This was a new type of event for us, where four well-established members were invited to present two of their favourite wines. The wines were as follows: Richard Pull Hofstatt old vine Pinot Bianco, Alto Adige 2020 La Despensa, Grenache/Syrah, Cochagua Valley, Chile 2020 Graham Lovelock Te Mata Estate Coleraine Cabernet Sauvignon, New Zealand 2021 Ata Rangi Pinot Noir, New …
AGM Dinner 2025
Our London Branch AGM was held at Noizé restaurant in Fitzrovia, central London, starting with a glass of crémant, and followed by dinner. Alan Shepherd presented the Chair’s report. We had held a wide variety of outstanding events during the year, amongst which were superb lunches and tasting dinners, and several interesting and innovative wine tastings led by knowledgeable members; …
A Garden Party at Cumberland Lodge
Following our highly successful dinner at Windsor Castle, we decided to hold a sumptuous garden party with wines and food at the exclusive Cumberland Lodge, with beautiful vistas over the Windsor Great Park. Cumberland Lodge is a 17th-century Grade II listed country house in Windsor Great Park 3 miles south of Windsor Castle. It is not open to the general public. Some of you will remember …
Lunch at Noble Rot
The townhouse in which Noble Rot is situated dates back to 1701. As befits a restaurant founded by Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew, of Shrine to the Vine, it has a celebrated wine list which has won many prizes. Their mission is simple – to celebrate the best of wine culture – and they only sell wines that they would …
GREEK WINES – AN EXCITING RENAISSANCE
“For wines that can truly surprise and excite in the glass, Greece really is the place to look.” Decanter wine magazine, July 2024. The 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards highlighted the ongoing ascendency of Greek wines, which were awarded a large number of medals. In a cold January we got together for a tasting from a warmer climate of some …
Christmas Dinner at the Bakers’ Hall
London Branch Members happily gathered at Bakers’ Hall near the Tower of London, for our Christmas celebration. The Worshipful Company of Bakers has owned the site of Bakers’ Hall since 1505 and has lost three previous Halls to fire, the first during the Great Fire of London which allegedly started in a bakery in nearby Pudding Lane. Despite its now …
Our AGM and Dinner
Our AGM and Dinner was held at the Army and Navy Club in Pall Mall, London, starting with a glass of champagne. The formal business was concluded satisfactorily, followed by an enjoyable three-course meal and accompanying wines: Prawn, Salmon and Spring Onion Tian with soused cucumber and relish, dill and caper crème fraîche Jean-Luc Colombo, La Redonne, Côtes du Rhône …
AN ECLECTIC SELECTION OF FINE WINES
The third tasting of wines from the cellar of the late Carole Goldberg, for London Branch members at the Army and Navy Club in Mayfair, was led by Rachel Burnett, with grateful thanks to Roger Ellis who had inherited much of her extensive, but somewhat eccentric, wine collection, and who supplied the wines. We were aware that until we opened …
Christmas Lunch at The Swan Hyde Park
Join us for IWFS London’s first Christmas lunch, which is being held at The Swan, Hyde Park London. Enjoying a stunning position with views of Hyde Park from the upper and lower terraces, the Swan’s dining room on the first floor is a perfect venue at this time of the year. Lovingly refurbished and re-opened in 2018, The Swan is …
Wine-tasting Dinner
A Tribute to our late Chairman, Andrew Brodie Many of you will remember the wonderful wine dinners that Andrew Brodie used to organise in London with Jack Rubyn, chairman of the Marin County Branch in California. Following Andrew’s untimely death in 2016, Jack sponsored a special dinner in his memory at Pied a Terre led by Mathieu Germond, who was …