Sud de France Top 100 Discovery Tasting
2023-10-26 10:30 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 38-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE
All will be revealed for the new 11th edition of the Sud de France Top 100 best wines from Languedoc, Roussillon & the South-West. Please come and meet visiting producers who will also show their extra choices to reflect the breadth of their production.
Registration is now open: www.suddefrancetop100.co.uk/discoveryshow
Notably, a rise in wines of £20 and over: 37% compared to 23% in 2022.
Also a surge in winning wines from co-operatives highlights the steady rise in quality in that sector: 22% in 2023 compared to 15% in 2022.
New this year, our judges recognised many strong contenders for the top trophies and added a second tier of ‘wines of distinction’ after the trophy wines.
Trade judges at the blind tasting this past July included senior buyers from Co-op, Jeroboams, Majestic Wine, Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Waitrose, and specialist retailers Ellis, Jeroboams, Tanners and Wine Society.
Please contact Su-Lin Ong for further details

2023 D.O. Penedes – Focus on Xarel.lo Tasting
2023-10-30 12:00 - 16:00 | ASIA House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London, W1G 7LP
At 11am guests will have the opportunity to attend a masterclass led by Álvaro Ribalta MW and Sarah Jane Evans MW, titled “Unveiling the Essence of Xarel.lo”. This class will highlight some of the unique aspects of Xarel-lo and explore the diverse variety of wines it produces. Places for the masterlcass must be prebooked in advance.
From 12 noon until 4pm the doors are open for pre-registered guests to enjoy a self-guided walk-round tasting featuring over 50 wines from around 20 wineries in the Penedès, all made from varieties native to the region. Guests will meet winemakers and representatives who will answer questions and taste with you.
The DO Penedès is well-known for its long history of winemaking, stretching back more than 2,700 years. Despite this history, the DO Penedès has managed to strike a balance between preserving their heritage and embracing modern innovations. This commitment to both old and new has given the region significant prestige and recognition within Spain and beyond.
Today, more than 60% of DO Penedès wines are organic and their goal is that by 2025, all wines released as DO Penedès must be organic.
#dopenedès
Please note that attendance at this tasting is restricted to bone fide members of the wine and hospitality industry. The event organisers reserve the right to deny admission or request evidence of professional qualifications.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2023-do-penedes-focus-on-xarello-tasting-tickets-703314722267?aff=oddtdtcreator

IWSC x Margaret River Award-Winning Wine Tasting
2023-11-01 10:00 - 16:00 | St James’s, 67 Pall Mall, London, London, SW1Y 5ES, United Kingdom
Following on from the “Save the Date”, please find here full details for the day.
You can register to attend directly via the link here or feel free to just drop Astrid and the team at Spritz a line directly and they’ll add you to the guest list.
Trade and press only.

Winemaker dinners - Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore
2023-11-06 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-11-07 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-11-08 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-11-09 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-11-10 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-11-11 19:00 - 22:00
Crurated are offering an exclusive group of wine lovers to have the chance to experience winemaker dinners in either Bangkok, Hong Kong, or Singapore with Vincent Dancer of Domaine Vincent Dancer and Charles Lachaux of Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux and Charles Lachaux. More details about these exclusive events will be available in the coming weeks.
Please contact the organisers for availability, they will reserve up to two seats at each event for the press and therefore they are subject to availability.
Also, timings tbc.

Let's talk about... Greek Wines with Florence Tilkens Zotiades
2023-11-07 17:00 - 18:00
Let’s talk about… Greek Wines with Florence Tilkens Zotiades
Greece, one of the oldest of wine regions yet also one of the most modern, will be the subject of our next online seminar, presented by Greek expert Florence Tilkens Zotiades. Florence will lead us through the historical reasons behind the decline of Greek wine over the ages and on into its revival at the beginning of the 21st century.
To join this seminar, please register now or at any time before 5pm BST on Tuesday 7th November. The session, including Q&As, will last for approximately one hour. To register, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome, but please let Andrea know their names.
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpdu2tpjMrHdcbBYdiNufw2FP_fqCasEpR
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux tasting
2023-11-08 13:00 - 17:00 | Lindley Hall, Royal Horticultural Halls, Elverton Street, London, SW1P 2QW
Join the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux and its members for an exclusive tasting of the 2021 vintage. Created in 1973, the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux is a group of 131 top châteaux based in the finest appellations in the Gironde including the Médoc, Graves and Pessac-Léognan, Sauternes, Barsac, Saint Emilion and Pomerol.
A list of exhibitors will be available on ugcb.net late October.
Please register here: https://ugcb23.smartreg.co.uk/Visitors/Visitors/register

