Wine Tastings
We meet each month, usually on the third Thursday.
Our themed monthly tastings start at 7.30 pm.
Full details, including ticket prices, are in the invitation sent to members ahead of each meeting.
For more information please contact Eddy Murfin at robertmurfin8@gmail.com
Visitors are always welcome.
Forthcoming Events
Events for your 2025 calendar
16th January – Portugal & Madeira with Ben Straw
20th February – Poland & Eastern Europe with Adam Michocki
20th March – “Committee’s Choice”
17th April – the Loire & Beaujolais with Will Heslop
15th May – Emilia Romagna with Charlie Dell’Omo
19th June – Wines from Spain with Andrew Morris
17th July – South Africa with Preet Sahota
21st August – Western Australia with Hugh Jenkins
September – Summer event, to be confirmed
16th October – Sicily with Simon Chant
20th November – Canada with DavidHarrison (to be confirmed)
11th December – Christmas Event
Events for 2024
18th January – Romania & Slovenia with Andrew Walker, Solaris Wines
15th February – Australia with Andy Morris, Berkmann Wine Cellars
21st March – English Wines with Ellie Coleridge, MCDV UK
18th April – USA & Canada with Will Heslop, Flint Wines
16th May – Italy with Ben Robson, Bat & Bottle
20th June – South Africa with Preet Sahota, Edgmond Wines
18th July – Wines from Crete with Simon Chant, Wine Trade Insight
15th August – Southern France with David Harrison
15th September – Our late-summer lunch at Olé Olé
17th October – Brazil with Nicholas Corfe, Go Brazil Wines
21st November – Wines for Christmas with James Long, Corney & Barrow
12th December – Christmas Event
Events for 2023
19th January – Unusual Grape Varieties with Matt Davidson
16th February – Wines from Corney & Barrow with James Long
16th March – Wines from southern France with Leon Stolarski
20th April – Elliot O’Mara presents wines from Austria & Germany
18th May – South African wines with Edgmond Wines
15th June – Wines from Emilia Romagna with San Martino Wine
20th July – The Wines of Alsace with Huw Jenkins
6th August – Summer lunch at Olé Olé
21st September – Committee’s Selection
19th October – Asian Wine with Ben Straw
16th November – a Fine Wine Evening with David Gill MW
14th December – Christmas Event
Events for 2022
20th January – Brazilian Wines with Nicholas Corfe
17th February – Wines from Chile with Peter Adams
17th March – Moldovan Wines with Irina Hriplivii
21st April – Umbria with Ben Robson
19th May – South Africa with Elliot O’Mara
16th June – English Wine with Huw Jenkins
21st July – An insider’s guide to the Loire Valley, with Andrew Bennett
18th August – Spanish Wine with Anne et Vin
15th September – Sparkling wine with Henry Speer
20th October – Committee’s Choice
17th November – South Eastern Australia with Ben Straw
8th December – Christmas Event
Events for 2021
5th September – Society Summer Lunch at Ole Ole.
16th September – Greek Wines with Ben Straw
21st October – Sherry & Port with Mark Baker
18th November – Southern French Wines with Leon Stolarski Wines
16th December – Christmas Event
Events for 2020
All meetings from March onwards were cancelled because of Covid restrictions.
16th January – Central Italy with Ben Robson, Bat and Bottle Wine
20th February – a tutored blind tasting with Andrew Bennet
19th March – Greek Wines with Anne Berry
16th April – Committee’s Choice
21st May – French Wines with Leon Stolarski Wines
18th June – our summer barbecue
16th July – to be confirmed
20th August – New Zealand – St Clair Wines
17th Sept – ‘Now for something completely different’ with David Unsworth
15th October – Californian and South African wines – a comparison!
19th November – Sherry and Port with Mark Baker
10th December – our Christmas Event
Events for 2019
17th January – Brown Bros Wines (Australia), with Jeremy Sandham of Sandhams Wine
21st February – A Tour de France with Andrew Bennet, 3D Wines
21st March – Northern Italy, with Ben Robson, Bat and Bottle Wine
18th April – New Zealand, with Keith Grainger, Association of Wine Educators
16th May – The Great Committee Challenge
20th June – Portugal, with Philip Kirk
18th July – Sparkling Wines, with Henry Speer
15th August – our summer barbecue
19th September – Brazil, with Nicholas Corfe of Go Brazil Wines
17th October – St-Émilion, with Tim Hartley of the Jurade de St-Émilion
21st November – Spanish Wines with Mark Baker
19th December – our Christmas Event
Events for 2018
18th January – ‘Burgundy and Beyond’, with Liam Smith, Majestic Wine.
15th February – ‘The Best of German Wines’, with Ben Straw, The Straw Collection.
15th March – Fortified Wines, with Chris Mooney and Sandhams Wine Merchants.
19th April – ‘Southern France’, with Leon Stolarski Fine Wines.
17th May – Australian Wine, with Anthony Flack and Robert Oatley Vineyards.
21st June – ‘Chianti, Veneto and the Beautiful South’, with Ben Robson, Bat and Bottle.
19th July – our summer BBQ at Lindum House.
16th August – your Committee’s favourite wines.
20th September – English Wines, with Christine Austin.
18th October – ‘Wines for the Festive Season’, with James Long of Corney & Barrow.
15th November – Croatian Wine, with Mikki Hall of The Croatian Wine Club
13th December – our Christmas Event