EVENTS
The club organises three types of events:
- Tastings [about 2-3 each year]
- Dinners [about 3-4 each year]
- Tours [once every 2 years]
An introduction to each type of event is shown under the respective menu to the left. Upcoming events and various historical details of past events are shown below.
The link to the blogspot allows anyone to make comments about events or the club generally, but at this stage it is under construction.
Bookings for upcoming events can be made either online and paid for by credit card, or by post and paid for by cheque.
Historical details are provided as a record to show the range of events we provide for members.
Dates for the Diary:
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26 September - "Journey round the Med" Tasting at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
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End October/start November - Burgundy dinner
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2 December - "Christmas tasting and raffle" at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
Booking Open:
| Date/ Time | Dinner | Dress Code | Location | Members | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 13 7pm to 10:30pm |
Chateau Haut-Brion Dinner | Lounge Suit | The Drapers’ Hall | £175 | £195 |
Past:
| Date/ Time | Dinner | Dress Code | Location | Members | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 13 7pm to 10:30pm |
The Schlumberger Dinner and Club AGM | Lounge Suit | The Savile Club | £105 | £110 |
| 19 Mar 13 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
Blind Pinot Noir Tasting | Smart Casual | Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | £32 | £35 |
| 27 Feb 13 7pm to 10:30pm |
Chateau Haut-Bailly Dinner | Lounge Suit | The Mountbatten Room, Royal Automobile Club | £110 | £115 |
| 29 Jan 13 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
Mainly Rioja 2001 tasting | Smart Casual | Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | £35 | £38 |
| 03 Dec 12 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
Christmas tasting from the Club Cellar | Smart Casual | Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | £32 | £35 |
| 12 Nov 12 7pm to 10:30pm |
Vieux Chateau Certan Dinner | Black Tie | The Drapers’ Hall | £125 | £130 |
| 04 Oct 12 6:30pm to 10pm |
Domaine Tempier, tutored tasting with Mark Savage MW | Lounge Suit | The Carlton Club, 69 St James' Street, London | £49 | £49 |
| 19 Jun 12 7pm to 10:30pm |
Bordeaux 2002 Dinner and Club AGM | Lounge Suit | The Savile Club | £90 | £95 |
| 01 May 12 7pm to 10:30pm |
Chateau Margaux Dinner | Black Tie | The Drapers’ Hall | £200 | £235 |
| 19 Mar 12 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
Tasting of mature Clarets and something else... | Smart Casual | Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | £30 | £35 |
| 31 Jan 12 7pm to 10:30pm |
Hermitage dinner 2012 | Lounge Suit | Churchill Room, the Carlton Club | £105 | £110 |
| 14 Dec 11 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
Tasting of Clarets from South Bordeaux | Smart Casual | Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | £35 | £39 |
| 24 Nov 11 7pm to 10:30pm |
Burgundy Dinner 2011 | Lounge Suit | Livery Hall of the Master Mariners | £105 | £110 |
| 26 Sep 11 6:30pm to 10pm |
Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf and Roc de Cambes tutored tasting with Mr Mark Savage | The Carlton Club, 69 St James's Street, London | £55 | £55 | |
| 23 Jun 11 7pm to 10:30pm |
Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste Dinner and Club AGM | Lounge Suit | The Painters’ Hall | £120 | £125 |
| 14 Apr 11 7pm to 10:30pm |
South-West France Dinner | Lounge Suit | 86 St James | £70 | £75 |
| 15 Mar 11 6:30pm to 10:30pm |
Tasting of Loire Wines with New World comparisons | Smart Casual | Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | £25 | £29 |
| 14 Feb 11 7pm to 10:30pm |
Chateau Lafite dinner | Black Tie | Drapers Hall | £199 | £225 |
| 13 Dec 10 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
North Rhone tasting and Christmas raffle, 2010 | Smart Casual | Council Room, Royal College of Surgeons | £33 | £38 |
| 17 Nov 10 7pm to 10:30pm |
Burgundy dinner | Lounge Suit | The Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn | £120 | £125 |
| 27 Sep 10 7pm to 10:30pm |
Ducru-Beaucaillou dinner | Lounge Suit | Painters Hall | £120 | £125 |
| 14 Jun 10 to |
Wine Tour – Rhône – June 2010 | Various | Rhône | £2000 | £2500 |
| 25 May 10 7pm to 9:30pm |
Loire wines dinner and AGM | Lounge Suit | The Savile Club | £70 | £75 |
| 18 Mar 10 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
Iberian Wine Tasting | Smart Casual | The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Library | £30 | £34 |
| 18 Feb 10 7pm to 10:30pm |
Burgundy Dinner | Lounge Suit | Drapers Hall | £110 | £120 |
| 16 Dec 09 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
Xmas Tasting & raffle | Smart Casual | The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | £29 | £34 |
| 16 Nov 09 7pm to 10:30pm |
Château Léoville-Barton Dinner, | Black Tie | RAC | £110 | £120 |
| 17 Sep 09 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
High End Italian Tasting | Smart Casual | The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | £29 | £33 |
| 16 Jun 09 7pm to 10:30pm |
Italian Dinner & AGM | Black Tie | Savile Club | £105 | £115 |
| 23 Apr 09 7pm to 10:30pm |
Claret Dinner | Black Tie | Kings College London | £85 | £95 |
| 23 Mar 09 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
Tasting of Cabernet Sauvignon wines | Smart Casual | The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | £29 | £34 |
| 19 Jan 09 7pm to 10:30pm |
Burgundy Dinner | Black Tie | RAC | £119 | £129 |
| 08 Dec 08 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
Christmas Tasting | Smart Casual | The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | £26 | £31 |
| 12 Nov 08 7pm to 10:30pm |
Right-bank stars dinner | Painters' Hall | £129 | £139 | |
| 09 Sep 08 7pm to 8:30pm |
Tasting New Zealand Sauvignon & Pinot Noir | Smart Casual | The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | £25 | £30 |
| 17 Jun 08 7pm to 10:30pm |
Alfred Gratien Champagne Dinner and Club AGM | Lounge Suit | The Painters Hall | £90 | £99 |
| 15 May 08 6:30pm to 8:30pm |
Tasting of ‘High End’ Italian Wines | Smart Casual | The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | £25 | £30 |
| 01 Apr 08 7pm to 10:30pm |
Claret Dinner at the Cutlers Hall | Black Tie | Cutlers Hall | £115 | £125 |
| 23 Jan 08 9pm to 11pm |
Burgundy Dinner | Lounge Suit | RAC | £99 | £109 |
| 01 Jan 03 to |
Test Event (please ignore) | £1 | £1 | ||
| 27 Oct 02 11:30am to 1pm |
Bordeaux Tour 2002 | Various | Bordeaux |