by Fliss | Oct 27, 2020 | Online tastings, Richmond Wine Society
The Richmond Wine Society met for the first time online as we tasted through a sensational range of eight South African wines, which I had supplied to everyone in precise tasting quantities (in individual bottles) that morning. Via Zoom I hosted 30 people over 19...
by Fliss | Feb 11, 2020 | Fine Wine Tastings and Dinners
A group of us convened at Bacco on Monday 10th February, to delve into the contentious world of Parker Points. I have to claim an interest – I suggested this as a topic as I had tended towards the ‘blame Parker for climate change’ school –...
by Fliss | Nov 30, 2019 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
We’ve kicked off the festive season with three tastings at Richmond and our customary Friday night at Teddington. We kept the lineup of wines for tasting small, for good reason – they were pricey. And all suited to Christmas day, although this required me...
by Fliss | Oct 7, 2019 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Richmond Wine Society met on Monday and Tuesday, and Teddington on Thursday and Friday last week, and over 100 of us sampled some of the best wine from this year’s wine awards. The Decanter World Wine Awards, International Wine Challenge, Sommeliers Wine Awards ...
by Fliss | Jun 16, 2019 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
No, not a football match, but the last topics for our monthly tastings at Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies. At our Modern Germany tastings in April we covered, as would be expected, some superb whites, but not all were Riesling! We tasted a lovely Pinot Blanc...
