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Hunter Valley and New South Wales
Our regular tastings on Zoom and live at Richmond and Teddington continued in February and March with a look at New South Wales and the key areas of Hunter Valley, Orange and Riverina. The principal aims of the tasting were to get a deeper insight into high quality...
We kick off the new year with some fabulous Piedmontese wines
We had three terrific tastings over January and February – with both live and Zoom events in Richmond and Teddington. Piedmont was the theme and I was able to indulge in a broad selection of wines that showed some of the classics interspersed with a few varieties and...
A catch up of what we have tasted
Christmas Extravaganzas, Chile, Henschke Masterclass, Medal Winners, a Festival of Fizz, Top Class Riesling, Rosé and fine Austrian wines. It has been a while since I added to the blog so I have summarised below all the tastings since my last posting. We maintained a...
Eclectic Antipodean Whites – A Rich Diversity
Our June tastings at the Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies - both live events and on Zoom, focussed on an eclectic range of Antipodean whites that demonstrated a rich diversity of style and inevitably high quality. The aim was to taste a selection of grape...
A fabulous evening of sweet wines
Our latest masterclass focussed on the luxurious world of sweet wines and we tasted through an utterly sumptuous selection of top class wines from around the world – and not a Sauternes to be seen! A delicate, medium sweet Monbazillac from the Dordogne calibrated our...
Richmond and Teddington explore wines from some Mediterranean Islands
Our May tastings were marked by our first live events since last Autumn and there was a palpable sense of excitement as Teddington met at St Marys Parish Hall on Saturday night and Richmond at the Britannia on Monday night. We also held a lively Zoom tasting on Sunday...
Pinot Noir Masterclass
I love Pinot Noir, it is probably my favourite grape variety, so our Masterclass by Zoom, attended by nearly 60 people who all enjoyed 8 wines, distributed in 50ml sample bottles, was an opportunity to indulge in some fantastic examples of what great winemakers around...
Bordeaux vs the rest of the world
Over two nights both Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies enjoyed a comparison of classic Bordeaux wines with a brilliant lineup of New World wines. Still on Zoom - with luck we will be able to meet in person soon - so the slick Stanley Road decanting operation was...
A night of Alsatian wine and gastronomy
On Monday 19th April over 30 of us gathered, via Zoom once more, for a tasting of fabulous Alsace wine. We had suggested recipes which many people had prepared, so for many of us it was a great opportunity to try the wines of this incredible region with the fusion of...
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...
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