by Fliss | Jul 21, 2026 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
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...
by Fliss | Jun 30, 2026 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
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...
by Fliss | May 28, 2026 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
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...
by Tim Syrad | Mar 1, 2026 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
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...
by Fliss | Jan 28, 2026 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
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...
by Fliss | Dec 20, 2025 | Teddington Wine Society
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...