Crus Bourgeois du Médoc Tasting 2023
2023-11-15 10:00 - 17:00 | One Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AA
Franck Bijon, President of Les Crus Bourgeois du Médoc will be presenting a selection of wines from across the 2019, 2020 & 2021 vintages from the 3 tier system: Cru Bourgeois, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur and Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel.

The tasting will be split into two different sessions:
Morning Session: 10am to 1pm
Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm
To register (or for more information) please contact jo@bellevillemarketing.com or louise@phillips-hill.co.uk indicating your preferred time slot including your full name and mobile number.

Let's talk about... Meeting viticultural challenges in Stellenbosch with Nic van Aarde
2023-11-21 17:00 - 18:00
Let’s talk about… Let’s talk about… Meeting viticultural challenges in Stellenbosch: high altitude winemaking in the Banghoek Valley and the continuous fight against leaf roll virus, with Nic van Aarde
Full details to follow.

Let's talk about... Jordan Wine Estate's answer to climate change
2023-12-05 17:00 - 18:00
Let’s talk about… Jordan Wine Estate’s answer to climate change: Assyrtiko in Stellenbosch and cool climate chardonnay and pinot noir in Sussex, with Gary and Kathy Jordan and Sjaak Nelson
The Jordan family’s wine enterprise spans two very different locations: Stellenbosch in South Africa and East Sussex in England. Gary and Kathy, with head winemaker Sjaak, will link the two in a presentation that will emphasise sustainability and planning for a greener future.
Following an introduction to their estates, they will pose two questions:
Why assyrtiko? An unexpected decision, surely, when they have won numerous Decanter and IWSC trophies for their chardonnay and Bordeaux blend. It will, they say, show how the past is shaping the estate’s future.
Why Sussex? Here, they will discus challenges and opportunities in the UK from a South African perspective.
The now 164-hectare Stellenbosch estate has a 350-year grape-growing history. Kathy and Gary began making wine there 30 years ago, their raw material the result of Gary’s parents implementation of a replanting programme of classic varieties chosen to best exploit the varied soils and slopes. The more recent story of assyrtiko is especially fascinating, and a lesson in planning for the future.
Mousehall farm was first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. Its revival under Jordan ownership began in 2017, with planting of botanicals as well as vines. Its first product was a dry gin.
The presenters will be speaking from Mousehall, where they are preparing their first Sussex chardonnay and pinot noir for bottling.
See:
X/Twitter: @Gary_Jordan | @Jordan_Wines
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jordanwines
Instagram: @jordan_wines | @jordanrestaurant
Online: www.jordanwines.com
To join this seminar, please register now or at any time before 5pm BST on Tuesday 5th December. The session, including Q&As, will last for approximately one hour. To register, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome, but please let Andrea know their names.
Register in advance for this webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIld-mvqzMoE9O0Zc9FTaKOHqR1ub57qAGQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
The Let’s talk about… presentations will start again in the New Year, with topics including ice wine and old vines on the schedule. More information will be circulated soon.

CWW - Festive Party - Monday 18 December
2023-12-18 18:30 - 20:30 | China Exchange, 32A Gerrard Street, London, W1D 6JA
CWW – Festive Party – Monday 18 December 2023 – 67 Pall Mall, London
Please put Monday 18 December in your diary as we are planning to hold our popular Festive Party from 6.30-8.30 pm GMT – for members, and guests, to attend in person. We would like to thank The Old Vine Conference who have kindly agreed to be our event sponsors.
More details about the London event, including the booking form, to follow very soon. We do hope you can make it and hope you’ll also bring a guest. Our trade ‘Friends’ will also be invited to attend and will be able to purchase tickets to attend.

