{"id":7176,"date":"2019-12-13T10:30:38","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T10:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/?p=7176"},"modified":"2019-12-13T10:31:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T10:31:41","slug":"agm-2019-january-17-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cbws.eu\/archive\/agm-2019-january-17-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"AGM 2019 January 17 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Minutes of the AGM held on January 17, 2019 at Hotel Sol y Mar, Calpe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Numbers present 47<\/p>\n

President Paul Nicholls called the meeting to order at 18.30.<\/p>\n

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  1. Apologies for Absence were received from:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Neil Robertson and Vicki Wyatt<\/p>\n

    Andrew & Kathy Johnson<\/p>\n

    Hilary Blackwell<\/p>\n

    Pauline and David Welpton<\/p>\n

    Ron and Amalia Watson<\/p>\n

    Tony and Cherry Cabban<\/p>\n

    Jutta and Brian Courtenay<\/p>\n

    Hugh & Beverley Stewart<\/p>\n

    Allan and Rosemary Murdoch<\/p>\n

    Netty Sayers<\/p>\n

    Sarah Richardson<\/p>\n

    2.\u00a0\u00a0Approval of 2018 Minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The minutes from the previous AGM were approved unaltered<\/p>\n

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    1. \u00a0Matters Arising<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      None<\/p>\n

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      1. \u00a0Presidents Report<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Paul Nicholls presents the President\u2019s report for the year.<\/p>\n

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        President\u2019s report: January 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        It is my pleasure to present the President\u2019s report for the year. Here is the summary in brief:-<\/p>\n

        Ten tastings\u00a0<\/strong>catered for\u00a0614 pe<\/strong>ople attended, and we tasted\u00a052 different types of wines<\/strong>, that was\u00a05<\/strong>\u00a0more than the previous year, our wines tasted this year have ranged in cost from 3-4 Euros to 36-60 Euros.<\/p>\n

        We still have a full membership; more from the membership secretary in his report later on.<\/p>\n

        We have had another full and active year and have tasted some really excellent wines<\/p>\n

        After last year\u2019s AGM held in La Senia in January 2018, 64 members enjoyed an excellent dinner and a tasting of \u201cWine from Balearics\u201d.\u00a0 With an average points score from you of 85.82.<\/p>\n

        On the 15th<\/sup>\u00a0February<\/strong>\u00a0we tried out a restaurant that we have not been to for many years, the Hotel Swiss in Moraira. 61 Members attended, where Los Aljibes presented 6 of their best wines. I was able to negotiate a good deal with them which was \u2018a free tasting\u2019 of their wine.\u00a0\u201cNO COST TO THE CBWS\u201d<\/em><\/strong>. And for this free tasting I offered to take orders for their great wine for our members and secured 1,583.27 Euros of wine for our members.\u00a0 This was delivered to my house and distributed to the members who ordered the wine. The average wine score on this occasion was 86.97<\/p>\n

        March\u00a0<\/strong>15th\u00a0 found us in the Restaurant Abiss \u2013 Calpe where I was pleased to welcome the first of our \u2018in house presenters\u2019<\/em><\/strong>: Keith Pacey.\u00a0 \u00a0Keith\u00a0 presented\u00a0\u00a0\u201c Wines of Aragon \u201d\u00a0 \u00a0this was a presentation of some really outstanding wines, and you the members thought so too; with the best average point score of the year, a score of 88.86<\/p>\n

        In April<\/strong>\u00a051 members returned to Ca La Iaia where we were presented with wines from Bodegas La casa agr\u00edcola de Pep\u00e9 Mendoza from D.O. Alicante. We were pleased to be able to meet Pep\u00e9 Mendoza himself on this occasion.\u00a0 Good wine with a score of 87.72.<\/p>\n

        On May<\/strong>\u00a017th<\/strong>\u00a0it was Punta Negra,\u00a0MR Les Rotes, Denia. And for me, and I know you agree, it was the highlight of the year. Nani Ramon from Bodega\u00a0Edet\u00e0ria came to present and entertain us with some wonderful wine.\u00a0 On this occasion we tasted 6 wines and each table had 6 wine glasses for each of us. This enabled us to compare and contrast all of the wines over the entire evening and not rush to finish off a wine quickly because you have to clear the glass of the current wine.\u00a0 It was interesting to revisit the first wines to see the changes over time of the wine in the glass. We had more than ample wine and I did go over budget on this occasion on the back of the fact that the February wine tasting was free. Nani not only presented his wine he conducted a small Quiz and the prizes for correct answers was a Magnum of wine supplied by the bodega at NO Cost To us.\u00a0 This was such a popular meeting that the comments later were things like.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2018That was the\u00a0best<\/u>\u00a0wine tasting EVER\u2019. \u2018Such a wonderful presenter.\u00a0<\/strong>The wine score on this occasion was 88.65.<\/p>\n

