Previous Meetings and Speakers
West Surrey Wine Society
Meeting Topics 2017 onward
Jan 2017 |
Left Bank v right Bank Bdx |
Tony Hill, Bordeaux and Beyond |
Feb 2017 |
Wines of Southern Italy |
Trudy Welch |
March 2017 |
'Croatia – New, Old World' |
Dennis Sunjic, Liberty Wines |
April 2017 |
NZ – the Family of Twelve |
Deborah Zbinden, Wine Confidence |
May 2017 |
'Hidden Treasures from Lesser Known Regions of France' |
Tim North, Joie de Vin |
June 2017 |
Confessions of a wine-fuelled entrepeneur |
Cecilia Muldoon, Verivin |
July 2017 |
No meeting |
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August 2017 |
Portugese taste-off – Wines of Douro v Alentejo |
Robert Boutflower, Tanners |
September 2017 |
'Fine Wines: Are They Worth the Price?' |
Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler MW, the Private Cellar |
October 2017 |
Chile new view |
Richard Bost, Amethyst Wines |
November 2017 |
Southern Rhone |
Alun Griffiths MW |
December 2017 |
Port |
Charles Minoprio MW |
January 2018 |
Hungary – Volcanic Wines |
Lilla O'Connor, Wines of Hungary |
February 2018 |
South African New Wave Wine-makers |
Nik Darlington, MD Red Squirrel |
March 2018 |
Laithwaites Growers Range |
Tom Ager, Laithwaites |
April 2018 |
Chocolate and wine |
Chris Scott, ThirtyFifty |
May 2018 |
Spain |
Andrea, James – Majestic Farnham |
June 2018 |
Burgundy |
Alun Griffiths MW |
July 2018 |
No meeting |
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August 2018 |
The Natural world of Wine |
Tony Burke |
September 2018 |
Italy |
Tatiana Nikitina, DolceVita Wines |
October 2018 |
Wines of the Loire |
Heather Dougherty, Red, White & Rose |
November 2018 |
Under the bonnet of France's classic wine regions |
Nik Darlington, Red Squirrel Wines |
December 2018 |
Sherry |
Charles Minoprio MW |
January 2019 |
Classic Riesling and Pinot Noir from Germany |
David Wright |
February 2019 |
Occitania - wines from the Rhone to the Atlantic |
Simon Taylor, Stone, Vine & Sun |
March 2019 |
South Australia – A Valley Tour |
Tim Syrad |
April 2019 |
Unusual Italian Grape Varieties |
Simon Evans from Naked Grape |
May 2019 |
Chablis and Beaujolais |
Robert Boutflower, Tanners |
June 2019 |
North and South Rhones |
Steven Spurrier |
July 2019 |
No meeting |
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August 2019 |
Whites from Portugal and Reds from Canada |
Robert Wattie, Fairview Wines |
September 2019 |
A Taste of Rioja |
Pierre Mansour, the Wine Society |
October 2019 |
West Coast USA |
Steve Parker |
November 2019 |
SW France |
Tim North, Joie de Vin |
December 2019 |
Madeira |
Charles Minoprio |
January 2020 |
Meet the Winemakers - La Grande Clotte, Lussac, St Emilion |
Mathieu Mercier and Julie Rapet |
| February 2020 | wines of Georgia | Eka Cox |
| September 2021 | To Oak or Not to Oak | Victor Maguire |
| October 2021 | Old Dogs New Tricks |
Nick Darlington |
| November 2021 | Wines for the Festive Season | Simon Taylor |
| December 2022 | ||
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| February 2022 | Pinot Noir around the World | John Helmsley |
| March 2022S | South African wines | Majestic |
| April 2022 | New Zealand beyond sauvignon | Nick Mantella Wineyard Farnham |
| May 2022 | Best Aussie wines | Oz wines |
| June 2022 | Wines of the Rhone | Alun Griffiths MW |
| July 2022 | AGM/ Defintion wines | Majestic |
| August 2022 | Visit to Greyfriars winery Hogsback | |
| September 2022 | Avery's The Wine Pioneer | Mimi Avery |
| October 2022 | Wine making in Portugal | Peter Bright |
| November 2022 | Eastern Mediterranean | Heather Dougherty |
| December 2022 | Four Corners Christmas event | members |
