Europe Africa
Celebrating 90 years . .
Celebrating 90 years . .
Visiting Major Wine Regions
Visiting Major Wine Regions
Visiting Major Wine Regions
Visiting Major Wine Regions
Learning from masters
Learning from masters
Formal but fun
Formal but fun
Buying for quality
Buying for quality
Awarding excellence, applauding service
Awarding excellence, applauding service
Sampling the Best
Sampling the Best
Visiting the wineries
Visiting the wineries
Wine, food and friends
Wine, food and friends
EAZ Rioja Festival
20th - 25th May 2025
Now open for booking
EAZ Rioja Festival
20th - 25th May 2025
Now open for booking

Join Us

The International Wine and Food Society is a confederation of branches, organised into three Regions or Zones.  Each Zone is headed up by a Limited Company to which members in that zone sign up and pay annual subscriptions. Each branch operates under its own constitution, approved by its members and its Regional committee, and is focused on the vision of our founder, André Simon.  As such, membership policies range widely.

Most commonly, people join a branch (and therefore the Society) after an invitation from a member.  Interested individuals may usually attend one or more events as a guest before deciding to join.  Within very broad limits, branches are free to set their own membership rules. 

Many branches welcome new members from the general public.  Use the Branches menu to locate information about branches in the Europe & Africa Zone.  You can contact any branch by clicking on “Contact” within the branch folder.

Alternatively you may want to click here to ask the EAZ Membership Registrar about the most suitable Branch for you to join. There are a few members who join the Society without joining a branch for the benefits of the quarterly journal, regional events and the members' only area of this website.

Click here /assets/upload/regions/europe-africa/2025_IWFS__GBP__EAZ__MEMBERSHIP_APPLICATION_FORM.docxto download a Membership Application Form with details of Society subscription rates.  There may be a small branch subscription in addition.