CWW Let's talk about... Bottle weight - the new green frontier with Jancis Robinson MW
2024-01-09 17:00 - 18:00
© Benjamin McMahon
Jancis, widely regarded as the world’s most influential wine writer, will be talking about why wine bottle weight matters and the current state of play on bottle weight around the world. She will highlight the goodies and the baddies, and touch on various alternatives in wine packaging.
Supported by her team at www.jancisrobinson.com she has long been at the forefront of campaigning for ‘greener’ bottles, forcefully spreading the word that glass-bottle manufacture and transport is the most significant contributor to wine’s carbon emissions. Her website was a pioneer in including bottle weights in tasting notes. This seminar will provide an invaluable overview of a topic essential to all wine communicators.
To join this seminar, please register now or at any time before 5pm GMT on Tuesday 9th January. The session, including Q&As, will last for approximately one hour. To register, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome, but please let Andrea know their names.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUodOmgqTgiGNcuAhaLp0UZbIQJiZdByK_y
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

CWW Let's talk about... Why are there more old vines in Lodi than any other region in America? with Randy Caparoso
2024-01-23 17:00 - 18:00
The second of the Circle’s 2024 season of Let’s talk about… online seminars will be presented by another expert member, Randy Caparoso. As usual, this year the sessions will continue on Tuesdays at 5pm UK time, normally in the first and third weeks of each month, with advance registration. If you can’t attend the live sessions they are available to watch afterwards on the Circle’s YouTube channel (links in the members’ area of the website).
Remarkably, more than 16,000 acres (6,500 hectares) of existing Lodi vineyards were planted before the 1970s – easily the largest total in California and anywhere in the United States.
Randy, who has studied them extensively and in 2022 published a comprehensive book on the region,will lead us through the history behind these plantings, the grape varieties, how the grapes are used in both premium wines and for the commodity market, and explain the current Save the Old campaign aimed at stimulating industry and consumer enthusiasm for these historic vines. He will also touch on the broader reasons for appreciating old vines and the questions associated with understanding their value.
Randy is a wine journalist and photographer who lives in Lodi, California. He is currently editor-at-large for The SOMM Journal, writes for the Lodi Winegrape Commission and is author of Lodi!, The Definitive Guide and History of America’s Largest Winegrowing Region (KitchenCinco Press, 2022).
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://circleofwinewriters.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e69f39c21a0add50363e2abb8&id=df038f29fe&e=ae8d3bbc62
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
We look forward to seeing you then.

Australia Trade Tasting 2024
2024-01-30 10:00 - 17:00 | The Royal Horticultural Halls, Elverton Steet, London, SW1P 2PB
The Australia Trade Tasting returns to London and, for the first time since 2020, Edinburgh. Running for more than 30 years, it’s the biggest, brightest and most diverse showcase of Australian wine in the UK.
Discover new wines, revisit the classics, meet the makers and catch up with importers. There’ll be 56 exhibitor tables in London and 28 tables in Edinburgh, with producers ranging from the international superstars to the small boutique newbies.
Explore more than 700 wines in London and 300 wines in Edinburgh including:

wines from more than 40 regions across Australia
classic and emerging varieties
sparkling, fortified and sweet wines
alternative wines and new launches – low and no alcohol wines, wine in cans, and wines from celebrities
wines from Sustainable Winegrowing Australia members, and
wines from exciting new producers seeking distribution in the UK.

Taste crisp vibrant whites, standout sparklings, elegant reds and thrilling alternative varieties. From the rogue to the refined, you’ll discover Australian wines that are far from ordinary.
Head to our revamped digital platform, Australian Wine Connect, for more information about the event and to sign up at attend. Browse the wineries, search by importer and connect with wineries seeking distribution in advance. The floorplan, tasting booklet and list of visiting winemakers will be added in early January.
Don’t forget to visit Australian Wine Discovered, the hub for Australian wine education materials. Here you can download comprehensive guides, editable powerpoint presentations, maps, tasting lists, tasting mats and videos to use at events and in training sessions.
If you have any queries about the Australia Trade Tasting, please contact us on uk@wineaustralia.com.
For more details and to register to attend, please visit https://connect.australianwine.com/att2024.

