• Posts,  Tastings 2025

    Tasting Report February 2025

    CBWS Tasting held on 20 February 2025 at Javea Golf Club and attended by 64 members and guests The February Tasting, hosted by Neville and Sara was themed ‘ The Art of Wine Tasting’. Neville welcomed the members and guests and provided a brief introduction to our updated wine scoring sheet. A full explanation of our approach to scoring is given on the Wine Scoring Guidance page of our website.The evening was presented in informative and entertaining style by Steve Sanchis of Bodegas Leopoldo in Ondara. Steve used each of these very different wines to illustrate the methodology and techniques of wine tasting. Wine 1 Name and Vintage Malcorta 2023…

  • Posts,  Tastings 2025

    Tasting January 2025

    Held at La Senia restaurant at Nou Roma Hotel in Denia on 16 January 2025 This was the first tasting of 2025, held immediately following the AGM, hosted by Neville and Sara Richardson. It was attended by 44 members and guests, numbers being reduced by several health issues on the day. As is traditional, the wines tasted were our highest scoring of the previous year. There was one exception, as only one white (and no rosado) featured in the top ten, Neville chose to include the Ceramic Sauvignon Blanc from the December tasting (which was not scored). Wine 1 Name and Vintage Quintaluna 2021, Vidas y Vinos Ossian, Vino de…