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Future Events

Outline programme of future events 2026

 

All meetings are held in the Neville Hall, Waltham St Lawrence unless otherwise described

The aperitif will be served from 6.45pm, with the tasting starting at 7.15pm

A two course supper is provided by Mark Robertson madebymark.net

Members £40 Guests £45. Please pay  by bank transfer by the Sunday before the meeting and let Andrew Johnson know if you are coming andrewmj45@gmail.com

Lloyds Bank
IWFS Berkshire Branch
Sort-code 309536
Account No. 32638760

Sunday 18th January 12.30 for 13.30

Lunch by Mark, wines from the Branch cellar

Mark leads this lunchtime meeting,  giving us a smoked haddock tartlet to start, followed by pheasant cooked in wine with winter vegetables then frangipane as dessert. A cheese board will be available. Wines will be chosen from the Branch cellar to complement each course.

Mark will provide us with a three-course meal and coffee, and we will drink wines that are mostly from the Branch Cellar. 

Please arrive after 1230. From arrival an aperitif sparkling wine will be poured. This is Alta Langa Brut, Araldica 2021.
The starter will be served at 1330. It is smoked haddock tartlet with watercress salad. Our main course will be pheasant (cooked like coq au vin), parsnip purée, glazed carrots and January King cabbage. Both white and red wines will be available. The whites will be mostly from the Loire valley. The reds are more diverse, from Spain, Pays d’Oc and Coonawarra.
Dessert will be fig and almond frangipane with crême fraiche. With this we will serve Rivesaltes.

 

20th February 2026

Alessandro Pace Italnatural Wines:  Organic wines from Italy

                 

 

 

20th March 2026

 Andrew Walker Solaris wines: Slovenian whites and Spanish reds

   

 

 

17th April 2026

Katherine Dart (MW) Grape and Nectar: Old World v New World, a comparison of grape varieties

     

 

 

22nd May 2026

Judgement of Paris, in combination with other IWFS branches. A comparison of grape varieties grown around the world

 

 

11th or 12th July 2026

 

 

21st August 2026

 

16th October 2026

 

20th November 2026

 

11th December 2026