by Tim Syrad | Jan 31, 2024 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
The 2024 calendar of events kicked off in Teddington and Richmond over the past week, with the focus being on Spanish reds other than Tempranillo. This gave everyone a chance to explore some lesser known grape varieties and regions of Spain that are often in the...
by Fliss | Nov 30, 2023 | Teddington Wine Society
The penultimate Teddington Wine Society gathering of 2023 took us to Portugal, specifically the wines of some lesser known regions, and it was a huge success. Our first two whites were from a fairly well known area – Vinho Verde (which Tim pronounced very...
by Fliss | Sep 11, 2023 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
We had a fantastic turn out for our annual medal fest. The wines we tasted had been judged top winners in the Decanter World Wine Awards, the International Wine Challenge and the Wine Merchants Top 100, competitions that are judged by expert tasters, with suppliers...
by Fliss | Aug 8, 2023 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Two iconic French white wines were our focus for our August tastings. Sancerre, at the eastern end of the Loire Valley, is around a hundred kilometres from Chablis, the most northerly of the Burgundy appellations. They share a famous soil – Kimmeridgian clay,...
by Fliss | Jul 11, 2023 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
Our July tastings were of Champagne, and we took a different approach to our normal tastings. Tim explained that because Champagne has been so brilliantly marketed by the big houses (Grand Marques), our mental perceptions tend to over-rule our sensory ones, and...
by Fliss | Jun 25, 2023 | Richmond Wine Society, Teddington Wine Society
A great couple of nights at Richmond Wine Society at the beginning of the month and last night at Teddington. If anyone had any doubts about whether they liked Alsace wines at the start of the evening, nobody left with any. We kicked off each evening with some...
