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Invitation to join our discussion on Thursday 22.
Plus some bargains from our wine merchant partner.
Updated pages on Vinodiversity
Open That Bottle Night
Darby’s wine discussions are a held more or less monthly via Zoom. A group of (mainly old) codgers get together to discuss a wine related topic and share opinions about what they might have in their glass at the moment.
Next Thursday 22nd we will discuss the upcoming Open That Bottle Night. Maybe you’d like to join us.
Open That Bottle Night #OTBN is an annual event held on the last Saturday of February each year. This year it falls on the 24th.
The idea is that many people keep a bottle or two of special wine for a special occasion, but never seem to get around to opening them. Eventually the wines get a bit old and perhaps over the hill. Here’s the chance to see if you can find something special in a forgotten corner of your cellar.
Here’s my tips
Find a bottle or two of good wines which are approaching their use-by-date.
Invite a few friends (approaching their use-by-date or not) around for a long lunch, a barbie or even a posh silver service dinner.
Uncork, decant, discuss.
Have a some younger wines in reserve, just in case the star attractions have lost their glitter.
Celebrate with gusto, after all, Saturday 24 February doesn’t happen every year.
You can join us on Zoom for this discussion at 5pm on Thursday 22 February. Bring along a glass of something nice, and maybe show off what you have found for #OTBN
Some wine offers
These offers might help you replenish your cellar after Open That Bottle Night! Big savings off RRP for these.
Twelve different whites including a Prosecco by Alejandro, one of my favourite winemakers.
Two bottles each of alternative reds, including Sagrantino. These wines have been selected as suitable to be served chilled on these hot summer evenings.
Latest pages on Vinodiversity
I have been busy lately transferring lists from my Vindata database to the Vinodiversity website. Some of the regional pages have significant changes, new producers and more established ones are embracing the alternative movement.