Art Design & A Taste of Summer.

This Bank Holiday weekend I will be presenting the wine seminars at the Art, Design & A Taste of Summer show in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. The show runs from 28th – 30th May and you can visit between 10am – 6pm each day. This was a popular show last year and with the prospect of good weather all weekend I’m looking forward to a busy Bank Holiday. Check out www.livingcrafts.co.uk for details.
The Art, Design & A Taste of Summer Show always coincides with the start of English Wine Week and this Bank Holiday weekend at 12noon each day I’m presenting the Waitrose English Wine Week Seminar featuring Ridgeview, Chapel Down, Denbies and Bolney Estate. My other three seminar themes are Wines from Rioja, Wines of South Africa and the Diversity and Value of wines from Portugal. My journey through Rioja will include wines from outstanding vintages like 2006, 2005 and finally 2001 featuring Marques de Caceres Gran Reserva.
Portugal has so much to offer and the Quinta de Azevedo 2010 Vinho Verde will start each seminar, with the finale wine 4 Quatro Castas from Herdade do Esporao, one of my favourite Portuguese producers.
South Africa is doing a great job of being right on the money across a range of regions, producers and styles. You cannot fail to be impressed with the quality of whites, roses and reds being produced from a country with a busload of high quality wineries like Kleine Zalze, De Grendel, Diemersfontein and Lourensford.
Look forward to seeing you this weekend.