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 Fliss | Nov 30, 2019 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
We’ve kicked off the festive season with three tastings at Richmond and our customary Friday night at Teddington. We kept the lineup of wines for tasting small, for good reason – they were pricey. And all suited to Christmas day, although this required me...
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 Fliss | Oct 7, 2019 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Richmond Wine Society met on Monday and Tuesday, and Teddington on Thursday and Friday last week, and over 100 of us sampled some of the best wine from this year’s wine awards. The Decanter World Wine Awards, International Wine Challenge, Sommeliers Wine Awards ...
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 Fliss | Jun 16, 2019 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
No, not a football match, but the last topics for our monthly tastings at Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies. At our Modern Germany tastings in April we covered, as would be expected, some superb whites, but not all were Riesling! We tasted a lovely Pinot Blanc...
