Europe Africa Berkshire
Celebrating 90 years . .
Celebrating 90 years . .
Visiting Major Wine Regions
Visiting Major Wine Regions
Visiting Major Wine Regions
Visiting Major Wine Regions
Learning from masters
Learning from masters
Formal but fun
Formal but fun
Buying for quality
Buying for quality
Awarding excellence, applauding service
Awarding excellence, applauding service
Sampling the Best
Sampling the Best
Visiting the wineries
Visiting the wineries
Wine, food and friends
Wine, food and friends

Future Events

Outline programme of future events 2025

 

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

 

Friday 19th September 

David Wright (David Alexander Wines) Wines of Greece

Some of you will remember David giving us an excellent presentation of wines from the Loire Valley, in March 2024.  We are very pleased to welcome him back, to present wines that will be unfamiliar to many of us.

David Alexander Wines now operates on-line only.  Since the mid 1990s David has worked with several merchants who eventually became ABS, where he was general manager until 2016.  He then joined Delibo Wine Agencies, from where he retired in 2023, but continues to work on a part time basis.  He also works a day a week with an old acquaintance, Nick Mantella, who runs a great hybrid shop in Farnham, called The Wine Yard; it is from here that he is sourcing this evening’s wines.

 Mark will provide a starter of spinach and feta filo pastry pie followed by a main of slow roasted lamb with lemon potatoes and roasted vegetables.  If you have any particular concerns related to the menu, can you please contact Mark personally to discuss alternatives: mark@madebymark.net   07930 179062.  Please do this by Monday 15th September.

 

Friday 17th October

Dan Farrell-Wright (Wickham Wine)  Beaujolais

Please note that bookings for this meeting should be made with Colin Mair maircolin1@gmail.com 

 

Friday 21st November

Michael Peet (Stone Vine & Sun) Wines of South Africa

 

Friday 12th December

Pippa Hayward (Association of Wine Educators/The Good Wine Shop) The Douro – still wines and ports