Events

The decade of the 60's produced very few exceptional wines:
1961, 1962, 1966 with 1961 being supreme.
Our Chairman has once again selected a superb range of clarets from these vintages from his personal cellar and will tutor the tasting.

1961 Chateau Respide - Graves
1961 Chateau Pomys - Haut Medoc
1961 Chateau Bellevue - Montagne St Emilion
1961 Chateau Calon - St Emilion
1961 Chateau Lynch Moussas - 5eme Pauillac
1962 Clos L'Eglise - Pomerol
1966 Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion - Graves
1966 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou - 2eme St Julien

The tasting will be accompanied by a selection of suitable cold meat, salad and French bread
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Venue: Hilton Doubletree Hotel, 2 Bridge Place, Victoria SW1
Nearest Tube: Victoria - take the exit next to platform 1
Time: 7.00pm
Dress: Smart Casual
Price per person: £50.00 members / Joint members
Non members / Guests £54.00
Organiser: Jeffrey Benson 020 8673 4439
Email: jeffrey.benson@iwfs.co.uk

Richard Duncan and Andrew Brodie, both being great fans of California Zinfandel, have decided to offer members a tasting of some superior wines taken from their respective cellars, followed by a formal dinner.

James Cattle, new chef of the Naval club, has joined with our enthusiasm, and is constructing a matching menu, and a splendid evening is forecast.

We have collected a superb range of these fine wines including some rare examples.
There will of course be some reserves in case any bottle is past it.

We will be tasting:-

Joseph Phelps '78,
Mayacamas '88,
Rosenblum '97,
Ravenswood Lodi old vine '02.

A three course meal and cheese will then be served after the tasting, when we will drink :-

Robert Biale Aldo's Vinyard Napa '98,
Karly Sadie Upton Amador '02,
Ravenswood Chauvet Vineyard Sonoma '06,
Ridge Geyserville Sonoma '10.


And if he can be persuaded, Andrew will pour from his Magnum of Mayacamas Late Harvest 76 with the cheese course.
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Venue: The Naval Club 38 Hill St, London W1J 5NS  Tel 020 7493 7672
Time: 7pm
Mobility Rating: 3 steps to the foyer, then total lift access
Nearest Tube: Green Park
Dress: Smart casual (must wear a tie)
Price p/person: £69.00 Members / Joint Members
Guests / Non Members £73.00
Organiser: Andrew Brodie 07782172402
Email: Andrew.brodie@btinternet.com

We are honoured to be able to offer an important tasting of pre-1990 Clarets resurrected from their hiding place in the cellars of member Ian Rushton.

He has been most generous and we are able to taste these wines at a very modest cost.

The wines are all from prime Chateaux and we are able to include a very rare wine that may even be older than some of the attendees!

The tasting will be led by our Chairman, Jeffrey Benson, with his expert knowledge at our disposal. The wines will be:-

1989 Ch. Pichon-Longueville Baron
Ch Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
1986 Ch. Leoville-Barton
Ch. Leoville-Las Cases
Ch. Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
1982 Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou
Ch Leoville-Las Cases
1978 Ch Margaux
1970 Ch Leoville-Las Cases
1940 Ch Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

A light Supper will be provided by Anita Rushton to help us finish off anything left over!
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Venue: The Naval Club
Time: 7pm
Mobility Rating: 3, steps up to the foyer, lift down to the Gun Room
Nearest Tube: Green Park
Dress: Smart casual, tie required
Price p/person: £50.00 Members / Joint Members
Guests / Non Members £54.00
Organiser: Ian Rushton 020 7839 1957
Email: IRushtonSlad@aol.com

Chris has generously offered us his house for the event to keep costs at a very reasonable level, for one of his renowned special tastings.

It will be a tasting of miscellaneous Clarets to include wines from 1950 through to 1982 with a few unknowns.

These wines came from an interesting source so Chris purchased them with this and another tasting in mind for our members.

The tasting will be held at the speakers' house in an informal way, designed to get members to discuss the wines on show, to enhance our enjoyment and education!

To be tasted are:-

Ch Haut Barde, la Conseillant, la Croix, Troplong Mondot and several lesser
known chateaux.

The wines will be accompanied by simple nibbles rather than a proper supper.
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Venue: 326 South Lambeth Road SW8 1UQ
Time: 7pm
Mobility Rating: 3 steps to the front door.
Nearest Tube: Stockwell (200M) or no 2 or no 88 bus.
Dress: Smart casual
Price p/person: £25.00 Members / Joint Members
Guests / Non Members £29.00
Organiser: Christopher Davenport Jones 020 7622 9793
Email: cdj@davenportjones.wanadoo.co.uk