by Tim Syrad | Feb 29, 2020 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Richmond Wine Society met at the Britannia and Teddington Wine Society at the Landmark this week, and our subject was Portugal. We have enjoyed Portugese wines at previous tastings, but this time I was determined to range far beyond the better known areas. We started...
by Tim Syrad | Feb 1, 2020 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Both Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies kicked off their 2020 calendar of events with a snapshot look at a selection of top class Australian wines – the majority of which a number of us had visited while on tour in November 2019. With the terrible bushfires...
by Tim Syrad | Nov 4, 2019 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Over three tastings at Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies we explored neighbouring countries, whose wine cultures have taken somewhat different directions. Hungary, with a long winemaking tradition, particularly around the Tokaj region, has struggled in recent...
by Tim Syrad | Jul 7, 2019 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Last week at Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies we took ourselves on a journey up the Loire Valley and back again. Loire wines tend to suffer from being from a region that everyone thinks they know well (think Sleeping Beauty chateaux), with some wine list...
by Tim Syrad | May 12, 2019 | Fine Wine Tastings and Dinners
In April I ran a Bordeaux Left Bank fine wine tasting with dinner at Le Salon Privé in St Margarets. It was a great opportunity to explore just how different the wines are from different AOCs within the Médoc region. The famous 1855 classification ‘set in...