VIN: a French Wine Tasting
2024-02-01 10:00 - 17:00 | Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill, 30 Portman Square, London, W1H 7BH
Business France invite you to VIN: a French Wine Tasting
Join us for the UK’s flagship French wine tasting event, VIN!
Immerse yourself in the world of French wine as producers guide you through their curated selection from every French wine region. There will be a mix of wines seeking representation & products that are already available on the UK market. VIN will be the opportunity to discover the unique characteristics of each wine and learn about the regional nuances.
40+ producers will be on hand to guide you through a curated selection of reds, whites, and rosés, and you will also be able to explore the latest in wine tech, with a dedicated section showcasing the best that France has to offer in this emerging sector of the trade.
The tasting will also play host to the French Champion Awards, recognising the contribution of key actors from the British trade in promoting French wines in the UK.
This is a trade-only event and all registrations are subject to approval by Business France UK.
To sign up to the event please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vin-a-french-wine-tasting-tickets-699600242157?aff=email
Also, do you know someone in the wine world who deserves to be named a 2024 French Champion? Put them forward!
6 prizes are up for grabs:
· Best importer for France
· Best supermarket for France
· Best indie retailer for France
· Best online retailer for France
· Best voice for France
· Best restaurant for France
You can recommend up to 3 companies or people per category, and join us at VIN 2024 on the 1st February for the awards ceremony to see who will take home the trophies.
By organising the French Champion Awards, Business France is celebrating the role played by British companies in promoting and selling French wines in the UK. ‘Berets off’ to the people at the forefront of building, selling and promoting a great French wine offering to the British public!
Your nominations will be put to a panel of judges who will name the ultimate French Champions!
Please suggest your nominations here: les French Champions Awards

Australia Trade Tasting 2024
2024-02-01 12:00 - 17:00 | The Balmoral Hotel, Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2EQ

CWW Let's talk about... Ice wine: its future in a changing climate, with Michelle Bouffard and Professor Monika Christmann
2024-02-06 17:00 - 18:00
The next of the Circle’s 2024 season of Let’s talk about… online seminars will deal with one wine style which could now be particularly under threat. Our two speakers, Michelle Bouffard and Professor Monika Christmann will discuss the topic from standpoints either side of the globe: Canada and Germany. As usual, the seminar is on a Tuesday at 5pm UK time. If you can’t attend the live session it will be available to watch afterwards, with its 90+ predecessors, on the Circle’s YouTube channel (links in the members’ area of the website).
To join this seminar, please register now or at any time before 5pm GMT on Tuesday 6th February. The session, including Q&As, will last for approximately one hour. To register, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome, but please let Andrea know their names
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvd-yqrTMvG9TwVA8J4CeHKsFVrFEDqGva
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

CWW Let's talk about... Maconnais with Cameron Jones
2024-02-20 17:00 - 18:00
Let’s talk about… Discovering the wines of Burgundy’s Mâconnais region – from hidden gems to premier crus, with Cameron Jones
The next of the Circle’s 2024 season of Let’s talk about… online seminars will focus on the southern Burgundy region of the Mâconnais. We’ll look at the numerous villages in the region, the varying terroir and what makes some of these wines worth searching for. We’ll also look at the better-known region of Pouilly Fuissé, including the new premier cru classifications introduced in 2020. If you can’t attend the live session it will be available to watch afterwards, with its 90+ predecessors, on the Circle’s YouTube channel (links in the members’ area of the website).
To join this seminar, please register now or at any time before 5pm GMT on Tuesday 20th February. The session, including Q&As, will last for approximately one hour. To register, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome, but please let Andrea know their names
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsfuCuqDgoGNY15JfpTsU0Ds4XyOmc3Ve4
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Mentzendorff Portfolio Tasting - 2024
2024-02-28 10:00 - 17:00 | One Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AA
Please note The Portfolio Tasting website has all the masterclass information, event schedule and to details of how to register: https://mentzportfoliotasting.online-rsvp.com

London Welsh Wine Showcase Event
2024-03-05 10:30 - 15:30 | The Welsh Centre, 157-163 Grays Inn Road, London, WC1X 8UE

