by Fliss | Jul 30, 2024 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Richmond and Teddington Wine Societies enjoyed a top class lineup of wines from the Loire Valley this month. Following my tours to the Loire Valley in June (read all about them here!) I was very excited to present wines that celebrated the diversity and quality of...
by Fliss | Jul 2, 2024 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
At both Teddington and Richmond Wine Societies at the end of June we asked the question is “Anything But Chardonnay” Out of Date? So many people now say they don’t like Chardonnay (even some people attending the tastings), and we agreed that what had...
by Tim Syrad | Jun 4, 2024 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Two great evenings at Teddington and Richmond allowed us to explore the for some appealing, for others contentious, topic of Organic and Biodynamic wines, with a couple of Natural wines (which do not have to be either organic or biodynamic) thrown in for fun. I was...
by Fliss | Apr 30, 2024 | Teddington Wine Society, Richmond Wine Society
Having spent 6 weeks in South America, escorting seven groups on tours to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, Tim was full of news from this exciting continent. Uruguay was a bit of a star of the show, with the single vineyard Albariño from Bodegas Garzon tasting superb,...
by Fliss | Mar 26, 2024 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Our March tastings at Teddington and Richmond Wine Societies took us to New Zealand, where Fliss had been visiting wineries in January, looking at possibilities for a return tour in a couple of years (Tim last took groups there in 2014). I shared a few statistics,...
by Fliss | Feb 26, 2024 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Over two nights at Teddington and Richmond Fliss led an exploration of ten wines from regions in Italy that don’t get the attention they deserve. Tim being in South America the mice were able to play and we tasted a great lineup of ten wines. It’s...
