On the grapevine

Martinez on Zoom: Join Stephen Donnelly, winemaker at Budureasca winery in Romania, on Wednesday to taste and find out more about wines from this lovely country. Stephen has spent almost 30 years making wines around the world and his Romanian wines have won Decanter Golds. Just contact Martinez to buy the wines and you will be given the Zoom link. You can even select the best cheeses to go with the wines.

If you are busy on Wednesday, the Martinez Zoom focus moves to Austria on May 19 when wine importer Daniel Lambert will taste and talk about two “new look” wines including a stunning Zweigelt. Call Martinez on 01943 600 000.

Wine club on stream: If you tuned in to see yours truly and Graham Walker talk online about last month’s wine selection in The Yorkshire Post Wine Club, I hope you enjoyed it. Despite initial nerves, I totally loved the event and we are hoping to do more. If you missed it, send me an email (Christine@ christineaustin.co.uk) and I’ll send you the Facebook link. You don’t even have to buy the wines before you tune in. In fact, it is a good way to find out whether you might like to buy the case. I’ll let you know about the next session, which we are planning right now.

Whiskey around the world: Latitude Wines will host Jack Barrott, portfolio ambassador of Mangrove Brands, who will steer a tasting of whiskies from England, New York and Ireland on Friday at 7.30pm. £30 buys you access to the online tasting, and a box of six 25ml samples of whisky. Contact Latitude to find out more on 0113 245 3393.