by Tim Syrad | Feb 14, 2017 | Wine Courses
Our Saturday cheese course sessions are designed to be a little bit more relaxed but cover more ground with more wines and cheese spread over three hours. The France & England afternoon soon became a contest as we matched similar style cheese from each country...
by Tim Syrad | Feb 13, 2017 | Wine Courses
Our Monday evening Cheese Course is well under way and our focus on 6th February was on the cheese and wines of Italy. There is no question that Italy is a worthy rival to France in both departments – in particular the fact that Italy produces almost as many cheeses...
by Tim Syrad | Feb 2, 2017 | Wine Courses
Our 2017 Monday night cheese course kicked off last night with France as our destination. With over 370 recognised cheeses and probably a host more that don’t find their way onto the register, France is often seen as the centre of the cheese universe. Rightly so on...
by Tim Syrad | Jan 29, 2017 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies visited Spain last week in what was deliberately a Rioja Free occasion. The theme was Spanish innovation and we took a good look at a number of lesser known regions and some wonderful local grapes. No one can dispute the success...
by Tim Syrad | Jan 18, 2017 | Wine Courses
I have been delighted by the response to the courses I am running on cheese and wine in January and February. As you know, I am passionate about wine and its amazing partner, cheese. Over four weeks I will broaden people’s cheese horizons – tasting...
