Jonathan Ray Jonathan Ray

Wine Club: a platinum selection from Yapp Bros – plus a trio of fine English fizz

issue 04 June 2022

We got away with it! I wasn’t actually there, of course (and if I was, I didn’t realise) but I can report that our inaugural Spectator Wine Club BYOB/Wine Time Friday lunch passed off without a hitch. There was no excessive boozing, no fighting, no vomiting, no karaoke and definitely no poor treatment of security and cleaning staff. There was just plenty of fun. (So much so that we’ve another lined up for Friday 9 September, if you’re interested.)

Of course, the past masters at vinous fun are those naughty Yapp Bros, Jason and Tom (step-bros to be exact). They rootle out wonderful, well-priced wines that others overlook and some of my favourite bottles have been enjoyed in their company. Their choice of venue is sometimes suspect but their choice of wine is invariably impeccable, as this selection shows.

The 2019 Aubert Vouvray Blanc Sec (1) makes a welcome return having not featured here since the 2014 vintage.

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