Term One Tastings

Dates: TBC

October: Berry and Rudd Introduction to wine tasting and Cellar Tour

October: LittleOwl (Greek Wine)

November: Berry and Rudd (Loire Valley)

November: Edgmond Wines (New Zealand)

December: Berry and Rudd (Bordeaux Tasting)

December: Fortified Wine Tasting

Term Two Tastings

Dates: TBC

Berry and Rudd (Italian Tasting)

Edgmond Wines (South African)

Society Led: (Champagne Tasting)

Élevage Wines (TBC- Swiss, Polish, German)

Berry and Rudd Intro to Wine Tasting and Cellar Tour

Date: Oct, more TBC

Time: TBC

Location: 1 St James's St, London SW1A 1EF

New to Wine tasting? Never opened a bottle? Want to learn more or a seasoned veteran. We will be given a unqiue tour Britian's Oldest wine merchant and one of the oldest in the world.

We will be taken on a tour on there various cellars and tasting rooms. After the tour, there will be a tasting were BBR will introduce the basics of wine tasting and answer any and all your questions be you a complete novice or a curious expert.

Please Note: This event as with all by BBR will require prompt arrival time. It will not be possible to facilitate entry to those that arrive late.

Greek Wine Tasting With Little Owl

Date: Late Oct TBC

Time: TBC

Location: King's College Strand Campus, room TBC

Join us as we explore Greek wines, Greek wine culture and two exciting regions of the Greek wine industry stepped in history.

Little Owl Wines started with a desire to bring Greek wines into the mainstream. They take their ethos from the the ancient symposiums where knowledge was shared to Athens today where friends gather at Ταβέρνες (tavernes) to unwind and connect over great food and wine, Little Owl captures the timeless nature of sharing ideas in good company.

Their grapes are sourced from two PGI zones throughout Greece. Central Greece is home to our Assyrtiko, growing near historic Kithaironas. Our Agiorgitiko comes from Nemea in the Peloponnese, one of Greece’s most productive wine regions. We partner with family-run wineries and winemakers whose years of experience and commitment to modern winemaking techniques ensure consistent quality, respect for the land, and impressive terroir.

Find out more about Little Owl here: https://www.littleowlwine.com/our-story

Berry and Rudd Loire Valley Tasting

Date: Early November more TBC

Time: TBC

Location: 1 St James's St, London SW1A 1EF

Join us at Berry and Rudd's St. James's wine shop to enjoy a tasting of wines from the Loire valley in one of their fantastic tasting rooms. In a unique but casual setting you'll learn all about the Loire Valley and its wines, tasting a sampling of wines that can be purchased in their shop and have access to experts for all your questions and curiosities.

Please Note: This event as with all by BBR will require prompt arrival time. It will not be possible to facilitate entry to those that arrive late.

Edgmond Wines New Zealand Tasting

Date: 23 Nov

Time: TBC

Location: KCL room TBC

Join us and Preet Sahota as we explore a collection of Six wines from New Zealand (three Red and three white) .

These wines comprise only 0.5% of the wine growing hectors in the country. See what other wines New Zealand has to offer besides Chardonnay.

Some wines included: Verdelho, Arneis, Albarino, Carmenere

About Edgmond Wines:

Edgmond Wines was established in 2013 with the principal aim of offering the most exciting wines that punch way above its price point for our customers. Founder Preet Sahota, has a keen interests in South Africa and has recently expanded into New Zealand.

Edgmond Wines works to develop close relationship with exciting wine producers who freqently have not yet exorted their wines to the UK if at all. Many of their wines, as those we will be trying, are for the first time being imported into the UK for sale.

Berry and Rudd Bordeaux Tasting

Date: Dec

Time: TBC

Location: 1 St James's St, London SW1A 1EF

Join us once again with Berry and Rudd as we explore one of the worlds most famous, and maybe daunting wine regions.

with around 120,000 Hectors, 100,00 producers and over 57 appellations it is equally a massive and varied region as it is prestigious and famous. Learn about the Left and Right banks, and Entre-Deux-Mers while developing your knowledge of the region and its termonology.

Learn about the different communes and what theyr are famous for. Find yourself next time you're looking at a menu with a better idea of what is being said.

St Estèphe: dense and dark, often with pronounced blackcurrant

Pauillac: known for cedar, graphite and classic structure:

St Julien: refined and richly fruited

Margaux: elegant, perfumed and graceful