The JCC held their annual Cheese and Wine tasting event in the Council Chambers of Douglas Town Hall, kindly hosted by the Mayor and Mayoress of Douglas.

This year’s event, sponsored by KPMG saw a selection of 10 wines and 10 local cheeses located around the room for blind tasting, with attendees trying to guess the wines from a list provided. The new format and venue of the event allowed the committee to open up the evening to a larger audience of members and guests given its popularity in previous years.

There was a busy informal atmosphere that lent itself well to allowing members to move around the room and network with other members and guests over a glass of wine.

The evening was a great success with more than 80 attendees. A raffle on the night raised £215 for the Mayor’s Charities

The Chairman of the JCC was able to announce on the night that there is to be a Black-Tie event to celebrate 20 years of the JCC in the Isle of Man with guest speaker John Sergeant the BBC News Political Correspondent and Strictly Come Dancing fame. The event will take place on 8th July at Mount Murray Hotel.

Some photos from the event: Cheese & Wine 2011

The next event entitled The Changing Global Dynamics of Investments and Stockbroking by Capital International will be held on 17 May at the Claremont Hotel Douglas from 7:30am