Category: Wine Tasting

The serried ranks of vines, straighter than even the Irish Guards at the Trooping of the Colour, greeted us as we arrived at Bodegas Bleda in Jumilla.

Rows and rows of vines stretched into the distance in all directions around …

The dynamic duo, Franco and Domingo, rounded off the wine tasting season for the Moraira-Teulada U3A with a selection of superb wines from Valdepeñas.

There was a brisk trade in the six Corcovo wines offered for tasting, unsurprising given the …

Wines for our April tasting were presented by Raquel from Bodegas Castaño in Yecla. Unfortunately, we were unable to host the evening due to personal circumstances but, from the photos, it looks that you were all having a great time …

56 ‘winos’ (I believe this is the collective noun for a group of Wine Tasters and the Oxford English Dictionary will be adding it to their list in the new addition) turned up for this regular great social event, including …

Rose bushes stand guard over the rows of vines at Casa Sicilia, which was visited by the Moraira-Teulada  U3A wine tasting group on 1st February 2024.

Up before dawn, on the coach by 8.30 a.m., 53 group members made the 90 …

The Moraira-Teulada U3A Wine Tasting Group celebrated their last event of 2023 with a Christmas meal at the new SAEN Restaurant (formerly known as Satari’s) in Moraira.  

Festive lights greeted us as we entered the restaurant and, after a welcome …

“I thought I’d do a Christmas Advert, like they’re doing on the telly and online.
I can sell ‘Corcovo Image,’ Domingo, Franco and their wine!
We were greeted by The Legend that is Franco, in his Slogan tee,
He bought …

It was rather like the first day of term after the long summer holiday, when the Moraira-Teulada U3A wine tasting group held its first meeting of the new season.

Like a bunch of naughty children, some tasters – you know who …

64 Diners gathered in the early evening warm sunshine, in the garden at Satari’s, with the spectacular blooming Magenta Bougainvillea providing a perfect curtain backdrop for the talented JJ Jones entertaining us as Neil Diamond. Never mind the hearing aids …

I write this while the taste of all those lovely wines still lingers on the tongue and the nose of pineapple still lingers in the air… and before the hangover from the over indulged wine tasting kicks in… ! I …

56 eager wine tasters were sat expectantly along with Fiona Macdonald, a virgin wine taster and not only new to our group but brand new to the area. It was good to see Barrie and Margaret Barnden after a three …