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York Food Festival - France & Food Pairing 23-09-23
I'm excited for this collaboration with Jordan at Love Cheese to provide a France Cheese & Wine Pairing. I've also included the...
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Sep 23, 20231 min read
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Meet the Winemaker - Bodega Martin Codax 19-09-23
Meet the Winemakers are like buses....non for ages, then two come along at once!!! This is another great winery. Interestingly, in Rias...
matatkin
Sep 19, 20231 min read
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Meet the Winemaker - Abadia Retuerta
I'm delighted to have this opportunity to show these wines. Thank you to Laura Bennett at Enotria&Co for enabling York Wine Club to have...
matatkin
Sep 8, 20231 min read
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Portugal & Galicia Tasting - August 2023
Hi Guys, We did it! Right in the middle of the summer break we crazily decided to run a tasting on Portugal and Galicia, the home of...
matatkin
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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Do we need 'Birthday Sex' wine in our lives?
Brad & Angelina, Kylie, Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Barlow, Philip Schofield, Gordon Ramsay to name but a few all have their own...
matatkin
Jul 18, 20232 min read
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Sit back....enjoy the sun, the Rose has landed!
I'm really loving the summer. It's taken a few years to become comfortable with the heat, but Jude has made me appreciate the golden...
matatkin
Jul 16, 20237 min read
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July 2023 - Tasting Notes <Italy>
Ciao! When preparing for this month, I knew we were exploring Italy and I was getting excited about the styles and quality of wines...
matatkin
Jun 25, 20235 min read
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Is science killing Romance?
I'm sitting down after a long week with the Famille Fabre Chardonnay from the June selection. It's crisp, bright with a little oak aging....
matatkin
Jun 9, 20233 min read
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June 2023 - Tasting Notes <France>
This is the one I have been holding back as a really special option for us. It's rare to be able to find French wines of this quality to...
matatkin
May 24, 20236 min read
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Sonic Seasoning - Can music affect your wine? You better believe it!
Yo, Can music affect how you taste wine? Can the room you are in affect the room? Is your brain playing tricks on you? What actually...
matatkin
May 9, 20231 min read
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May 2023 - May Subscription Virtual Tasting
Hi Guys, As you know, this is our first virtual tasting and I wanted to do this as I've never properly introduced the wines to you...
matatkin
May 3, 20231 min read
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May 2023 - Tasting Notes <Italy & Spain>
Exciting times! As I've said in my emails, the whole point of Wine Club is to enable us to talk about wine and in my opinion, the...
matatkin
Apr 27, 20236 min read
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Fundamentals of Pairing - April 2023
We had a lovely evening at Rae & Webb (thanks Barb) exploring pairing of wine and food.....or is it food and wine? We explored what...
matatkin
Apr 22, 20231 min read
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April Tasting - Chardonnay, Riesling & Pinot Noir - 2 Continents
Three great grapes, from Chilean and Australian vineyards allowing a comparison of the terroir and climate. Explore these International...
matatkin
Mar 20, 20231 min read
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April 2023 - Tasting Notes <Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir - Chile & Australia>
This month I wanted to re-explore the three grapes but from the Southern Hemisphere. The one thing you learn more about wine and it's...
matatkin
Mar 19, 20236 min read
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South Africa - Wine Explore March 2023
An amazing territory, an amazing history and some amazing wines. Come and explore them with me :-) At our tastings, we include wine from...
matatkin
Mar 3, 20231 min read
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March 2023 - Tasting Notes <South Africa>
South Africa has no right to make wine! Vines need 5 things to grow....heat, sunlight, water, carbon dioxide and nutrients. All but the...
matatkin
Feb 19, 20235 min read
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Argentina Tasting - Notes & Wines
Hi All, As prmoised, I've included the notes from our evening deep diving in to Argentina. I hope you enjoy reading them. Cheers Matt
matatkin
Feb 16, 20231 min read
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Co-Evolution of Wine & Humanity
York Wine Clubbers sharing interesting articles on wine and other stuff
matatkin
Feb 12, 20231 min read
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February 2023 - Tasting Notes <Argentina>
Argentina offers so much to the wine world...no longer new world, they have an excellent grape growing climate which reduces the need for...
matatkin
Jan 27, 20233 min read
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