We are meeting at Hedonism Wines at 7 pm, where we can try red wines for 5% of their prices. You can top up your tasting card using crypto, meet other crypto investors and try some amazing wines. Old World Whites Wine Sample Price Bottle Price Skerk Ograde 2020 £3.00 £49.90 17/20 Date Tasted: 2023-11-11 Vitovska, Malvasia, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Grigio. Brilliant pale orange. Distinctive, attractive, and lifted on the nose. Apricot with hints of white pepper and mace. Complex and inviting. Viscous and mouth-filling apricot and apple, with the perfumed, sweet note of the Malvasia. Orange and mandarin. Super-fine texture, so really something for skin-ferment novices. Great balance and length. Generally, the 2020 vintage can be a little underwhelming, but this sings. (WS) Aalto Blanco 2021 £3.00 £50.00 16.5/20 Date Tasted: 2023-05-09 The (Verdejo) vines were planted some time ago but the wine was made only from three years ago. Sleek and refreshing with excellent texture and interest. Lemon pastille aromas. But there is nothing to criticise, except possibly the price. (JR) Dajoar Zenit Riesling Andreas Bender 2022 £2.00 £28.70 Fractal Sequence 002 £3.00 £50.00 Pouilly Fume de Ladoucette 2020 £2.50 £34.50 Terres d`Etoiles Gewurztraminer Mittnacht Freres 2020 £2.00 £23.60 Chablis Domaine William Fevre 2022 £2.00 £32.00 Bourgogne Blanc Leflaive et Associes 2022 £5.50 £85.00 New World Whites Wine Sample Price Bottle Price Peccavi Sauvignon Blanc 2017 £2.50 £35.00 By Farr Chardonnay 2022 £4.00 £65.00 Lourens Lindi Carien 2022 £2.00 £32.50 A A Badenhorst Kalmoesfontein White 2021 £2.50 £34.80 Santa Rita Floresta Field Blend Blanco 2021 £2.00 £25.90 Zorah Voski 2022 £2.50 - Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc 2022 £3.00 £45.00 Niew Vineyards Chardonnay 2022 £5.50 £90.00 Sweet and Seasonal Selection Wine Sample Price Bottle Price Yquem 2001 £39.00 £660.00 19/20 Date Tasted: 2024-06-22 Served blind, a bottle that had been kept in professional storage at Octavian since being bought en primeur but seemed much more mature than previous bottles. Deep orange-gold and obviously Yquem but surely an Yquem with some age on it? The greatest Yquem-lover at the table guessed in the 1960s, I suggested 1970s. No one realised it was as young as it was. Crème brûlée notes and a creamy texture with impeccable balance between the sweetness and freshness. A wonderful wine. (JR) Suduiraut 2010 £3.50 £55.00 Clarendelle Rose 2023 £2.00 £15.00 Makarounas Amphora 2022 £2.00 £32.00 Quinta do Noval Vintage 2013 £3.50 £51.80 Dos Palmas Fino 50cl £2.00 £27.90 Keigetsu Gin no Yume Junmai Daiginjo £2.50 £34.90 Old World Reds Wine Sample Price Bottle Price Etna Rosso Terre Nere 2022 £2.00 £23.00 Valpolicella Quintarelli 2017 £5.50 £90.00 Dao Tinto Antonio Madeira 2020 £2.00 £30.50 Crozes Hermitage Domaine des Lises Graillot 2021 £2.50 £36.00 Sauska Cuvee 13 2020 £2.00 £19.90 Mercurey Vieilles Vignes Jeannin Naltet 2022 £2.00 £30.00 Gamay Vin de France Laisse Tomber Bastian Wolber 2023 £5.00 £80.00 Beausejour Becot 2010 £8.00 £130.00 New World Reds Wine Sample Price Bottle Price Irrewarra Pinot Noir 2021 £3.00 £49.00 Mitolo G.A.M. 2004 £4.00 £60.00 Meerlust Rubicon 2018 £2.50 £36.70 Jaroslav Springer Pinot Noir Rouci The Best of Jaroslav Springer 2021 £4.00 £64.00 Turley Hayne Vineyard Petite Syrah 2000 £4.50 £75.00 Antica Terra Botanica Pinot Noir 2021 £15.50 £260.00 Othello 2020 £2.50 £40.00 Heitz Bella Oaks Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Magnum 1977 £36.00 £606.00 Staff Favourites Wine Sample Price Bottle Price Barolo Campe La Spinetta 2008 £9.50 £160.00 Solaia Marchesi Antinori 1982 £25.50 £425.00 Remirez de Ganuza Rioja Gran Reserva 2010 £9.00 £145.00 Nicolas Catena Zapata 2020 £6.00 £95.00 Chateauneuf du Pape Clos des Papes 2006 £6.50 £110.00 Cote de Nuits Villages Maison Leroy 2013 £14.50 £245.00 Grand Puy Lacoste 2009 £6.50 £110.00 Certan de May 2019 £5.50 £93.0