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New Zealand Masters at Teddington and Richmond
Over 130 people participated in this tasting, which focussed on two of New Zealand's leading winemakers: Kevin Judd of Greywacke and Warren Gibson of Trinity Hill. Kevin is on the left in the picture above. We delivered sets of 8 sample bottles (Fliss would like to...
Musar Musings
On Monday 22nd March Tim conducted a Masterclass tasting of 10 wines from Château Musar, with over 50 people tasting and sharing recollections of wines they had tasted before. A number revealed they even had some vintages in their cellar, bought for prices that look...
Burgundy by Zoom – at Teddington and Richmond Wine Societies
The second tasting of 2021 was conducted again via Zoom and we had a phenomenal turnout of 140 people over three nights for the Teddington and Richmond Wine Societies. Burgundy always generates a keen interest and a top line-up of wines beckoned. It is a hallowed wine...
The wines of Italy at Surbiton Wine Society – by Zoom
The second tasting of the Surbiton Wine Society took place on Zoom on 21st February and we took in a whistlestop tour of the fabulous wines of Italy. Italy has to be my favourite wine producing nation thanks to the extraordinary diversity of wine style, the...
Another year, another lockdown, but what a tasting
We may be locked down, we may be sick of rain, but over three nights we transported ourselves to the beautiful scenery of Central Italy and an evening of fabulous wines, served in perfectly miniature tasting quantities. Italy is my favourite country to visit, and I...
Our Christmas Extravaganzas took place, despite lockdown
Both Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies Christmas tastings were conducted via Zoom and three terrific nights of fantastic wines were had by all! A massive logistical exercise was required, involving literally hundreds of 5cl bottles, into which were decanted the ...
Teddington Wine Society taste South Africa by Zoom
To cheer ourselves up during national lockdown, on Monday 9th November, the Teddington Wine Society met for the first time online as we tasted through a sensational range of eight South African wines, which I had supplied to everyone in precise tasting quantities (in...
Sensational South African Wines at Richmond Wine Society – by Zoom!
The Richmond Wine Society met for the first time online as we tasted through a sensational range of eight South African wines, which I had supplied to everyone in precise tasting quantities (in individual bottles) that morning. Via Zoom I hosted 30 people over 19...
Medal winners at Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies
Early Autumn is when we taste a selection of Trophy, Platinum and Gold medal winners from the various wine competitions. Year after year, we taste a truly magnificent selection of wines that have been awarded the highest accolades and 2020 was no exception. Richmond...
Subtiton Wine Society is go!
The Surbiton Wine Society has been launched! We had a tremendous turnout for our inaugural tasting at Glenmore House and a great evening was had by all. Despite the inevitable classroom style with all the social distancing protocols in place, there was an excellent...
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