by Tim Syrad | Apr 20, 2023 | General
Yesterday I accompanied Fliss to the award ceremony for the WSET Diploma in wine, at the Guildhall in London. Over 500 graduates from around the world received their Diplomas, either in person or virtually, and a number of of them received additional awards and...
by Fliss | Feb 14, 2023 | Fliss's blog, General
Last week I attended the first event run by WSET for their Diploma Alumni. The Wine and Spirit Education Trust is the leading organisation in wine education, world wide. Its qualifications take students from novice to tertiary education level in wine, spirits and...
by Fliss | Jan 5, 2022 | Fine Wine Tastings and Dinners, General, Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
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...
by Tim Syrad | Jan 2, 2019 | Fine Wine Tastings and Dinners, General, Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society, Wine Courses
Welcome to 2019, which will be a great year for wine lovers in Richmond, Twickenham and Teddington! The tastings for Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies have been scheduled on the website, do take a look, and save the dates, and you can book your place now for our...
by Tim Syrad | Mar 18, 2015 | General
I had the pleasure of being taken out to Brula last night in lovely St Margarets. This restaurant has been a stalwart of the local dining scene and has maintained a consisntly high quality reputation. My good friend friend Stefano Bergamin, who owns Bacco in Richmond...
by Tim Syrad | Mar 13, 2015 | General
It was a privilege to attend the 20th anniversary wine tasting at the Goring & Streatley Wine Society last week. Having been part of my life for over ten years, it was great to catch up with some old friends, and a pleasure to celebrate such a milestone. The...