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What we tasted in July 2025

  • Jul 22, 2025

In July we welcomed back Dan Ruell from Mentzendorff. A few of us had been at the Mentzendorff Spring Tasting in London earlier in the year, and we selected a range of our favourites from that event to be shown here. It was a great tasting, with a very polished Sancerre, wonderful Pinots from the Willamette Valley, and a dry Oloroso which was extraordinary value. Our Mentzendorff tastings are always very interesting , allowing us to taste extraordinary wines.


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The wines tasted were:

  1. 2023 Hubert Brochard Sancerre Les 3 coteaux. Sauvingnon Blanc. France

  2. 2019 Cartuxa branco, Vinho da Talha. Arinto, Roupeiro, Trincaderis, Fernao Pires, Malvasia. Portugal

  3. 2020 Tapada do Chaves Vinhas Velhas branco. Arinto, Malvasia Fina, Fernão Pires, Tamarez, Roupeiro. Alentjo, Alentjo, Portugal

  4. 2019 Ponzi Reserve Willamette Valley, OR. Pinot Noir. USA

  5. 2021 Ponzi Paloma Willamette Valley, OR. Pinot Noir. USA

  6. 2023 Cartuxa Tinto, Vinho da Talha. Alicante Bouschet. Alentjo, Portugal

  7. 2012 Tapada do Chaves Reserva Tinto. Trincadeira; Grand Noir. Alentejo, Portugal

  8. NV Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Oloroso Faraon VORS. Palomino Fino. Jerez, Spain



L-R: Tim Edwards & Mark Payne from our pouring team, and Dan Ruell from Mentzendorff
L-R: Tim Edwards & Mark Payne from our pouring team, and Dan Ruell from Mentzendorff

Next tasting - Friday 11th July

  • Jun 26, 2025
Dan Ruell of Mentzendorff

On July 11th the Grand Union Wine Society will have its annual Mentzendorff portfolio tasting. 


One of the UK's longest-established wine importers, Mentzendorff has a stellar collection of producers offering some of the finest wines available. 


This year a few of the Grand Union committee were able to attend the Mentzendorff spiring event in London, and have selected some of the most impressive wines there for our July tasting. We will be tasting wines from France, Iberia and the USA. 


The Mentzendorff tastings at Grand Union are always popular, with the wines being offered at very attractive prices. I do hope that you will be able to be there. 


Please make your payment to attend in the usual way, as per the standard instructions attached. Your prompt attention is helpful to us, please pay by the end Friday 5th of July. We will be glad if you will consider inviting guests to the tasting.


As always, our tastings are posted on our site at https://guws.co.uk and on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/GUWSLeicester




What we tasted in June 2025

  • Jun 14, 2025

In June Oliver March visited us from Evington's Wine Merchants. He is a local distributor, following in the footsteps of his father, with a much-loved and well-curated wine shop. He gave us a tasting of great wines, mostly from western Europe, including a number of highly desirable classics. The tasting was well attended and was a great success.


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The wines tasted were:

  1. 2023 Villa Bianchi Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Italy

  2. 2023 Deux Grives Marsanne Viognier IGP Pays d'Oc France

  3. 2017 Stonier Chardonnay Mornington Penninsular Australia

  4. 2021 Vincent Girardin Les Vieilles Vignes AC Auxey-Duresses Burgundy France

  5. 2021 Famille de Lorgeril 1620 Cabernet Franc IGP Pays d'Oc France

  6. 2022 Consensus Pinot Noir Touriga Nacional Vinho Regional Lisboa Portugal

  7. 2015 Finca Allende Tempranillo DOC Rioja Spain

  8. 2016 Finca Allende Mingortiz Tempranillo DOC Rioja Spain



Oliver March of Evington's Wine Merchants about to start his tasting
Oliver March of Evington's Wine Merchants about to start his tasting

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