Members of London Branch were delighted to return to the Savile Club in early January for a post-celebratory season’s formal dinner. We were pleased to be joined by some members of the Europe-Africa Committee. The premises of this exclusive private members’ Club consist of an elegant 18th-century house in Brook Street in the heart of Mayfair. Many celebrated writers, artists, …
IWFS LONDON BLOG January 2020
From a fine dinner in Mayfair to a bistro supper in Pimlico, two contrasting events this month, both delightful. Early in January we dressed up for formal fine dining in elegant Belle Epoque style surroundings, recently refurbished, at the Savile Club, based in an elegant 18th-century house in Brook Street, Mayfair. This is a social ‘gentlemen’s’ members’ club. Many celebrated …
IWFS London Blog December 2019
As it’s the end-of-year, please indulge my reminiscing about some of our events in central London over the last twelve months. We held a Dinner in January at Tredwells in Covent Garden. This is a restaurant in the Marcus Wareing group, focusing on contemporary British produce, whose Chef Patron is Chantelle Nicholson. The four courses were each matched by appropriate …
IWFS LONDON BLOG October 2019
Two contrasting tastings held within a week of each other, each of nine wines, each chosen and led by a member of London Branch, illustrate the variety of the types of tastings on our programme. The first was of a selection of red Bordeaux from the 1970s, led by Jeffrey Benson. Would they still be enjoyable to drink, long after …
IWFS London Blog February 2019
I happily attended two IWFS London events in January: a Dinner and a Red Burgundy tasting. The dinner was at Tredwells, its website by-line: “relaxed contemporary dining restaurant in Covent Garden”. It is a restaurant in the Marcus Wareing group. The chef is Chantelle Nicholson. We were celebrating New Year, an excuse to lighten up what can often be quiet …
IWFS London Blog January 2019
As it’s New Year, I’m reminiscing about some of 1918’s IWFS London events. The first I attended was a tasting of excellent Fine and Mature Châteauneufs du Pape, ranging from 1999 to 1952, and finally, a Reserve Jacksons of Piccadilly from 1929, an extremely hot year in France; a dark brown rim to the deep coloured wine, and a distinctive, …