Oxford v Cambridge at the tasting table
Tuesday 11 March 2025
• 4 min read

England's two most prestigious universities go head to head in this annual blind wine tasting. Centre of the picture above is Jessica Crow, tasting for Cambridge.
As the Cambridge team hugged, jumped and screamed, I was taken back to my own Oxford v Cambridge blind wine-tasting competition and the feeling of dejection at losing this match over a decade ago. This is supposed to be – and is – fun, but both sides take the wine tasting very seriously. The process turns wine from a hobby into a lifelong obsession for many tasters, forming lasting friendships and at times inspiring careers...
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