The team at Mentzendorff are delighted to invite Circle of Wine Writers members to our Annual Portfolio Tasting taking place at One Great George Street on Tuesday 4th March 2025 . This event is the highlight of our calendar each year, bringing together international winemakers from across our Portfolio to share our diverse range of […]

Alessandro is known world wide as as Italy's 'mapman', and his exceptionally detailed atlases of Chianti Classico, Barolo and Barbaresco are considered indispensable guides to the regions' MGAs and UGAs. He'll explain how the maps came about and the many elements that go into creating them. 'If you want to make a viticultural map, you […]

Olivier, head of the pioneering Plaimont co-operative in South West France, will take a deep dive into the study of grape varieties and the vital role their diversity plays in shaping the future of wine. As the industry faces increasing homogenisation and climate challenges, Plaimont has championed rare Pyrenean grape varieties such as Petit Courbu, […]

CWW Let's talk about... Wine judging - practice and purpose, with Charles Metcalfe, Sue Eames, Liz Gabay MW and Darrell Joseph Our distinguished panel of CWW members, led by International Wine Challenge co-founder Charles Metcalfe, will bring their experience of judging at different competitions in the UK, Europe and beyond as they discuss a subject […]

At the end of the 20th century, the vineyards on the slopes of the volcano Mount Etna were nearly abandoned. Today, there are more than 100 successful estates and hundreds of growers making some of the world's finest wines from indigenous Sicilian grape varieties. On Europe’s largest active volcano, this kind of rapid change doesn't […]

Focusing on Georgia’s 8,000 year-old winemaking tradition in large clay pots (qvevri), Carla has subtitled her presentation Family winemaking from Soviet times to today's protests. She will talk us through the last 100 years to arrive at the current nightly demonstrations against the government and their repercussions for the wines and their makers. Carla Capalbo, a Circle […]

We’re delighted to welcome Elizabeth Gabay MW and her son Ben Bernheim for a presentation that opens a series of 2025 events celebrating the complexity and beauty of rosé. Liz, a CWW member, and Ben have found themselves increasingly immersed in the world of rosé for the past seven years, working with both producers and […]

Join TRINK Magazine’s Paula Redes Sidore and Valerie Kathawala to deconstruct German Chardonnay: what makes it unique and worthy of global attention. This session will explore the wines’ impressive quality and diversity, shaped by climate change, distinctive terroirs and ambitious winemakers. Journey through key German Chardonnay regions, and styles from Baden's volcanic warmth to the Nahe's […]

Spritz marketing invite you to a masterclass hosted by visiting New Zealander and Te Kano winemaker Dave Sutton; in his masterclass he will be showcasing a selection of single site pinots and chardonnays.  

2025 AGM notification - due to be held on Friday 6 June at 5 pm BST online. Link will be added here to join the meeting. Details to follow.