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SUMMARY:WineGB 2026 Trade & Press Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Register here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-national-winegb-trade-and-press-tasting-2026-tickets-1990792167965 \nThis event is for members of the trade and press only. \nCompleted registrations will be reviewed by the WineGB team. If you are not a bona fide trade or press visitor\, WineGB reserve the right to cancel your registration. Email notification will be sent if your ticket is cancelled. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/winegb-2026-trade-press-tasting/
LOCATION:Old Billingsgate\, 16 Lower Thames Street\, London\, EC3R 6DX
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SUMMARY:Tempranillo from Rioja and Ribera del Duero masterclass
DESCRIPTION:Victor Charcán and Vicky Bocanegra will be hosting a masterclass\, comparing Tempranillo from Rioja and Ribera del Duero with mini verticals of both Roda 1 and Corimbo 1. It will also be an opportunity to taste the new vintages of these wines. \nFurther details are in the invitation above\, places limited so please RSVP to Gemma Duncan at gemma@mentzendorff.co.uk  asap to reserve your place.
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/tempranillo-from-rioja-and-ribera-del-duero-masterclass/
LOCATION:Vinoly Room\, Fenchurch Restaurant\, Sky Garden\, 20 Fenchurch St.\, London\, EC3M 8AF
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mentzendorff & Co Ltd":MAILTO:gemma@mentzendorff.co.uk
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SUMMARY:CWW Let's talk about... Grape varieties: their future\, with Dr José Vouillamoz
DESCRIPTION:© Louis Dasselborne \nThe world has thousands of grape varieties\, yet modern wine production relies on a remarkably small number of them. Climate change\, new diseases\, changing consumer tastes and the need for more sustainable viticulture are now challenging this model. Should we continue planting the same international varieties everywhere\, move towards local and forgotten grapes\, create new disease-resistant varieties\, or look again at the enormous genetic diversity that already exists within Vitis vinifera? \nIn this webinar\, José will explore what the vineyards of the future might look like\, drawing on genetics\, history and examples from wine regions around the world. By a happy coincidence\, the webinar takes place around the publication of his new book Grape Varieties: Their Future\, which explores these questions in greater depth and looks at how grape diversity could help viticulture face the challenges of the coming decades. \nBiography \nDr José Vouillamoz is a Swiss grape geneticist and one of the world’s leading authorities on the origin and identification of grape varieties. He trained in grape DNA profiling at the University of California\, Davis\, and is the co-author\, with Jancis Robinson MW and Julia Harding MW\, of Wine Grapes\, the reference work covering 1\,368 vine varieties. \nHe is also the author of Swiss Grapes\, Cépages Suisses – Histoires et Origines and Grands Cépages d’Origine Française. He works internationally as a speaker\, researcher and consultant on grape diversity\, genetics and ampelography. His new book\, Grape Varieties: Their Future\, will be published by the International Wine & Food Society\, in the Autumn. \nTo register\, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome\, but please let Andrea know their names. \nRegister here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/H3We19oMRM-SXLJ0JW3Dfw  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. We look forward to seeing you then. \nIf you can’t attend the live session\, there will be a recording available to watch afterwards on the Circle’s YouTube channel (links to this and earlier sessions are in the members’ area of the website). \nHelen Savage\, CWW online events organiser
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/cww-lets-talk-about-grape-varieties-their-future-with-dr-jose-vouillamoz/
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SUMMARY:There’s Sunshine Inside – Wines of South Africa Trade Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Coming to London this autumn: a celebration of all that South African wine has to offer. Organised by Wines of South Africa (WoSA)\, this showcase will bring together more than 70 exhibitors under one roof. Come and meet the producers\, join a masterclass\, visit the Cap Classique x Coravin Bar\, munch on traditional South African food\, and taste the sunshine inside every glass. \nVENUE: The Lindley Hall\, 80 Vincent Square London\, SW1P 2PB \nFor questions\, contact WoSA UK Country Manager\, Elona Hesseling: elona@winesofsa.com \nRegister on Eventbrite now.