        We ordered wine from this bodega as well, to the sum of 579.52 Euros, again delivered to my house for distribution. All the monies paid for the wine on this occasion and the one in February went through the books of the wine society for transparency, and I thank Shirley for her help and cooperation in this, as it gave her a little extra work. Thank you Shirley.<\/p>\n

        June<\/strong>\u00a021st \u2013 Puerto Blanco<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Calpe, I was unable to attend this meeting and I asked Maureen to deputise for me, thank you Maureen. Wines to be presented by my second\u00a0\u2018In house Presenter\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Andrew Johnson. Both Andrew and Kathy did a fantastic job in this great location and the wine score was an average of 85.88, with 74 members and guests attending.\u00a0\u00a0 I was sorry to miss this as I believe the wine was served from decanters to bring out the qualities of the wine.<\/p>\n

        20th<\/strong>\u00a0September<\/strong>\u00a0 \u2013 La Senia, Hotel Nou Roma \u2013 Denia.\u00a0 John Davis was the presenter. \u00a0John has decades of experience in the wine trade and he gave a fascinating insight into his theme of\u00a0\u201cIs climate change a good thing?<\/strong>\u201d\u00a0 The wines were from Galicia and the average score was again 85.88.<\/p>\n

        On the 18th October<\/strong>\u00a0we were at \u00a0Punta Negra,\u00a0MR Les Rotes, Denia again. My third\u00a0\u2018in house presenters.<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 Caryl and Gordon Sellars with the help of Mary Anderton\u00a0 presented the ever popular \u201cWhose Wine is it Anyway?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0here the score was 87.56<\/p>\n

        November 15th \u2013 Ca La Iaia \u2013 Moraira\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Wines presented by Bodegas Vinicola Real\u00a0\u00a0 65 members 85.30 score<\/p>\n

        December 6th \u2013 Nau Nau \u2013 Puerto J\u00e1vea\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0In December we returned to Nau Nau in Javea Marina for my last presentation. where 53 of us enjoyed our usual light hearted Christmas tasting and, for a final time, I could Present my choice of wines which proved very popular indeed.<\/p>\n

        In the past this wine society has been dominated by men. And to address this situation I decided to ask for more help from the fair sex.<\/p>\n

        So\u00a0\u2018the vote of thanks\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0at every meeting has been given by a lady. My Vice chair is female.<\/p>\n

        Later on in this AGM we will have our first Lady President.\u00a0\u00a0 I am pleased about that.\u00a0 The reason any society runs so well is not because of one person. I have, and my predecessors have been very lucky, to have had such a great committee and wine trip team. There is no doubt that, without the help of so many people, this would not be the association it is, so a very sincere thanks to all my committee and also the other people who are all very willing to stand in and help when asked.<\/p>\n

        So,\u00a0in summary\u00a0<\/strong>we have had an excellent year;<\/p>\n

        Thank you for all comments received, the efforts of everyone, and the fun we have enjoyed together.<\/p>\n

        I, like others have been honoured to lead this society.<\/p>\n

        I have tried to make it as light hearted as possible and now, I conclude by thanking\u00a0every one of you<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0for the support you have given me.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. \u00a0Membership Secretary\u2019s Report<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Tony Cabban prepared his report and in his absence Tim Fawle read it out to members:<\/p>\n

          We realised in March 2018 that attendance numbers at tastings were falling.<\/p>\n

          Let me tell you just a few numbers:<\/p>\n

          I compared the number of members attending 3 or less times in 2015 it was 30%, in 2018 it has risen to 42%. In 2015 only 2 members did not attend any tastings that number rose to 10 in 2018.\u00a0 Also 59 of our 132 members, that is 45% are what many people refer to as Swallows, in other words they spend less than 6 months a year in Spain.<\/p>\n

