The Ultgimate Tasting

In our October-December Programme of Events for 1980 where we celebrated our 47^th Anniversary with a Grand Dinner, there was a Special Note:

 “80 years ago on 17^th October 1900, a young man named André Simon married a young lady named Edith”.

 By a strange quirk of fate we have chosen our founder’s wedding day 113 years ago to hold this very special event to celebrate the 80th birthday of the IWFS – and particularly that of The London Branch where it started back in 1933. We think André would have approved of us using his wedding photo for publicising this extra-special event! 

We have called this very special wine tasting event The Ultimate Tasting and you will understand why when you see the fabulous line-up of wines we have, including a pre-phylloxeraMadeira.

 The wines tonight have been chosen by our Chairman, Jeffrey Benson, and come from his own cellar. To enable this tasting to take place without requiring you to take out a 2^ndmortgage, Jeffrey has magnanimously supplied these wines at a very advantageous historic cost. The wines are as follows:

In our October-December Programme of Events for 1980 where we celebrated our 47^th Anniversary with a Grand Dinner, there was a Special Note:

 “80 years ago on 17^th October 1900, a young man named André Simon married a young lady named Edith”.

 By a strange quirk of fate we have chosen our founder’s wedding day 113 years ago to hold this very special event to celebrate the 80th birthday of the IWFS – and particularly that of The London Branch where it started back in 1933. We think André would have approved of us using his wedding photo for publicising this extra-special event!

We have called this very special wine tasting event The Ultimate Tasting and you will understand why when you see the fabulous line-up of wines we have, including a pre-phylloxeraMadeira.

The wines tonight have been chosen by our Chairman, Jeffrey Benson, and come from his own cellar. To enable this tasting to take place without requiring you to take out a 2^nd mortgage, Jeffrey has magnanimously supplied these wines at a very advantageous historic cost. The wines are as follows:

White Burgundy
1982 Le Montrachet Grand Cru, Bouchard Père
 Red Bordeaux
1961 Château Lynch-Moussas, 5ème cru Pauillac, Berry Bros

Red Burgundy
1959 Gevrey-Chambertin, Doudet-Naudin
1959 Chambertin Grand Cru, Galand-Londot
1949 Nuits-Saint-Georges, Patriarch Père et Fils

Rhône
1947 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Coron Père et Fils

Germany
1976 Armsheimer Adelberg Trockenbeerenauslese
 

White Bordeaux
1943 Château Caillou ‘Tête de Cuvée’ 2ème Sauternes

Madeira
1795 Terrantez Madeira

The tasting will be accompanied by a selection of cold meats, cheese, salad and French bread. Please advise Jeffrey if there is anything you are unable to eat.

In fairness to members, the event will be limited to Members/Joint Members. If any places remain after allocations, guests will be accommodated