by Tim Syrad | Apr 24, 2023 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
At Teddington and Richmond Wine Societies we set ourselves the challenge of pitting Burgundy against the rest of the world. Rather than some kind of grudge match, this was a celebration of the two iconic grape varieties of this fabled region, Chardonnay and Pinot...
by Fliss | Jan 31, 2023 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Both Teddington and Richmond Wine Societies explored some innovative wines coming out of South Africa in January. Though categorised ‘New World’ South Africa has made wine for centuries but in the last few decades there has been huge investment in vineyards and...
by Tim Syrad | Dec 12, 2022 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
As ever, the Christmas Extravaganza tastings at the Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies were sold out as we spoilt ourselves, and tasted a broad and eclectic range of wines. We kicked off our tastings in typical celebratory style with champagne. A single vineyard...
by Tim Syrad | Nov 11, 2022 | Teddington Wine Society
We explored a fascinating range of Eastern European wines at TWS in November and tasted a host of grape varieties that many people had never experienced before. When I first started selling wine in 1989, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary were providers of very acceptable...
by Tim Syrad | Oct 24, 2022 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Argentina was the focus of the tastings at Richmond, Teddington and on Zoom in October and as usual, the wines of this wonderful South American country did not disappoint. The theme was latitude and altitude, with the focus falling onto principally wines from Salta –...
by Tim Syrad | Sep 13, 2022 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Every year in September, our tastings at the Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies focus on the Medal Winners from the various competitions that take place in the UK in April. The two main events are the International Wine Challenge (IWC) and Decanter World Wine...