Some of our Past Events

Luxuriate in the delights of mature great sweet wines from some of the best French producers and areas, finishing with Rieussec, Climens and Yquem. Foreau Vouvray Moelleux 1996. Moulin Touchais 1975. Domaines des Baumard Quarts de Chaume 1983. Domaine des Forges Coteaux du Layon 1996. Domaine des Forges Coteaux du Layon Saint Aubin 1996. Château Liot Sauternes 1996. Château Suduiraut …

Gerard Bertrand is one of the most outstanding winemakers in the South of France, known locally as the ‘King of Languedoc. A leading organic wine producer and biodynamic pioneer, he owns numerous estates among the most prestigeous crus of Languedoc-Roussilllon. New last year is a cuvee certified ‘bee friendly’ – the first in Europe certified for the protection of insect …

A couple of summers ago I was astonished to find, in a French supermarket, top quality Charolais steak advertised as suitable for sous vide.  Sous vide cooking, the technique of using precision temperature control and vacuum packaging to cook a wide variety of foods has been in use in professional kitchens for many years.  Is it the latest must-have kit …

“It takes guts to mess with a winning formula, but that’s exactly what they’ve done.  The Langham’s flagship restaurant reopened at the end of April, ushering in a refreshed design. The menu’s been thoroughly reworked, too, with a focus on quietly sophisticated French cooking and great British produce. It’s evolution rather than full-blown revolution, but you’ll be glad they went …

A lot has been happening in Moldova in recent years. Just in case you don’t know where this country is located, it is the eastern part of what used to be Romania, but is now a republic in its own right.  There has been huge improvement in the quality of wines made there , now marketed as ‘wine of Moldova’ …

Wine by Paul Mapplebeck. Food by Ann Marie Paul will turn his learned but amusing attention to red burgundy, comparing the four basic quality areas with wines from Cotes de Beaune and Cotes de Nuits. Although these are adjacent parts of heartland Burgundy they can show distinct differences. Following a starter white, the wines will be served in twos. 2014 …

Over these two tastings we will offer eighteen wines from the vintage to allow for reflection on whether time and maturity is delivering the promise offered at the time the vintage was released. The nine following wines presented in the first part of these tastings include wines from both Pessac-Leognan and the Right Bank, considered to be the two best …

Lance Jaundoo has very kindly donated a selection of 1995 Clarets from his personal collection to accompany a wine tasting dinner at The  Cavalry and Guards Club.  We are very grateful to Julian Ellis for arranging once again for us to use this prestigious venue. Located at 127 Piccadilly, The Cavalry and Guards Club represents history, tradition, timeless elegance and …

85 years ago, Andre Simon held the Society’s inaugural meal at the Café Royal.  It had an Alsace theme, and IWFS branches are being encouraged to organise an event during the anniversary week in celebration of our foundation. The London and St. James’s Branches will be marking this event with a black tie dinner at the Livery Hall of the …

Once again we are promised a treat. Paul Mapplebeck, whom some members will know, has raided his cellar to come up with some interesting wines for us to taste, ending with the 1995 Chateau Palmer. Margaux contains the greatest number of grand cru classes in the Medoc but in the eighties and nineties some of the chateaux performed below the …