The White Wine Challenge

Following her victory in the last White Wine Challenge, Beverley St John Aubin will again be presenting wines fromSouth Africa. Her two challengers will be Crispin Dunn-Meynell withItalyand a welcome return to Sheila Robertson demonstrating the qualities ofHungary, a well underestimated region. This should make for a very interesting evening.

The wines will be selected to follow the sequence: Sparkling, Main Course, and Dessert.  The rules, which have been slightly modified, are:

• Three wines will be served for each region, giving a tasting of 9 wines in the evening;
• Each contestant may spend up to a total of £60.00 on their 3 bottles, but within this total as much or as little as they like on each wine;
• All wines must have been bought in theUKwithin 8 weeks of the event and the sources and prices noted;
• Prices to be single bottle retail or part of a mixed case, excluding delivery charge or collection.  

It is then up to you to decide which of the wines is:

• The most enjoyable single wine of the evening;
• The best value for money;

And, considering each trio as a whole,

• The best overall region.

Sheila Robertson has kindly offered to serve a light supper with wine after the event

The representative of the winning region goes on to organise the next challenge to take place in about 6 months time, unless they have won 3 times in a row and exercise their option to retire undefeated.