CWW - Let's talk about... Old vines: viticulture and vinification
2024-03-05 17:00 - 18:00
CWW – Let’s talk about… Old vines: viticulture and vinification, with producers from the Veneto, Rioja and California
Join Sarah Abbott MW, co-founder of The Old Vine Conference, as she talks to three prolific old vine wine producers about how the careful farming of their heritage vineyards is expressed in the wines they produce.
Domenico Veronese, owner of Villa Bogdano 1880 in the Veneto, Andreas Kubach MW, company co-founder and director of Bideona in Rioja Alavesa, and Brenae Royale, Monte Rosso vineyard manager at Louis M. Martini in California will discuss and compare the different viticultural techniques employed by each winery and the micro-vinification projects they are each undertaking that express the unique characteristics of their old vine plots.
If you can’t attend the live session it will be available to watch afterwards, with its 90+ predecessors, on the Circle’s YouTube channel (links in the members’ area of the website).
To join this seminar, please register now or at any time before 5pm GMT on Tuesday 5th March. The session, including Q&As, will last for approximately one hour. To register, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome, but please let Andrea know their names
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsfuCuqDgoGNY15JfpTsU0Ds4XyOmc3Ve4
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Castelnau Wine Agencies portfolio wine tasting
2024-03-19 10:30 - 16:00 | The Stationers’ Hall, Ave Maria Lane, London, EC4M 7DD
The team at Castelnau Wine Agencies, are delighted to invite Circle of Wine Writers subscribers to their portfolio tasting. With over 80 specially selected wines from their full range, this is a great opportunity to get to know their fantastic wines from our producers around the world.
There will also be a rare chance to taste some older vintages of Castelnau Champagne from the cellars in Reims, in magnums and jeroboams.
You are welcome to drop in any time (there will also be a selection of cheese & biscuits available all day). The Stationers’ Hall is a 5 minute walk from St Paul’s or City Thameslink stations.
Castelnau Wine Agencies is the UK distributor of Champagne Castelnau. They also represent around 40 wine producers from across Europe and from around the world, and have been doing so for over 40 years, since 1981.
CWA’s suppliers include Maison Patriarche in Burgundy, Tiki in New Zealand, Cycles Gladiator in California, Logan in Australia and Oak Valley in South Africa.
To view CWA’s full wine list, please visit https://castelnau.co.uk/ and download a copy from the website home page.
Please email, maria@castelnau.co.uk if you would like to attend.

CWW - Let's talk about... Sicily's historical heritage and present-day progress on sustainability, organics and more
2024-03-19 17:00 - 18:00
CWW – Let’s talk about… Sicily’s historical heritage and its present-day progress on sustainability, organics and more, with Alessio Planeta
Tuesday 19th March at 5pm GMT
Join us to learn about the history of wine in Sicily and modern practices of sustainability, with Alessio Planeta, CEO of Planeta.
Alessio will explain how, for almost five centuries and seventeen generations, the Planeta family has committed itself to preserving, protecting, and developing its unique Mediterranean location. The modern story begins in the 1980s when his uncle, Diego, revolutionised the Sicilian wine industry, bringing to the island world-famous agronomists, oenologists and scientists and introducing a far-ranging, strategic vision.
If you can’t attend the live session it will be available to watch afterwards, with its 90+ predecessors, on the Circle’s YouTube channel (links in the members’ area of the website).
To join this seminar, please register now or at any time before 5pm GMT on Tuesday 19th March. The session, including Q&As, will last for approximately one hour. To register, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome, but please let Andrea know their names
Register in advance for this webinar:
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctce-hqjsoGdDDqyv3OIjldnfE3nT_kB20
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

CWW - Let's talk about... Rosé: a simple wine that’s full of mystery, with Liz Gabay MW
2024-04-09 17:00 - 18:00
CWW – Let’s talk about… Rosé: a simple wine that’s full of mystery, with Liz Gabay MW
Tuesday 9th April at 5pm BST
For years rosé has been promoted as the simple pink wine appealing to consumers who do not want to learn vintage charts, terroir or wine making. It just is, like Just Ken – Just rosé.
But what if there is more to rosé than meets the eye?
Liz, who is a highly respected authority on rosé wine and a Circle member, notes that a small but growing number of producers are experimenting with different styles of winemaking using tradition and innovation to create a range of styles. Where does pale rosé end and blanc de noir start, or dark rosé and summer red?
In this session she will be looking at marketing, market trends, impact of climate change and what’s new behind the scenes, answering questions and hopefully creating a good discussion.
If you can’t attend the live session it will be available to watch afterwards, with its 90+ predecessors, on the Circle’s YouTube channel (links in the members’ area of the website).
To join this seminar, please register now or at any time before 5pm BST on Tuesday 9th April. The session, including Q&As, will last for approximately one hour. To register, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome, but please let Andrea know their names.
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpc-ugrj4iE9P-xdr1Ac7XJY0TmR6jjmFs
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

