by Fliss | Aug 8, 2023 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Two iconic French white wines were our focus for our August tastings. Sancerre, at the eastern end of the Loire Valley, is around a hundred kilometres from Chablis, the most northerly of the Burgundy appellations. They share a famous soil – Kimmeridgian clay,...
by Fliss | Jul 11, 2023 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Our July tastings were of Champagne, and we took a different approach to our normal tastings. Tim explained that because Champagne has been so brilliantly marketed by the big houses (Grand Marques), our mental perceptions tend to over-rule our sensory ones, and...
by Fliss | Jun 25, 2023 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
A great couple of nights at Richmond Wine Society at the beginning of the month and last night at Teddington. If anyone had any doubts about whether they liked Alsace wines at the start of the evening, nobody left with any. We kicked off each evening with some...
by Fliss | Mar 15, 2023 | Fliss's blog
Last week I was extremely lucky, when a fellow Diploma graduate Susan took me to a tasting of Swiss wines, specifically from the Valais region, at 67 Pall Mall. Led by Simon Hardy, an expert in Swiss wines, the event was brought to life by Anouck Dann, winemaker from...
by Fliss | Feb 14, 2023 | General, Fliss's blog
Last week I attended the first event run by WSET for their Diploma Alumni. The Wine and Spirit Education Trust is the leading organisation in wine education, world wide. Its qualifications take students from novice to tertiary education level in wine, spirits and...
