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We are a wine-tasting society aimed at wine education through blind wine-tasting. Not strictly restricted to wines - other beverages included!

Blindfolds are not involved; instead the wines are placed in a wine sock so that the label is not seen. The aim of this game is to identify the grape variety used, its origins and the vintage of the wine. This can be achieved through deduction from an accurate description of the wine's appearance, aroma, flavour and structure.

04/11/2026

Put your hand up if you adore Burgundy! 🕺

On MT Week 3, we had the pleasure of welcoming Rupert Crick for ‘Burgundy and Beyond’! 🍷

Through a blind tasting of 12 w**es, we explored the diversity of Burgundy and its celebrated grape varieties, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, discovering how terroir, w**emaking techniques and regional differences shape the character of each w**e. Particular highlights were the Pommard and Gevrey Chambertin, which were extremely memorable.

A huge thank you to Rupert for sharing his knowledge and Le Manoir levels of hospitality, and to everyone who joined us for another wonderful evening! 🥂

Reds
1. Mercurey 1er Cru Les Vignes, Domaine Charton 2023
2. Moulin-à-Vent Cuvée des Thorins 2024
3. Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet 2023
4. Chassagne-montrachet, Domaine Coffinet-Duvernay 2022
5. Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée Ronde, Domaine Marchand-Tawse 2021
6. Pommard Les Perrières, Domaine Launay-Horiot 2022

Whites
1. Phillipe Colin Mersault 2023
2. ⁠Pouilly-Fuissé Le Haut de la Roche, Domaine Morat 2023
3. Chablis Dessus La Carrière, Gilbert Picq et ses Fils 2022
4. Mâcon-Lugny Les Genièvres, Domaine Thevenard 2022
5. Rully 1er Cru Molesme, Jean-Baptiste Ponsot 2023
6. Domaine Lafouge Bourgogne Aligote 2023

26/10/2026

Last Tuesday, we kicked off MT26 tastings with ‘Regional France with Nick Joinson’! 🇫🇷🍷

We took a journey through some of France’s most fascinating w**e regions, exploring the diversity of French w**emaking, through a blind tasting of 12+1 w**es.

A huge thank you to Nick for leading such an interesting tasting, and to everyone - old and new faces - who joined us! We look forward to seeing you at our next event!

The fantastic w**es we tasted:

Whites

1. Vouvray Demi-Sec, Famille Bougrier 2025
2. Chignin Vers les Alpes, Jean-François Quénard 2024
3. Riesling Bollenberg, Domaine Camille Braun 2024
4. L’Étoile Savagnin, Domaine de Montbourgeau 2020
5. Gewurztraminer, Cave de Turckheim 2025
6. Jurançon Sec La Canopée, Domaine Cauhapé 2022

Reds

7. Fleurie, Domaine de la Portelle 2020
8. Madiran Cuvée Signature, Domaine Pichard 2019
9. Poulsard Côtes du Jura Rouge, Domaine de la Croisée Comtoise 2023
10. Vacqueyras Arabesque, Domaine de Montvac 2022
11. Crozes-Hermitage Le Rouvre, Yann Chave 2023
12. Pinot Noir, Léon Beyer 2022
13. (special guest) Faugères Réserve Les Bastides d’Alquier, J. M. Alquier 2001

26/10/2026

Introducing our latest term card for MT26 ⭐️ with our Beginners’ Course keeping you busy every Thursday evening and varied tastings on Tuesdays!

Remember to sign up to the newsletter via the link in bio to get notified when tickets for our tastings get released 🍷

19/02/2026

Our team was thrilled and honoured to win the 73rd annual Oxford-Cambridge Varsity blind tasting competition! Under the leadership of coaches Hanneke Wilson and Mikolaj Poplawski, president Lydia Green, and team captain Julian Leidy, we managed to regain the Pol Roger cup, with securing the highest individual score and winning top taster.

We’re hugely grateful to for their generosity in organising yet another great competition! It was a delight to spend time with our peers from Cambridge as well as judges Jancis Robinson MW and Patrick Schmitt MW.

A huge thank-you to our society’s members for their support, especially everyone who trialled for the Varsity competition. We’re also very grateful for the guest speakers who have put on tastings for us and helped us all become better blind-tasters.

Looking forward to next year’s competition!

05/11/2025

It was an honour to host Natasha Hughes MW for a Master Class on Beaujolais. From exploring Beaujolais’ diverse soils and distinct vinification styles to learning Natasha’s approach to writing a great tasting note, it was a fantastic evening celebrating the vibrant diversity and character of Beaujolais! Thank you so much for sharing your insights!

- 04/11/2025

22/10/2025

Introducing our Michaelmas 2025 termcard! Lots of exciting tastings lined up, see you there!

03/10/2023

Come join us at stall 453 of this year's Freshers' Fair! We are ready and excited to start yet another term full of fascinating tastings. If you want to learn more, or are a Cambridge person trying to spy what we are doing, please visit http://eepurl.com/dO0Nnz to sign up to our mailing list. One lucky person who signs up over the coming few days will win a bottle of w**e!

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Website

http://www.oxfordblindtasting.com/

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