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Christmas heralds a time for tradition and what could be more traditional than a bottle or several of delicious claret?  Two great rivers of France, the Garonne and the Dordogne join together in Bordeaux to become the Gironde.  There are great differences between the wines from the Right Bank (Dordogne) and the Left Bank (Garonne).

This month we welcome our old friend Christos Ioannou with some delicious wines from Greece. The Greek wine scene has undergone a complete revolution in the last 25 years as dozens of quality-focused wineries have started up. The renaissance in Greece’s wine industry has been a joy to behold, and the world is only just starting

Monday 21st October: David Carter. An eclectic selection of classic wines from classic producers and classic regions.October’s tasting features an eclectic selection of classic wines from classic producers and classic regions.   Currently in the starting blocks representing France are a Blanc de Blancs Champagne from Amyot, a grower in the Côte des Bar and

This month we are joined by Will Parker, who many of you will know from his days at Waitrose in West Ealing or from the many tastings he’s done since then. He is extremely knowledgeable, full of stories and always very entertaining, and what better way to start a new season than looking at the

The summer break Thank you to everyone who attended last night’s walk-around tasting. We enjoyed some lovely wines and a fine spread of foods to accompany them which David put together. It was great to see you all. We’re off now to enjoy July and August, hopefully in the sunshine. We will return in September

With summer on the horizon (perhaps!), our June tasting will aspire to reflect those holiday memories of sitting in the hills among the fruit groves, or relaxing by the shore of the Mediterranean with a nice glass of something refreshing and a full plate of local delicacies. As the sun glints off the shimmering waters

Sorry, Charlemagne Wine Club will not be able to have a tasting in May, as David and Nick are both unavailable.

Not long until our next tasting and we have some treats in store from some of the finest producers in Australia. We’ll be sniffing out the Shiraz, craving the Cabernet and running up the flag for Riesling. We’ll taste the difference between regions and how age affects what’s in the bottle. It’ll be fun. This

We hope to see you on Monday 18th March at 8pm for a tasting of some fabulous mature Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines from 1995 to 2009, and we have 2 bottles of each wine available so please bring your friends along. Booking, as usual, by email. All reactions: Details on attending CWC tastings can be found on

Just in case you haven’t received Nick’s email, our February tasting will now become our March 18th tasting. Renovations at the Forester have taken longer than expected and the pub will not be opening until early March. We hope to see you then for a tasting of some fabulous mature Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines.

For our Christmas tasting we are planning to present a range of seasonal wines with a selection of snacks and nibbles to go with them – to include meats, cheeses, biscuits and sweets. Not too much presenting, leaving us to chat and relax! We’re still finalising the wines but I’m planning to include – an

Chinon and St Nicolas de BourgueilThe staple red wine of many Paris bistros is a fresh, fragrant, medium bodied and fruity Cabernet Franc from the Loire Valley, It’s probably because of this popularity that it remains undervalued as a serious grape variety, pushed to the background by its more vibrant offspring Cabernet Sauvignon. In Bordeaux