          When the Venues and Menus team book a restaurant part of the price negotiation involves telling the restaurant how many people are expected to attend. If we consistently fall short of the expected numbers then the restaurant will want to increase the price or will be reluctant to reserve the space for our exclusive use.<\/p>\n

          So in April this year we decided to admit 8 waiting list members and have admitted more members since to reach a membership of 132 at present. We need sufficient members to satisfy venues but at the same time we want to avoid turning members away or having overcrowded tastings.<\/p>\n

          We ask that you have confidence that we will manage numbers carefully and agree to our recommendation that the maximum number of members permitted be raised from 120 to 130 with flexibility being given to the Committee to increase or decrease that number if necessary.<\/p>\n

          This motion was proposed by Gaby Ferenczy and seconded by Gordon Sellars<\/p>\n

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          1. \u00a0Treasurer\u2019s Report<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Shirley Sloggie distributed the Financial Report. Membership income remained stable.<\/p>\n

            Expenses were lower than expectations. For the year 2018 the society had a deficit of \u20ac854 against a budget of a profit of \u20ac78.\u00a0 We carried forward a bank balance of \u20ac2,225 for 2019.<\/p>\n

            A question was asked why we had made losses on tastings and it was explained that funds had built up over the past few years so a concerted effort was made to spend the surplus funds. Members have always enjoyed the opportunity to taste wines at a higher price than they would normally spend. It has never been the intention to make profits on wine tastings but ensure that good quality wines are tasted and costs are covered.<\/p>\n

            The financial report was proposed by Martin Bentley and seconded by Barbara Priest and then unanimously approved by members.<\/p>\n

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            1. \u00a0Election of President<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Paul Nicholls advised that only one nomination had been received for the position of President. Members present were therefore invited to propose and second Vice President Maureen Holliday as President. This was proposed by Joan Easter and unanimously agreed by those present.<\/p>\n

              At this stage Paul Nicholls handed over the chair to the new President.<\/p>\n

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              1. \u00a0Election of Vice President<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                The only nomination for the position of Vice President was Tim Fawle and the President invited approval from the membership. This was unanimously agreed by those present.<\/p>\n

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                1. Election of Treasurer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  After 4 years as Treasurer Shirley Sloggie has decided to stand down.\u00a0 Mike Granville volunteered to take up this position and was proposed by Hugh Epsom and seconded by Mary Anderton and unanimously agreed by those present.<\/p>\n

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                  1. Election of Secretary<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    The only nomination for the position of Secretary was Paul Smithard and the President invited a proposer and seconder for this nomination. He was proposed by Colin Donadio and seconded by Debbie Theophilus and unanimously approved by the assembly.<\/p>\n

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                    1. Election of Membership Secretary<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      Tony Cabban has offered his resignation and Ron Watson has offered his nomination.\u00a0 This was proposed by Susan Blewett and seconded by Gordon Sellars and unanimously agreed by those present.<\/p>\n

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                      1. Venues & Menus Team<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        After 4 years in the position Sue and Colin Donadio will stand down. Susan Blewett has accepted this nomination and will be assisted by Netty Sayers when required.\u00a0 This was proposed by Pat Pacey and seconded by Carol Bentley and unanimously agreed by those present.<\/p>\n

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                        1. Proposed Budget 2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          The President advised that the 2019 budget is forecasted to have the same level of membership as 2018 and that tastings will reflect a small overall loss of 50\u20ac. The overall objective is to provide quality wines and meals as in previous years.<\/p>\n

                          14\u00a0\u00a0Proposed Programme 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

                          The President outlined her programme for the year 2019, which appears on the web site.<\/p>\n

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                          1. A.O.B.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            Colin Donadio advised the meeting that he and Sue will deputise for Susan Blewett in February who has a family commitment in the UK. A new venue Restaurante Amanecer has been selected for this tasting as La Senia in Denia is closed for alterations.\u00a0 The meeting room for the AGM was provided free from Hotel Sol y Mar.<\/p>\n

                            Finally Colin commented that within the confines of good budgeting there is a fine balance between venues and cost. The more prestigious venues have higher charges but will be balanced by the lower cost venues whilst making sure that we retain a good standard. The same standards will be maintained this year.<\/p>\n

                            There being no other business, President Maureen Holliday closed the meeting at 19.30.<\/p>\n

                            TBF<\/p>\n

                            Secretary<\/p>\n

                            20.1.19<\/p>\n

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