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/theres-sunshine-inside-wines-of-south-africa-trade-tasting/
LOCATION:The Lindley Hall\, 80 Vincent Street\, London\, SW1P 2PE
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wines of South Africa":MAILTO:elona@winesofsa.com
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SUMMARY:CWW Let's talk about... Swiss Wines with Ellen Wallace
DESCRIPTION:In a wide-ranging interview\, Ellen will talk about the Swiss wine industry – its regions\, grape varieties and wine styles and the key issues that confront producers in Switzerland today: the challenge of marketing Swiss wines in the light of changing drinking habits and falling consumption\, the vine pull programme\, the quality of the last three harvests\, the rise of interest in organic\, natural wines and other wine-based consumer products and the latest research in the vineyard and winery. A hot topic will be the new government decision not to tie imports to consumption levels of Swiss wines. \nEllen Wallace\, a former news journalist and publisher\, has been writing about Swiss wine for 30 years. She is the author of the introductory Vineglorious\, Switzerland’s Wondrous World of Wine (2014) and the Swiss bestseller Wine Hiking Switzerland (2022)\, available in 3 languages. \nTo register\, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome\, but please let Andrea know their names. \nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1eRoCbBhQ2eqHGoJAsANdw  \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. We look forward to seeing you then. \nIf you can’t attend the live session\, there will be a recording available to watch afterwards on the Circle’s YouTube channel (links to this and earlier sessions are in the members’ area of the website). \nHelen Savage\, CWW online events organiser
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/cww-lets-talk-about-swiss-wines-with-ellen-wallace/
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SUMMARY:CWW Let's talk about... Cap Classique at 55: South Africa’s Traditional-Method Sparkling Wine Comes of Age with Pieter Ferreira\, 6pm GMT
DESCRIPTION:In 1971\, Simonsig’s Frans Malan released the Kaapse Vonkel\, South Africa’s first bottle-fermented  sparkling wine. Fifty-five years on\, Cap Classique has grown from one pioneering cellar into one of the most dynamic categories in South African wine\, with more than 250 producers and a growing international reputation. \nIn this edition of ‘Let’s Talk’\, Pieter Ferreira\, Chair of the Cap Classique Producer’s Association  will  trace the category’s journey from the early experiments to the adoption of the “Méthode Cap Classique” name in 1992\, and then the more recent move to simply “Cap Classique.” He will look at the range of styles now being made\, from Blanc de Blancs and Blanc de Noirs to rosé\, zero-dosage and long-aged prestige cuvées\, including expressions built on Chenin Blanc and Pinotage. He will also explain the work of the Cap Classique Producers’ Association in raising quality standards\, including requirements for extended lees ageing\, and in building the category’s identity at home and abroad. Finally\, he will provide information about the latest infographics. \nSpeaker biography:\nPieter ‘Bubbles’ Ferreira is chairman of the Cap Classique Producers’ Association. He retired from Graham Beck after 37 years\, and is now pursuing his own label: Pieter Ferreira Cap Classique. He has more than 40 years’ experience in the South African wine industry. He has been the international ambassador for the category and believes that tide raises all ships. He leads the work to raise quality standards and to grow the category’s profile at home and abroad. His contribution has been recognised with the International Wine Challenge Lifetime Achievement Award and Tim Atkin’s Wine Legend of the Year. Cap Classique is more than his profession: he eats\, lives and drinks it every day. \nTo register\, follow the link below. Guests will be very welcome\, but please let Andrea know their names. \nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/R_8nEht5RpiQlw_jDQ-Myw \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. We look forward to seeing you then. \nIf you can’t attend the live session\, there will be a recording available to watch afterwards on the Circle’s YouTube channel or you can email us to request the link. \nHelen Savage\, CWW online events organiser
URL:https://www.circleofwinewriters.org/event/cww-lets-talk-about-cap-classique-at-55-south-africas-traditional-method-sparkling-wine-comes-of-age-with-pieter-ferreira-6pm-gmt/
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