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Bin Ends Wine Tasting Club

Welcome
to the webpage of the Bin Ends Wine Tasting Club. You will have arrived here after curiously clicking the link in your email about the next meeting. The point of this page is to act as a repositry of what was tasted, maintain details of what's coming up and anything else of relevance. It sits under the protective wing of the Birmingham Plus site, run by Chris and myself, largely because its convenient but feel free to look around using the links at the top of the page. binends@birminghamplus.com
Tim White

Map for the new venue 9 Lyttelton Road
(Hint: Lyttelton Road is the oval one)

Join Bin-Ends
The mechanics of obtaining sufficient wine for the size of the group mean that it is not possible to arrange meetings on an ad hoc basis but if you would like to be included on our mailing list, which enables you to reserve places for a tasting, please use the form below:

Previous Tastings with Notes
2003	2006	2009
17/12/03 - Christmas Wines 26/11/03 - Champagnes 29/10/03 - Styles of Port 2004 15/12/04 - Australian Blends 24/11/04 - Australian Winter Warmers 27/10/04 - Rioja 27/09/04 - Bordeaux 25/08/04 - English Wines 30/06/04 - Grower's Champagnes 2 12/05/04 - Greek Wines 28/04/04 - Masters of Riesling 31/03/04 - Chilean Wines 25/02/04 - Languedoc Reds 21/01/04 - Loire Valley 2005 20/12/05 - Christmas Wines 29/11/05 - Peruvian Wines 25/10/05 - Rhone Valley 27/09/05 - Chardonnay 30/08/05 - Rosés from around the world 28/06/05 - Sauvignon Blanc 31/05/05 - Alsace Varietals 14/04/05 - Wines from the Western Loire 29/03/05 - South American Varietals 22/02/05 - Classic Varietals	27/1/06 - Annual Dinner 28/02/06 - Bordeaux 28/03/06 - Italy Part 1 25/4/06 - Italy Part 2 23/05/06 - Wine Society Test 27/06/06 - Portuguese 22/08/06 - Southern French Whites 26/09/06 - South African Tasting 31/10/06 - Spain Beyond Rioja 28/11/06 - Claret 19/12/06 - Port Styles 2007 27/01/07 - Annual Dinner 27/2/07 - Languedoc Reds 27/3/07 - Cote d'Or Reds 24/4/07 - White Burgundy 22/5/07 - Wine & Curry 25/6/07 - Champagne vs Sparkling 21/8/07 - Rare/Curious Whites 18/9/07 - South West France 30/10/07 - Old World vs New World 11/27/07 - Claret 18/12/2007 - Sherry 2008 18/01/08 - Annual Dinner 26/02/08 - Chile 18/03/08 - N. American Reds 29/04/08 - Australian Reds 27/05/08 - Henry Laithwaite 24/06/08 - Summer Champagne 19/08/08 - Bring Your Own 30/9/08 - Portuguese Reds 28/10/08 - Port Bonanza 25/11/08 - Lebanese 16/12/08 - Rhone Reds	17/01/09 - Annual Dinner 24/02/09 - Everyday Bordeaux 31/03/09 - Rioja Masterclass 28/04/2009 - Pinot-Philia 02/06/09 - The Secret Vine 30/06/09 - Austrian Wine 27/09/09 - Portuguese Wine 28/10/09 - Languedoc 24/11/09 - Understanding Bordeaux 15/12/09 - French Dessert Wines 2010 21/02/2010 - New World Cabernet Blends 30/03/2010 - New World Chardonnay 20/04/10 - Tuscan Reds 18/05/10 - Off-piste Wines

Coming Up
All meetings start at 7.30pm and cost £15 unless otherwise stated

Tuesday, 29th June 2010
“Take 5 …. “
Using a few less common varieties, this will be an Old versus
New World taste comparison, without the usual suspects ….
(entry: £15.00 per head)

Saturday, 10th July 2010
The now traditional Bin Ends Barbecue
is being held this year at the home of Tony Kennedy and
Kate Booth in Moseley. Tickets £15.00 per head
Loads of great wine, wonderful food and superb company
To purchase your tickets, speak to Kate, Tony or Clive at Bin Ends tastings
Or contact either of them on: 07929.453442
(or e.mail: flyingwinger2001@yahoo.com)

Tuesday, 17th August 2010
Tasting theme to be confirmed shortly.
(entry: £15.00 per head)

Tuesday 28th September 2010
I have invited a guest speaker for tonight’s tasting:
Mr. Austen Biss, wine-writer and expert on Chablis.
Austen will be telling us more about the region and presenting
a selection of wines for us to sample and discuss.
Entry: £15.00 per head

Links
http://www.clives-wines.com - Mr Platman's new website