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2026 Medal Winners at Richmond and Teddington
Every year thousands of wines are entered into the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA), the International Wine Challenge (IWC), the Sommelier Wine Awards (SWA) and the International Wine and Spirits Challenge (IWSC). Companies submit wines into specific categories, and...
French Fizz vs Rest of the World
At Teddington and Richmond in July we challenged both French fizz and ourselves. Not to declare any winners, but to contrast styles and refresh ourselves on the quality of modern sparkling wine making. All the wines we tasted were made by the 'traditional method',...
The Adriatic
At Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies this June we took the chance to explore the wine growing regions that surround the Adriatic, allowing us to explore a number of grape varieties that we rarely encounter. Greece provided us with three wines: at Teddington we...
Galcia
Our May tastings at Teddington and Richmond Wine Societies were of wines from the glorious northwest of Spain. As you would expect Albariño featured, with two lovely wines from the DO Rias Baixas, then we went deeper into the region where the Godello grape...
The Veneto
At Richmond in March and Teddington in April our topic was the Veneto. A large region in North Eastern Italy, the Veneto is home to many famous wines, and the most famous of these were our focus. We kicked off with Prosecco, and it was very reassuring to see that...
South African update
My intention this month was to explore some of the exciting things going on in South Africa, where dedicated, innovative winemakers are making wonderful wines from some grape varieties we might not quite expect. We had a big focus on the region of Swartland, which...
Rioja kicks off our 2026 wine tasting programme
And some fabulous wines were tasted. Lots of people were astounded at the quality and price of the Verdejo from El Coto - proof that Rioja have really got to grips with white wine. It was fresh, tasty and incredible value for money. A step up was El Coto's...
2025 ends with a Christmas Extravaganza at Teddington
Our year of tastings at Teddington Wine Society culminated in our Christmas Extravaganza. We started with one of my favourite wines - the Blanc de Blancs from Boutillez Guer, a producer I have known since the 1990s, and who some of us visited during my wine tours to...
Christmas starts early at Richmond
Our annual Christmas tasting is always in November, and this year's was an excellent start to the festive season. Just six wines to taste, but all top quality, with an average price of over £60/bottle. Our opening fizz was from Manon Boutillez Guer, who some of us...
Fortified with Food
For one night only in November Teddington Wine Society enjoyed an evening of fortified wines matched with food. A great opportunity to try wines we normally reserve for the start of the end of an evening, which revealed how beautifully gastronomic they are! With our...
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