Welcome to the Circle's third Let's taste... of 2023 Widely regarded as the definitive manzanilla house, Bodegas Hidalgo la Gitana was established in the coastal Andalusian town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda by the Hidalgo family in the late 18th century and is one of the few remaining family-owned bodegas. The tasting will be led by […]

Let's talk about... Tenuta di Arceno with Lawrence Cronin and Pepe Schib Graciano We do you hope you join us and please watch this space for more details which will be posted when we have them.  

Let's talk about... Wine lexicons & vocabularies – increasing diversity with Meg Maker We do you hope you join us and please watch this space for more details which will be posted when we have them.  

Let's talk about... The diversity of the terroir of the Lebanese Mountains, with Gabi Rivero and Jad El Esta Join our presenters from leading new-wave producer Ixsir to explore the ancient and modern story of wine in Lebanon's exceptional terroir, where vineyards rising to 1,800 metres are among the highest in the northern hemisphere. As […]

Do join us, online, for our AGM when you will get the chance to meet your Committee members and ask any questions that you have.  We will run through key features of 2022 and then look at plans for 2023 and beyond.  The papers have been emailed so watch out for them in your inbox.  […]

Friday 2nd June, 2-3 pm BST We have secured presenters who have first-hand experience of the effectiveness of alternatives to glass.  They include Philip Cox on Recas winery’s innovative PET bottle and Nick Taylor of Laithwaites on paper bottles, who will be joined by a speaker on cans.  Are they sustainable alternatives?  This is one of the many […]

“Researching this report – my seventh – was more pleasurable than ever. I’ve had a front row seat to witness the changes of the last decade, and I couldn’t be happier about what has happened. After all, I was the person who described Chile as the “Volvo of the wine industry”, a justified comment that […]

Let's talk about... Naturally Bordeaux Naturally Bordeaux is a group of three organic winemakers from Bordeaux, Château Fourcas Hosten, Château Jean Faure and Château de La Dauphine, who are focussed on developing sustainable winemaking. More details to follow.