Wine Appreciation: Groups 1 and 2

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Meets: Status: Active, open to new members Coordinator: Derek Harwood Coordinator: Chris Bulford When: Evenings Twice a month Venue: Group Coordinator's homes Group 1 email: Group 2 email: Wine Appreciation Groups 1 and 2 meet once a month in members’ homes (two meetings per month), to discuss and enjoy wine together. Better than drinking alone! We sample five bottles of wine per session, with a guide price of £10. You don't need any prior expertise in wine tasting but it is expected that you will do some prep for each session to support group discussion on the chosen wine topic. Group 1 (WA1) – the group chooses a theme and five members bring along a relevant bottle. Group 2 (WA2) – the Coordinator chooses and provides the wine, with a contribution of £12 per attendee to cover the cost of wine and snacks. Please see dates of the upcoming sessions and further details below. See also our Wine Appreciation Group 3 – an 'open' Group with no limit on numbers which meets in local pubs and wine bars. Next sessions WA1 – Tuesday 11th August, 6:30pm ( sign-up open ): we revert to countries or regions as the theme for the next session. For this it will be 'Eastern European'. Kate will be hosting. If you are not successful in signing up for a WA1 session and you go on that session's waiting list, you will be given priority for the next month's session. WA2 – Tuesday 25th August, 6:30pm ( sign-up open ): Coordinator will pick the theme and the wines. WA3 – Tasting Visits: due to the current level of demand on WA1 and WA2 a third Wine Appreciation Group has been set up. More details here . Wine Group 2 July tasting Best wine USA Zinfandel: Lodi 2025 14.5%. Morrison's The Best. £10. How our Wine Appreciation Groups work : There is a sign-up for each session, limited to nine participants plus the host. At least eight people are needed for a session to go ahead. No email reminder will be sent when sign-up opens — so please check this page regularly if you want to attend. Everyone, including the host pays £10 per session to cover costs. The hosts get food costs reimbursed and any leftover funds go into a Group fund for a future special event. We may also organise meals out or vineyard visits. If you’d like to join, email the Group Coordinator directly using the address at the top of this page. Once registered, you’ll get more information by email.

Where: Group Coordinator's homes, Islington

Two wine appreciation groups meet once a month each, so there are two meetings a month in all, to taste and discuss wine together. Five bottles are sampled per session. In Group 1 the group agrees a theme and five members bring a relevant bottle; in Group 2 the coordinator chooses and provides the wine. Members are expected to do some preparation for each session to support the discussion of the chosen topic. Sessions are held in the evening in coordinators' homes, and the groups sometimes arrange meals out or vineyard visits as well.

Newcomers No prior expertise in wine tasting is needed.
Who it is for Each session takes nine participants plus the host and needs at least eight people to go ahead. Anyone who misses out on a session goes on its waiting list and is given priority the following month.
Cost, as stated 25 Aug 2026 Members share the cost of the wine and snacks at each session.

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Updated 6 Oct 2026

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