| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | Monthly on Tuesday evenings 7:30 pm Second Tuesday of the month |
| Venue: | Maendy Room, United Free Church |


We meet on the second Tuesday evening of each month at 7.30pm in the Maendy Room of Cowbridge United Free Church (Ramoth Church Hall), The Broad Shoard, Cowbridge, to appreciate wine in convivial company.
We normally taste four types of wine, usually about twenty members each meeting. Each member or couple takes it in turns to organise the monthly sessions. They choose the wine or theme for the evening, make the presentation and usually prepare some notes for the members. We are not experts, merely enjoying wine and this group gives us the opportunity to taste and get to know something about different wines that may not be familiar to us.
The relaxed atmosphere allows members to make observation or comments without fear of being ridiculed. In fact, when we have blind tastings, we soon realise just how little we know about wine! The evenings are all about tasting a wide variety of wines, sharing our thoughts and observations and enjoying each other's company.
In December in recent years, we have had a seasonal 'Festive Supper' when we tasted a range of different wines to accompany the food. In addition to the regular monthly meetings, we sometimes hold some special events. We have had guest speakers and we have had several vineyard visits.
If you have any queries, please contact the Group Leader, Graham Cope
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February 2025
Wine is traditionally sold in glass bottles but environmental factors are urging manufacturers to turn to different methods of packaging. Bag-in-boxes (BiB) is a format increasing in availability and in the volumes available. The advantages are that the bag is airtight allowing the wine to have a much longer shelf life, especially after opening. Portability…
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December 2024
At the December 2024 meeting, as is now becoming a tradition, we had a Festive Supper, where members brought in items of party food, and this was accompanied with wines appropriate to the season.
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November 2024
At our meeting on November 13th we were presented with French Wines that had been obtained by Val from the Wine Society’s Winter sale of Fine Wines.