Some of our Past Events

All the wines are from some of the leading Burgundy producers including the 2006 from Domaine de la Romaneé Conti and give an opportunity to compare the vintages from 2006 through to 2010. 2006 Domaine Dujac, Pommard, 1er Cru, Clos de la Roche Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Romanée St Vivant, Grand Cru 2007 Sylvain Caithard, Vosné Romanée, “Aux Malconsorts”, …

The idea is to compare, without prejudice, the attractiveness of French wines with that of South African wines, and to see if people can tell the different types of wine apart. The wines will be served blind in pairs, each pair consisting of one French wine and one South African one, with members voting after each pair for which they …

Those of you who visited China 10 or 20 years ago will know that the selection of local wines used to be pretty limited, to say the least.  But times have changed.  The organiser of this tasting has purchased 50 different bottles of wine made in China for this tasting and he will try to select an interesting cross section …

Once again we have decided to hold our Christmas celebration in January, because it enables us to offer better venues at a more reasonable price. We are returning to the Savile Club, where we have had excellent meals in the past, and which has offered us a particularly good deal on this occasion. This is an opportunity to dine in …

In the mere 20 years since it joined the EU, Portugal has been transformed into one of the most exciting and innovative wine regions in the world. Europe’s fourth largest producer, it boasts incredible diversity, from the spritzy whites of Vinho Verde to the full-bodied reds and, of course, the powerful, fortified Port wines of the Douro. Excellent sweet Moscatels …

Many of you will have attended Paul Mapplebeck’s excellent vintage wine tastings at the Naval Club and also the wine tasting dinners that we have organised in the Cunliffe-Owen Room upstairs.  Now Paul has kindly agreed to present some more wines from his cellar in this popular format.  He will feature the renowned Domaine Vieux Télégraphe, Châteauneuf-du-Pape. We will start …

I have organised this event with the specific intention of introducing you to something that I suspect is pretty much an unknown subject for many IWFS members. The reputation of Japanese wine rests in its past history of making dull poorly made wines. This has changed, with a totally altered approach to wine making with quite extraordinary success, now producing …

The great wine critic Robert Parker is now retired, leaving some wine collectors with wine whose value depended upon his markings. But wine changes with time, and not everybody agrees with his views anyway.  Now we have the opportunity to check for ourselves.  Paul Mapplebeck will once again entertain us while tasting a selection of wines chosen by him to …

Situated in the Southern Rhone, Châteauneuf-du-Pape was the first wine region to be granted Appellation Contrôleé status in 1938 for its fine wines. Tonight, we will taste fine examples from some top estates 1955 – Domaine J. Vidal-Fleury 1959 – Selection Societé Vins Des Rhone 1980 – Bottled In Germany 1988 – Domaine Delas, ‘Cuvée De Haute Pierre 1993 – …

Restaurant Mere was opened in March 2017 by Monica and David Galetti, in the heart of Fitzrovia. Mere is an elegant and contemporary restaurant, offering a relaxed yet refined dining experience. The dishes celebrate the passion and heritage of husband and wife team, Monica and David Galetti, blending classical French with South Pacific influences. The downstairs restaurant has a warm …