by Fliss | Feb 28, 2019 | Fine Wine Tastings and Dinners
This blog is being written by Fliss, Tim’s wife. I’m currently studying for the Diploma in Wine, and my first written paper is on Fortified Wines, so it’s lucky for me (if not for readers of Tim’s blog) that I can put some of my learning to...
by Fliss | Jun 28, 2017 | Richmond Wine Society, Guest Blog
At our tasting at the Britannia last night, over 40 Richmond Wine Society members discovered that there is a lot more to Provence wines than rosé. Yes, the region is enormous, yes it produces a lot of wine, but if you are prepared to look beyond the pink haze, you...
by Fliss | Jun 6, 2017 | Fine Wine Tastings and Dinners
Last night we enjoyed a Marlborough Masterclass at Bacco. Kevin Judd was the winemaker at Cloudy Bay throughout its ascent to fame, and has since set up Greywacke, and our mission was to compare, contrast and potentially choose between the wines of these two estates....
by Fliss | Mar 17, 2017 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Teddington Wine Society meets on 31st March. Not long now till we taste twelve wines from New Zealand’s Family of Twelve, and I’m completing the round up of the wineries we will be exploring. Villa Maria is so well known it is hard to imagine it is a...
by Fliss | Feb 27, 2017 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Victoria, in the south east corner of Australia, was the focus of our tastings at the Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies last week. Thirty people at Teddington enjoyed a superb lineup of wines with an Australian-themed meal on Friday, while on Tuesday and...
