Following our AGM, Simon Rolfe, co-founder of Sea Change Wine presented six of his highly regarded, ethically sourced and eco-friendly wines. Sea Change is part of an established family wine business; their mission is to raise funds to protect our … Read more
Our eagerly awaited return to the Barn Hall couldn’t have started in better hands. After a glass of crémant to celebrate the occasion, members settled down to enjoy their first fact-to-face professional presentation in eighteen months. Angela Bawtree is one … Read more
Once more we held a garden meeting, but as the Covid restrictions were relaxing, we now arranged meetings of up to eight in a garden – which gave us the opportunity of trying four wines (still not the six that … Read more
Our garden meeting for July attracted 33 members, who enjoyed wines to remind them of holidays in Spain. Unfortunately, nobody took a picture, so here is one of several club members enjoying a real picnic in Spain. We drank three … Read more
December 2021 – Special Christmas Event with Heather Dougherty November 2021 – A Mediterranean Island wine ‘cruise’ with Lits Philippou October 2021 – AGM followed by Simon Rolfe of Sea Change Wines September 2021 – Exploring Climate with Angela Bawtree … Read more
Nina’s company, Wine Workshop, provides wine education and consultation for the trade and public. Nina has been educating in the wine trade since 2001, teaching everything from ‘An Introduction to Wine’, to WSET qualifications, to advanced masterclasses in various … Read more
Continuing our “Summer Holiday” theme, this meeting sampled the wines of Italy. They were supplied by VineKing, an established off-licence with stores in Reigate, Weybridge and East Molesey. Despite the difficulties, reported throughout the trade, of keeping stock levels as … Read more
May meeting – garden meeting – France with LaithwaitesFor our first garden meeting of 2021, the theme was “holidays in France” Three wines were made available for us to try in our group of six. The weather did not really … Read more
April meeting – Discover the Wines of the Rhone Valley with Heather Dougherty./ Again, the restrictions on indoor meetings meant that we had to use Zoom from our own homes to hear Heather Dougherty’s presentation on the wines of the … Read more
Our first Zoom meeting with a presenter, a “virtual wine tour of the Loire valley” was enjoyed by 26 members, who had bought their own Loire wine to enjoy as Lits Philippou gave us first a thorough oenological view of … Read more