by Tim Syrad | Jul 22, 2025 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Our July tastings were of rosé, a part of the international wine market that is in growth, thanks to the efforts of talented (and commercially savvy) winemakers initially in Provence and now world wide. Not all rosé is pale pink, but we did kick off with some paler...
by Tim Syrad | Jun 4, 2025 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Our amazing spring weather was just starting to break as we enjoyed tastings of sparkling wine at Teddington and Richmond Wine Societies. The intention was to cover the major styles of sparkling and to understand why they are different and why we might want to pay...
by Tim Syrad | May 8, 2025 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Our early May tastings of Teddington and Richmond Wine Societies took us up. Setting a challenge to try wines from vineyards of at least 400m altitude (we had to retreat from an initial aim of over 1,000m!), we tasted lovely lineup of aromatic, fresh wines that...
by Tim Syrad | Dec 12, 2024 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies rounded off the year with our customary Christmas tastings, which I always style as ‘Extravaganzas’ because they are! We taste wines of superb quality, often medal and trophy winners, and explore styles that should...
by Tim Syrad | Nov 11, 2024 | Teddington Wine Society
A lucky group of us had a spectacular tasting at Teddington Wine Society in November. Our topic was South Africa, a wonderful wine country that produces loads of great value wines – according to David Cartwright of Seckford Agencies, a major importer of South...
