Village Hall Wine Club
For all those who enjoy wine and want to learn more about it in an easy social setting.
We meet roughly bi-monthly in Arkendale Community Hall, and each event offers a selection of wines for tasting, with bread, cheese and meats to accompany them. Tasting notes and presentations are given, occasionally with invited vintners.
Previous meetings
| November 2022 | The Wine Society v. Aldi - sampling 6 pairs of wines |
| September 2022 | Post-pandemic Relaunch Wine Evening |
| January 2020 | Blind Tasting |
| January 2019 | Portugese Wines |
| November 2018 | Blind Tasting - John Alderson and Gabriel Crayford |
| September 2018 | Moldovan wines - David Lawson, Chez Vin Otley |
| March 2018 | Argentinian wines - Mark Ryan, Yorkshire Vintners |
| January 2018 | Gala Dinner |
| November 2017 | Wine Tasting Quiz |
| August 2017 | Sicilian Wines (by Veeno) |
| May 2017 | Favourite Wines under £10 |
| January 2017 | Burns Night Gala Dinner |
| December 2016 | Christmas wines - David Lawson, Chez Vin Otley |
| October 2016 | Men's Evening - Personal Selection |
| August 2016 | Blind Tasting - Alan Stokes + David Cox |
| May 2016 | South African wines - Nick Chadwick, Winearray |
| March 2016 | Romanian wines - Mark Ryan, Yorkshire Vintners |
| December 2015 | Gala Dinner |
| November 2015 | Italian wines - David Lawson, Chez Vin Otley |
| October 2015 | Blind Tasting - LiDL v. Majestic |
| July 2015 | Ladies' Evening - Summer Wines |
| May 2015 | Blind Tasting |
| March 2015 | Off the Beaten Track - Nick Chadwick, Winearray |
| January 2015 | Call My Bluff! |
| December 2014 | Gala Dinner |
| October 2014 | Personal Selection - Mark Ryan, Yorkshire Vintners |
| September 2014 | Chocolate and Wines - Azra Sadiq |
| May 2014 | Wines & Cumbrian Cheeses - David Unsworth, Cartmel |
| March 2014 | German Wines - Yorkshire Vintners |
| January 2014 | Blind Tasting - Peter Thorndyke |
| December 2013 | Gala Dinner |
| November 2013 | Spanish Wines - Ake & Humphris |
| September 2013 | Majestic Wines - Harrogate |
| July 2013 | French Single Grape - Winearray |
| May 2013 | Summer Wines - Yorkshire Vintners |
| April 2013 | Single Grape Varieties - Alan Stokes & Peter Thorndyke |
| January 2013 | Italian Wines - Ake & Humphris |
| December 2012 | Gala Dinner |
| September 2012 | Australian Wines - Nidderdale Fine Wines |
| July 2012 | Pure Grape Varieties - John Alderson & Alan Stokes |
| May 2012 | Presentation by Waitrose |
| March 2012 | Spanish Wines - Yorkshire Vintners |
| January 2012 | South American Wines - Majestic Wines |
| December 2011 | Gala Dinner |
| November 2011 | Blind Tastings - Peter Thorndyke |
| September 2011 | Wines of Southern France - (Mark Ryan, Great Northern Wines) |
| July 2011 | Wines of Alsace - Peter Hopkins (PM Wine Services) |
| May 2011 | Wines of Iberia - (Mark Ryan, Great Northern Wines) |
| March 2011 | Fantastic Wines Under £5.99 - John Alderson & Tim Braithwaite |
| January 2011 | Wines of Italy - Nick Chadwick (Winearray) |
| December 2010 | Wines ideal for Christmas drinking - Alan Stokes, Trevor Rowe & Dave Cox |
| October 2010 | Wines of the World - Nick Chadwick (Winearray) |
