Oxford University Wine Circle
The Oxford University Wine Circle (OUWC), founded in 1962, was a wine society in the University of Oxford.[1] The society organised frequent tastings and tasting dinners for its members and their guests. In the course of over six decades, the Wine Circle hosted many of the reference-point estates from the wine world. While the Wine Circle was a sociable group, the emphasis at meetings was on the wines themselves: as a former President, Tom Bromwich, noted: "It's certainly not pretentious – most people, including me, have always liked wine and just want to know more about it."[2] Along with members of the more recently established Oxford University Wine Society and the Oxford Blind Tasting Society,[3] members of the society often participated in blind tasting competitions. A team including members of the Wine Circle took first place in the SPIT Competition at Champagne Bollinger in April 2011.[4] Notable former members include Jeremy Seysses of Domaine Dujac,[5] Arabella Woodrow MW, Jasper Morris MW and Alex Hunt MW. Until the mid-2000s, the OUWC ran the Oxford blind tasting training and oversaw team selection for the Varsity Match, and there are numerous wine professionals who discovered their love and talent for tasting wine while preparing to compete against Cambridge such as: Oz Clarke and Charles Metcalfe. The Varsity Blind Tasting Match is the oldest organised blind tasting competition in the world (created by Harry Waugh in 1953); Champagne Pol Roger UK has sponsored the Match since 1992.[citation needed]
The Wine Circle ceased to operate in 2016.[6] The most recent Senior Member of the Society was Professor David Womersley.
Past guests of the Wine Circle[edit]
Past guests of the Wine Circle include:[7]
- Château Angélus
- Château La Conseillante
- Château Mouton-Rothschild
- Château Margaux
- Château Cos d'Estournel
- Château Palmer
- Château Lynch-Bages
- Château Clerc Milon
- Château Sociando Mallet
- Château La Mission Haut-Brion
- Château Haut-Brion
- Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
- Château Figeac
- Château Kirwan
- Château Pontet-Canet
- Château Brane-Cantenac
- Château Smith Haut Lafitte
- Domaine de Chevalier
- Château Branaire-Ducru
- Château Cantenac-Brown
- Château Montrose
- Château d'Yquem
- Château Climens
- Château Coutet
- Château Doisy Daëne
- Domaine Dujac
- Maison Louis Jadot
- William Fèvre
- Champagne Krug
- Billecart-Salmon
- Bollinger
- Dom Perignon
- Taittinger
- Charles Heidsieck
- Pierre Péters
- Ulysse Collin
- Philipponnat
- Gosset
- Champagne Salon
- Delamotte
- Jacquesson
- Nyetimber
- Château de Beaucastel
- Château La Nerthe
- M. Chapoutier
- Domaine la Barroche
- Domaine Gangloff
- Domaine de la Janasse
- Domaine de la Solitude
- Domaine de Pegau
- Clos du Mont-Olivet
- Domaine Roger Sabon
- Domaine Clos Saint-Jean
- Domaine Noël Verset
- Jaboulet
- Delas Frères
- E. Guigal
- Chateau Montelena
- Peter Michael
- Opus One Winery
- Ridge Vineyards
- Rajat Parr
- Staglin Family Vineyards
- Schrader Cellars
- Vérité
- Harlan Estate
- Shafer Vineyards
- Spottswoode
- Paul Hobbs
- Andrew Will
- Domaine Huet l’Echannsone
- Ernst Loosen[8]
- Weingut Joh. Jos. Prüm
- Weingut Egon Müller
- Domaines Hugel
- Domaine Trimbach
- Domaine Zind-Humbrecht
- Domaine Weinbach
- Weingut Emmerich Knoll
- Weingut F.X. Pichler
- Schloss Gobelsburg
- Weinlaubenhof Kracher
- Roberto Voerzio
- Commendatore G. B. Burlotto
- Domenico Clerico
- Produttori Del Barbaresco
- Tenuta San Guido
- Tenuta di Trinoro
- Tenuta Col d’Orcia
- Castello del Terrico
- Marchesi Antinori
- Frank Cornelissen
- Vega Sicilia
- Alvaro Palacios
- Descendientes de J Palacios
- Clos Mogador
- Portal del Priorat
- Bodegas Hidalgo
- Fonseca
- Taylor
- Graham
- Disznókő
- Giaconda
- Torbreck
References[edit]
- ↑ "Oxford University Wine Circle | Courses & Clubs | Wine Learning". decanter.com. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ↑ Education. "Sipping it, not necking it". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ↑ OBT
- ↑ "Oxford Blind Tasting Team Victorious at SPIT Competition | The Oxford Wine Blog". Theoxfordwineblog.wordpress.com. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ↑ "Jeremy Seysses profile". winespectator.com. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ "2016–2017". oxfordwinecircle.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Oxford Wine Circle". oxfordwinecircle.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ernie Loosen at Oxford University Wine Circle " Dr. Loosen Blog". Drloosen.com. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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