André Simon Lectures
Each year, in memory of its co-founder André L Simon, the society asks a person of distinction within the world of wine and food to speak to an audience of assembled members on a specialist food and wine subject of their choice.
To read your chosen lecture please click on the speaker's name in the table below, to open the document. The lecture given by Michael Broadbent MW was the inaugural André L Simon Memorial Lecture given at Christie's, London on Monday October 18th, 1971 (with the Foreword by Hugh Johnson OBE).
| SPEAKER | TITLE | DATE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Oz Clarke |
Development of New Zealand Wine Industry - 1954 to the present day Hot, Cold but mostly Cold. What the Present and Future holds |
2019 2018 |
Auckland London |
| Sanjay Menon | The Indian Wine Trade | 2017 | Mumbai |
| Zubair Mohamed | The history of Scottish wine imports | 2016 | Edinburgh |
| Philip Rich | A golden age for Australian wine | 2015 | Melbourne |
| Konstantinos Lazarakis MW | Rediscovering Greek Wines | 2014 | Santorini |
| Michael Broadbent MW | My Wife & Hard Wines | 2013 | London |
| Sid Cross | Andre L Simon’s “Partners - A Guide to the Game of Wine & Food Match-making” (1951) - revisited | 2012 | Vancouver |
| Tom Scott | German Viticulture, The Last 20 Years | 2011 | Liverpool |
| David Lowe | The Search for Regional Identity | 2010 | Sydney |
| Mutle Mogase | The South African Wine and Culinary Journey, Some Reflections | 2009 | Cape Town |
| F John Avery MW | The Effects of Climate Change on Viticulture and Wine Production | 2008 | London |
| Max Lake | The Excitement of Wine | 1989 | Singapore |
| Hugo Dunn-Meynell | Would André be proud of us? | 1983 | Vancouver |
| Michael Broadbent MW | The inaugural Andre L Simon Memorial Lecture | 1971 | London |