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26 tasted wines across 4 tasting events, each with full tasting notes.

OUBTS Varsity team training #3

7th February 2026, St Peter's College, Oxford. — View tasting event →

OUBTS Masterclass with Jackie Ang MW

12 wines in 2 flights of six white and red - training for the Varsity Blind Tasting match in Feb 2026 5th February 2026, Oxford. — View tasting event →

COSTE SOAVE CLASSICO

Veneto
Garganega

This 2024 Coste Soave Classico from Monteforte represents an excellent expression of hillside Gar...

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Limited Release Semillon

Stellenbosch
Semillon

This 2023 Limited Release Semillon exemplifies André Van Rensburg's mastery of the variety, captu...

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Sandhi Central Coast Chardonnay

Central Coast
Chardonnay

This is a masterclass in restrained, terroir-driven California Chardonnay that eschews the region...

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Hunter's Marlborough Riesling

Marlborough
Riesling

This is a textbook expression of Marlborough Riesling that prioritizes purity and precision over ...

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The Society's Exhibition Rioja

Rioja

This 2018 Exhibition Rioja Blanco exemplifies the traditional oxidative style of the region, offe...

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The Society's Exhibition Grüner Veltliner

Kamptal
Grüner Veltliner

This is a masterclass in Kamptal Grüner Veltliner from one of Austria's most celebrated estates. ...

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Markgräflerland Spätburgunder

Baden
Spätburgunder

This 2022 Martin Waßmer Spätburgunder exemplifies the elegant, terroir-driven potential of the Ma...

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Beyer Ranch Zinfandel

California
Zinfandel

This 2022 Beyer Ranch Zinfandel represents a commendable achievement in California winemaking, ba...

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Chateau D'Issan 2019 Margaux

Bordeaux
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec

This 2019 Château d'Issan exemplifies the heights that Margaux can achieve in a warm, generous vi...

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Crozes-Hermitage Les trois chênes

Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhône
Syrah

This 2022 Crozes-Hermitage from Emmanuel Darnaud represents a masterful balance between the solar...

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POBOLEDA

Catalonia

This non-vintage expression from Poboleda encapsulates the essence of Priorat's rugged terroir th...

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Taurasi

Campania
Aglianico

This 2019 Feudi di San Gregorio Taurasi presents a classic portrait of young Aglianico from Irpin...

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Winter Warmers at Grape Minds

8 warming wines from around the world. 23rd January 2026, Summertown, Oxford. — View tasting event →

Paul Anheuser Kreuznacher Forst Grauer Burgunder

Nahe, Germany
Grauer Burgunder (Pinot Gris) 100%

A pristine example of German Pinot Gris from the Nahe valley. The Kreuznacher Forst vineyard deli...

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Rioja Vega Tempranillo Blanco

Rioja, Spain
Tempranillo Blanco 100%

A genuinely unusual wine made from Tempranillo Blanco—a natural white mutation of red Tempranillo...

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Vignobles Gueissard Bandol Rosé

Bandol, Provence, France
Mourvèdre dominant, with Grenache and Cinsault

Bandol is Provence's most serious rosé appellation, and this Gueissard bottling shows why. Mourvè...

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Domaine de l'Espigouette Plan de Dieu

Côtes du Rhône Villages, France
Grenache dominant, with Syrah and Mourvèdre

Plan de Dieu ("God's Plain") is one of the Rhône's finest Villages appellations, and this wine sh...

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Kakheti Bedoba Saperavi

Kakheti, Georgia
Saperavi 100%

From the birthplace of wine comes this intensely characterful Saperavi. Georgia's signature red g...

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Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon

Colchagua Valley, Chile
Cabernet Sauvignon 90%, Merlot 10%

Montes Alpha is one of Chile's most iconic wines and helped put Chilean Cabernet on the global ma...

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Dandelion Vineyards Lionheart of the Barossa Shiraz

Barossa Valley, South Australia
Shiraz 100%

Lionheart delivers everything you'd expect from Barossa Shiraz: bold, rich, and unapologetically ...

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Torre del Falasco Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore

Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy
Corvina (dominant), Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara

Ripasso is known as "baby Amarone"—made by re-fermenting Valpolicella wine on the dried grape ski...

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Wine Aroma Workshop Collection

Wines from Le Nez du Vin aroma workshops. 22nd January 2026, Oxford. — View tasting event →

Le Nez du Vin Aroma Reference → Official aroma numbers for all 54 scents

Idiom Viognier 2022

Stellenbosch, South Africa
Viognier 100%

A beautifully expressive Viognier showing the rich, sun-drenched character of Stellenbosch. The n...

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Paolo Manzoni Meriama Barolo 2019

Barolo DOCG, Piedmont, Italy
Nebbiolo 100%

This is a textbook Barolo that exemplifies the majesty of Nebbiolo. Despite its relative youth fo...

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De Gras Pinot Noir

Central Valley, Chile
Pinot Noir 100%

A charming, accessible Pinot Noir from Chile's Central Valley. Light and fresh with bright red fr...

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Fess Parker Santa Barbara County Chardonnay

Santa Barbara County, California
Chardonnay 100%

A quintessential California Chardonnay showcasing the generous, sun-kissed character of Santa Bar...

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Robert Roth Riesling

Alsace, France
Riesling 100%

A pure, crystalline expression of Alsace Riesling. This wine showcases the grape variety's hallma...

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Pedroncelli Mother Clone Zinfandel

Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma, California
Zinfandel 100%

A benchmark California Zinfandel from one of Dry Creek Valley's historic family wineries. The "Mo...

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