(Photo of Chateau Angludet in Margaux) The 2024 vintage for Bordeaux was, by most accounts, challenging, with mercurial weather playing havoc with much of the growing season. The Winter was extremely wet, with levels of rain not seen since 2000. This resulted in a lack of photosynthesis in the leaves, many producers implementing the practice…
Enjoy a curated tasting of some fabulous Southern French wines, alongside a stunning gourmet meal at Saint Jacques in St James’s – one of the finest and most traditional French restaurants in London.
Enjoy a curated tasting of some fabulous Southern French wines, alongside a stunning gourmet meal at Rendezvous Brasserie in Westerham – one of the finest and most traditional French restaurants in the UK.
Looking ahead to 2025, once again we have some very exciting trips planned to some of our favourite wine regions in Europe – Bordeaux, Champagne & Alsace, and Porto.
It was a treat to take 10 tourists away to Bordeaux for 3 days of wine tasting at some of the most iconic Chateaux in the world. If you had to make a hit list of where you would like to visit in Bordeaux, I think we certainly gave it a good crack at fitting…
Wine Education Wednesdays: An Introduction to Riesling As today is International Riesling Day – we thought this week’s Wine Education post should focus on this wonderful white grape variety. Pronounced “Reessling”, this variety is best known for producing some of the finest wines in Germany (almost a quarter of all German wine is made from…
Our final wine tour of the year is set to be an absolute cracker. Flying into Barcelona, we will head into Catalunya’s countryside for a couple of days exploring the winemaking regions of Costers del Segre DO, Montsant DO, Priorat DOQ, and Penedes DO, before heading back to Barcelona for a final afternoon and evening of tapas in this bustlingly brilliant city.
Today’s guest post comes from Erin Jacobs, who recently spent time as a Sales and Marketing Intern at the wonderful Bodegas Muga in La Rioja, Spain. Introduction Greetings fellow wine enthusiasts! Today, I am delighted to share with you my exciting journey into the world of wine, culminating in a remarkable opportunity to work as…
Wine Education Wednesdays: Tannins This week, we are talking about tannins! Tannins are a type of polyphenolic compound and an important structural component in your wine. They are found in things like fruit, tea leaves, and dark chocolate and create the same sensation on your palate as they do when you find them in wine.…
Wine Education Wednesdays: Pairing Food and Wine Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! To celebrate, todays post will be all about pairing food and wine – arguably the greatest lovers of all time. A match made in heaven. Just as food can influence the taste of your wine, wine can also influence the taste of your food,…
Wine Education Wednesdays: Cork Taint This week we are learning what cork taint is and what it actually means to have a “corked wine” – and no, it is not those small bits of cork that you occasionally find floating in your glass. Corked wines display aromas of wet cardboard, damp, and mould, and generally…
Wine Education Wednesdays: Understanding Wine Labels Firstly, let us explain GIs or ‘geographical indicators’. These are designated vineyard areas within a country and they can vary dramatically in size, covering an entire region (like Bordeaux) or just a single estate (like Bolgheri Sassicaia). In the EU, GIs are split into two categories – Protected Designation of…
This year’s summer driving tour takes us to beautiful Burgundy for a fun few days of wine tasting, vineyard tours, and fine French cuisine.
Wine Education Wednesdays: The Phylloxera Outbreak We’ve got an interesting little history lesson for you today – all about how phylloxera, a 19th century vineyard pest, almost wiped out the entire population of European vines. Imagine a world without good wine! In 1866, an aphid known as ‘phylloxera’ was discovered in the vineyards of the…
We are very pleased to invite Members and Guests to attend our Spring Portfolio Tasting at the RAF Club on Piccadilly.
For the first time, we will be hosting a tasting of the ever popular Declassified Bordeaux wines that have been amongst our bestsellers in the past few years.
Please join us for an Italian Wine dinner at the family owned Spaghetti Tree in Walton on the Hill, Surrey. We will be showcasing a selection of our favourite wines from all over Italy, that will be paired against a delectable 3 course menu created by their Head Chef.
As we get towards the business end of the year – we have selected our TOP TEN WHITE WINES for the Christmas Period. Spread across through some of our favourite countries and regions, these are certainly classics that everyone will enjoy. Check out the list below and click on the links to read more and…
Dear Jeremy and Ed, Thank you for organising such a wonderful wine tour of Tuscany. I have done a few visits to the great vineyards of Europe but you took it to a new level by some way. A quite brilliant selection of notable vineyards, all without exception, welcoming us with typical Italian hospitality. It…
A renowned winery in the South of France, Château Puech Haut has become synonymous with the resurgence and transformation of the Languedoc in recent years. Once known for producing large quantities of low-quality ‘bulk wine’, the region has undergone somewhat of a renaissance period and is now home to some of Southern France’s top producers…
Day 1 Our inaugural day of the Tuscany wine tour was nothing short of exceptional. We began with a delightful lunch at Il Quartino, Frescobaldi Restaurant, nestled amidst the breathtaking vineyards of Nipozzano. The scenic views set the perfect mood for the trip. After savouring a delicious lunch, we boarded the fun buses and headed…
This week, we’re putting the spotlight on… Cabernet Franc. A parent and traditional blending partner of the world’s most widely planted variety Cabernet Sauvignon, this grape is known for its leafy aromatics, versatility, and ability to convey the terroir of the region in which it is grown. The History of Cabernet Franc Thought to…
You are invited to join us to launch the Perinet wines from Priorat and the Clos Maria wines from Montsant in Spain for a culinary feast of Tapas at the fabulous family run Los Arcos restaurant in Couldson, Surrey.
