Geography Bottled, Monday 15th October 2018

Geography Bottled, Monday 15th October 2018

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Geography Bottled, Monday 15th October 2018

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The Rhine, the Rhône, the Russian – rivers not only provide stunning backdrops to some of the world’s greatest wine regions but are often vital to their very existence. Over the course of a delicious dinner we’ll discover why so many fine wines are grown on rivers, the unique natural conditions they provide, and their historic significance for the export and trade of their local production. With wines from around the world – including the Loire, Douro and Margaret rivers – this will be a fascinating exploration of the relationship between wine and its local natural environment.

Wines to be tasted:
Vouvray Petillant, Brut, Vincent Carême, Loire
2015 Schieferterrassen, Heymann-Löwenstein, Mosel, Germany
2014 Ramey, Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, California, USA
2012 Reserva Especial, Bodegas Hacienda Monasterio, Ribera del Duero, Spain
2012 Leeuwin Estate, Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River, Australia
2001 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Château de Beaucastel, Rhône
1997 Ch. Coutet, Barsac, Bordeaux
1985 Warre’s Vintage Port

Dress code: smart casual

NB Wines for this event have been chosen from Berry Bros. & Rudd’s historic stocks and may not be available to order following the event.

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Dinners

Dinners

Join us for one of our fine dining evenings. A perfect way to find out more about a specific wine region or style, or to simply relax over a more leisurely affair absorbing the knowledge of your expert host over several courses of the finest food and wine.

Food will be prepared in-house by our fantastic team, with Head Chef Stewart Turner at the helm; while our range of wine specialists will guide you through the glass in your hand.

When is a wine ready to drink?

We provide drinking windows for all our wines. Alongside the drinking windows there is a bottle icon and a maturity stage. Bear in mind that the best time to drink a wine does also depend on your taste.

Not ready

These wines are very young. Whilst they're likely to have lots of intense flavours, their acidity or tannins may make them feel austere. Although it isn't "wrong" to drink these wines now, you are likely to miss out on a lot of complexity by not waiting for them to mature.

Ready - youthful

These wines are likely to have plenty of fruit flavours still and, for red wines, the tannins may well be quite noticeable. For those who prefer younger, fruitier wines, or if serving alongside a robust meal, these will be very enjoyable. If you choose to hold onto these wines, the fruit flavours will evolve into more savoury complexity.

Ready - at best

These wines are likely to have a beautiful balance of fruit, spice and savoury flavours. The acidity and tannins will have softened somewhat, and the wines will show plenty of complexity. For many, this is seen as the ideal time to drink and enjoy these wines. If you choose to hold onto these wines, they will become more savoury but not necessarily more complex.

Ready - mature

These wines are likely to have plenty of complexity, but the fruit flavours will have been almost completely replaced by savoury and spice notes. These wines may have a beautiful texture at this stage of maturity. There is lots to enjoy when drinking wines at this stage. Most of these wines will hold in this window for a few years, though at the very end of this drinking window, wines start to lose complexity and decline.