The Yin and Yang of Wine Presented by Janet Wang, James Bampfield and Richard Bampfield MW
Yin and Yang is a philosophical concept that most of us understand as the interactions of opposites: it can describe extremes, tensions, contradictions, but also co-existence, symbiosis and balance.
As 67 Members know, great wine is created through the resolution of opposites in the vineyard and the chais: day and night, heat and cold, wet and dry, wood and fruit, sugar and acidity….
Yin and Yang therefore offers a perfect medium for us to gain deeper insight and appreciation for wine.
Join us for an evening hosted by Richard Bampfield MW and Janet Z. Wang, with Richard’s brother James as their special guest. Richard and Janet will in tandem be taking us through a flight of 8 wines selected to demonstrate different and contrasting aspects of Yin and Yang – some obvious and others more nuanced. James, who specialises in Eastern philosophy, will treat us to some bonus material about turning concepts of Yin and Yang into practical application in business organisation and leadership.
The presentations will cover not only how the concepts of Yin and Yang feature in the wines themselves, but also how they influence the tasting experience.
We hope Members will join us in what is sure to be an enlightening and distinctive evening…
The wines that will be tasted:
Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaumes 2018 Le Domaine d’Henri
Hamilton Russell Chardonnay 2020
2017 Syrah “The Joy Fantastic” Black Sheep Finds
Saint-Joseph “Le Grand Pompée” 2011 Jaboulet
2018 Wwe Dr. H. Thanisch, Bernkasteler, Badstube, Riesling Spatlese
Graham Beck Yin Sparkling Wine, South Africa
Graham Beck Yang Sparkling Wine, South Africa
Benyuan Shaoxing yellow wine 9 years old
Thursday 3rd March
St James’s Room
18.30 – Welcome drink on arrival
19:00 – Masterclass starts
20:30 – Masterclass ends
£100 per ticket
The wines that will be tasted:
Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaumes 2018 Le Domaine d’Henri
Hamilton Russell Chardonnay 2020
2017 Syrah “The Joy Fantastic” Black Sheep Finds
Saint-Joseph “Le Grand Pompée” 2011 Jaboulet
2018 Wwe Dr. H. Thanisch, Bernkasteler, Badstube, Riesling Spatlese
Graham Beck Yin Sparkling Wine, South Africa
Graham Beck Yang Sparkling Wine, South Africa
Benyuan Shaoxing yellow wine 9 years old
Thursday 3rd March
St James’s Room
18.30 – Welcome drink on arrival
19:00 – Masterclass starts
20:30 – Masterclass ends
£100 per ticket
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