With only three exhibitors, East Coker winemakers continued to underline their skills in producing fine wines at the Somerset Association of Amateur Winemakers’ annual festival at Puriton in March.
     The East Coker Circle gained most points in the wine classes and Vince Wolny gained most points by an individual. Vince won nine trophies and Joyce Pryor won a further four.

Class Results

     Table red dry – 2, Joyce Pryor; vhc Vince Wolny. Table white dry – vhc Joyce Pryor. Table white medium – 1, Vince Wolny. Table rose medium – 2, Vince Wolny.  After dinner white or golden – 3, Vince Wolny. After dinner red – 1, Joyce Pryor; c, Vince Wolny. Aperitif medium, excluding sherry – 1, Vince Wolny. Aperitif, sherry type – 1, Joyce Pryor; vhc Vince Wolny.
     Root/Vegetable medium sweet – 3, Vince Wolny.      
Social white – 3, Vince Wolny. Elderberry/blackberry dry – 1, Vince Wolny; vhc, Ian Westaway; hc Joyce Pryor. Elderberry/blackberry sweet – 1, Vince Wolny; 2, Joyce Pryor. Kit white dry – 2, Joyce Pryor; vhc Vince Wolny. Kit red dry – 1, Vince Wolny; 3, Joyce Pryor. Kit sweet – 1, Vince Wolny. Elderflower medium sweet – 1, Vince Wolny; 2, Joyce Pryor. Flower other than elderflower – 1, Vince Wolny. Fresh grape white dry – 2, Vince Wolny.                                                                     
     Three bottle class (white dry, red dry and red dessert) – 1, Joyce Pryor; 3, Vince Wolny.                                                                 
     Kit liqueur – 2, Joyce Pryor; vhc Vince Wolny.   Liqueur vodka based – hc Ian Westaway.                                                                                         
     Recipe class (parsnip) – 3, Vince Wolny.
     Barley wine – 2, Joyce Pryor. Bitter ale – 1, Joyce Pryor; Stout dry – 3, Joyce Pryor.