CWW - Let's talk about... The greenest solution: bottle reuse, with Porto Protocol with Diana Snowden Seysses, Marta Mendonça and Muriel Chatel
2024-04-23 17:00 - 18:00
CWW – Let’s talk about… Rosé: a simple wine that’s full of mystery, with Porto Protocol with Diana Snowden Seysses, Marta Mendonça and Muriel Chatel moderated by L.M. Archer.
Tuesday 23rd April at 5pm BST
Join us for a discussion on bottle reuse solutions to date with three members of Porto Protocol, Diana Snowden Seysses, Marta Mendonça and Muriel Chatel, moderated by L.M. Archer (featured in header image). They will share information gathered at the 2023 London Wine Fair where 20,000 bottles were collected and more than 1,000 fully examined for characteristics ranging from shape and weights to rim thickness and label type, to assess potential for reuse. Alongside this work and the questions raised by it they will look at reuse and waste reduction initiatives worldwide and how these can impact on wine’s carbon footprint in the future.
All three speakers are actively involved with Porto Protocol, the largest global wine community committed to knowledge sharing and collaborative solutions for climate action.
About our panel:
Diana Snowden Seysses was born and raised in the Napa Valley. She graduated in viticulture and enology at UC Davis in 2001, then worked in numerous cellars in California and France, today devoting herself to Domaine Dujac in Burgundy, France, Snowden Vineyards and Ashes & Diamonds in Napa, California, and Domaine de Triennes in Provence. As an ardent believer in vins de terroir, she has made sustainability in the larger industry her professional priority, in an effort to safeguard traditions and heritage, and she is a member of the Porto Protocol Global Steering Committee.

Marta Mendonça’s professional journey spans nearly two decades, predominantly within marketing and sales. She has collaborated with a diverse array of brands, countries, industries, and corporations. In 2016, she established her own brand and consultancy firm, taking sustainability and climate advocacy to schools, events and companies, promoting awareness and encouraging change. Since December 2019, she has been running The Porto Protocol Foundation, spearheading its endeavours for climate action.

Muriel Chatel, the founder of Borough Wines and Sustainable Wine Solutions in London, is from a family of winemakers in Bergerac. She led the way for wine refill in the UK with her ‘Straight from the Barrel’ concept at Borough Market in 2002. More than two decades of experience and dedication to the concepts of refill, reuse and reduce has given her unique insight into running a sustainably focused wine business.

L.M. Archer (featured in header image) is an award-winning writer and contributor to publications worldwide, including The Drinks Business, Wine Business Monthly, and Full Pour. She is a member of the Circle of Wine Writers, and holds French Wine, Bourgogne Master Level, and Champagne Master Level designations from WSG. Her stories showcase sustainability, bubbles, and the business of wine. Find her at: www.lmarcher.com and @lmarcherml
To join this seminar, please register now or at any time before 5pm BST on Tuesday 23rd April. The session, including Q&As, will last for approximately one hour. To register, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome, but please let Andrea know their names.
Register in advance for this webinar
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdeCsrzIvGt2nfAQCASYMJywR4USEuQBR
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Austria’s Neusiedlersee DAC Masterclass and Tasting
2024-04-25 10:30 - 12:00 | China Exchange, 32A Gerrard Street, London, W1D 6JA
In April, winemakers from Austria’s Neusiedlersee DAC will be in London for a masterclass and tasting.
A selection of new vintage wines will be available to taste from 15 producers:

Allacher Vinum Pannonia
Artisan Wines
Hannes Reeh
Markus Iro
Weingut Kummer
Seegut Lentsch
Georg Preisinger
Moser Weine
Münzenrieder
Gebrüder Nittnaus
NESTOR
Preiner Wein
Pöckl
Salzl Seewinkelhof
Keringer Massiv Wines

In addition, Dirceu Vianna Junior MW will be hosting a masterclass showcasing the diversity offered by the region and tasting through a further 15 wines.
A light, buffet-style lunch will be offered to guests who can stay on after the masterclass.
Hosted at 67 Pall Mall, spaces are extremely limited so to reserve your place, please email gemma@spritzmarketing.co.uk
