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 …
Is Château d’Yquem the best?
A comparative tasting of some of the best mature sweet wines in the world. Château d’Yquem is considered the best – or one of the best – sweet wines anywhere. As well as d’Yquem, we shall taste mature, rich challengers from other top Sauternes and from an Alsace Grand Cru, a Tokay Aszú, a Pedro Ximenez from Jerez, a German …
A Tasting of Fine 1996 Clarets
Join us for an interesting tasting of mature wines from the left bank districts of Bordeaux. They are all from the 1996 vintage and well-known chateaux. Thanks to the generosity of our member Lancelot Jaundoo, we are able to bring you this great tasting of fine 1996 clarets. We will be tasting the following: Sociando Mallet, Haut Medoc Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Leognan, …
Mature Clarets Tasting Dinner
Here is an opportunity to enjoy some top end mature Clarets with dinner at the Army and Navy Club (“The Rag”). The wines are from the cellar of our member Michael Daiches, and were selected from among the most highly rated shown at his tasting in April. They are all from good vintages and good chateaux. This event has been …