD WINE FAIR
The Oxford Centre, 333 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7PL
ENTRY FOR TICKET HOLDERS ONLY - £5 per person refundable on purchases of 12 bottles or more - all tickets must be applied for in advance.No tickets will be available on the door.
Contact Theo Sloot for booking and further information.
01865 301144 or theo@oxfordwine.co.uk
The immensely popular and largest regular wine event i n the Oxford area with around 100 wines to taste from all over the world presented by our suppliers and producers. Great fun, great value – what better way to spend Friday night? Invite your friends along and make an evening of it. 15% discount on all wines ordered o n the night.
Tuesday 7th December 2010 6.45 for 7.00pm
THE OXFORD TIMES WINE CLUB – AYALA CHAMPAGNE DINNER TASTING
Presented by Hervé Augustin and Sarah McCleery
A Champagne reception followed by a three course themed meal with top Champagnes at The Cherwell Boathouse Restaurant in Oxford.
The Cherwell Boathouse, 50 Bardwell Road, Oxford OX2 6ST
www. cherwellboathouse.co.uk - 01865 552746
£49.95 per person (OPEN TO ALL)
Contact Theo Sloot for booking and further information.
theo@oxfordwine.co.uk 01865 301144
Ayala is a Champagne House founded in 1860 that was bought by Bollinger in 2005. Hervé Augustin came across from Bollinger and brought vision and experience to Ayala. His brief was not to reproduce Bollinger next door, but rather to do something completely different. This he has done. ‘Zero Dosage’ (no additional sugar) is the new hallmark of the house. In typical non-vintage Brut champagne, there is up to 15 grammes of sugar per litre added as dosage (a special mixture of sugar and reserve wine) to top up the bottle and tweak the style at the end of the production process. To go for zero dosage (absolutely no sugar at all) is highly unusual. Hervé believes it brings his champagnes into focus as premium quality wines where the quality and origin of the grape becomes the over-riding and single most important factor in the taste. This is pioneering work and there is absolutely no doubt that these Champagnes are top quality. For this unique event we will be tasting Hervé’s range from the Ayala Brut Nature (zero dosage), the Brut Majeur and the Rich Majeur (demi sec) as well as his rose and vintage Champagnes.
The evening will feature a specially themed three course dinner to go with the wines created by head chef Carson Hill.
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