You are invited to join us to launch the Perinet wines from Priorat and the Clos Maria wines from Montsant in Spain for a culinary feast of Tapas at one of the best Spanish restaurants in London – Hispania on Lombard Street.
Really looking forward to getting back out there in the Tuscan vineyards – visiting some of the most iconic estates in the world of wine.
We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a special Bordeaux Wine Dinner at St. John Smithfield – and we will be hosting the evening with Max Sichel, who is 7th Generation in the Maison Sichel family.
I cannot believe that this was our 19th official tour – and our third visit back to the Loire Valley in France for the Loire Tour du Vin 2023. We had a brilliant party of fifteen tourists on this trip on our driving tour from the UK to Loire Valley – spending three days wine…
After over a decade of the Waud Wine Club, it is remarkable that it has taken us this long to host a wine lunch for our Members and Guests….and what a lunch it was! We were pleased to have Jean Bernard Tison, Sales Director from Puech Haut, in the country to talk through the excellent…
Despite being a “New World” country, South Africa has been producing wine for over 350 years, making it one of the oldest New World wine countries on the planet. It was Jan van Riebeeck of the Dutch East India company that first bought winemaking to the Cape back in 1655, having recognised the potential in…
There is something about this time of year – the evenings are lighter, the trees are full of colourful leaves, sitting outside beyond 6pm is actually a viable option, and you might have even had a barbeque or two. But the main thing about this time of year is that you can guarantee your fridge…
Winemaking in Bordeaux has a rich history that dates all the way back to Roman times. Although some wine production predates their arrival and occupation of France (then Gaul), the Romans recognised the potential of Bordeaux’s gravelly soils, moderate climate, and proximity to waterways (making it easy to ship wine back to Rome!), and vastly…
Wine Trips are one of the great pleasures in life. Whether you are away on holiday and want to find a new activity for the day – or maybe you decide to go on a 3 or 4 day wine trip, it is certainly a pastime that ticks a lot of boxes. As well as…
Vintage Port is a type of fortified wine made from grapes grown in the Douro Valley region of Portugal. It is known for its rich, intense aromas, high alcohol content, and ability to age for many years. The production of Vintage Port is a unique process, as only the best grapes from a specific year…
A chance to get your nice cars out and drive down to France’s wine country for a few days. Loire is the intended destination where we will take in the main sub appellations.
We are pleased to invite Waud Wines Members and Guests to join us for a very enjoyable long lunch at the famous Davy’s Wine Bar at Boot and Flogger in SE1.
A three day and three night tour of an incredibly exciting region in Northern Spain – Ribera del Duero.
We were delighted to hold this exclusive sell out event on Tuesday 27th September at Langan’s Brasserie, Mayfair, London. We were joined by the highly knowledgeable and jovial Filippo Frullini, Sales Director at Bibi Graetz, who explained the history and uniqueness of the fabulous wines from their stunning Tuscan estates in Italy. We learnt that production started…
We held our first Waud Wines Summer Portfolio tasting for a number of years last night at the iconic members wine club – 67 Pall Mall. We welcomed an intimate group to try 30 wines from our 600+ strong wine list – and we were pleased to pre-launch our new Members’ Selection Red and White…
We were very pleased to be invited back to host The Executives’ Association of Great Britain’s Summer Party at Gordon Ramsay’s The Narrow in Limehouse. With 40 EAGB Members and Guests, we enjoyed an Old World versus New World tasting, where we tried magnums of Rathfinny Classic Cuvvee 2016 on arrival – this is our…
Last night we hosted a fabulous private dinner with Chateau Musar in The Marlborough Room at 67 Pall Mall for 14 guests. Following a fizz reception in the Members’ Lounge, where we enjoyed our crowd pleasing Mas de Daumas Gassac Rose Frizant, we moved to our dining room for the evening where we were very…
A driving and wine tasting tour to the Rhône valley is one of the treats in French touring, indeed this tour is a tour that the Waud Wine Club has organised and enjoyed previously in both 2015 and 2011. This time we took 7 cars and 14 tourists after Nick and Tom Budge sadly had…
A 3 day and 3 night tour visiting wineries in Bolgheri, Chianti, Montalcino and more… We sell plenty of wine from this region, so expect to visit wineries including some Frescobaldi estates, Tenuta San Guido (Sassicaia), Tua Rita and Le Macchiole. For the white wine lovers, there is plenty of Chardonnay and Vermentino on show, whilst on the red side, we will tuck into some lovely Sangiovese, as well as some Super Tuscans.
We are extremely pleased to invite Members and Guests to attend a very special Wine Dinner at the exclusive Ivy Club in the West End. We are going to be joined by the very entertaining Francisco Corpas, Sales Director at La Rioja Alta for an evening of fine wine and dining. After a fizz reception, we will sit down for a 4 course meal that will be designed to pair with a selection of La Rioja Alta wines.
We are very pleased to invite Members and Guests to attend our Summer Portfolio Tasting at 67 Pall Mall in London. We will be showcasing a selection of wines from all over the world, with particular interest in our Old World wines from France, Spain and Italy. As well as the Waud Wines staples from Louis Chèze, Mas de Daumas Gassac, Rathfinny and Wildekrans, we are excited to show you some new wines from Louis Roederer, Pio Cesare, Joseph Drouhin, Arzuaga, Cantele, Emiliano Falsini, Kilikanoon and more…
Our first Tour du Vin of 2022 was to Galicia in North West Spain – and what a fabulous trip it was. We had a party of seasoned Waud Wine Club tourists on the trip – as we embarked on a 3 day trip across the appellations of Bierzo, Valdeorras, Ribeiro and Rias Baixas. After…
A driving and wine tasting tour to the Rhône Valley is one of the treats in French touring, indeed a tour that the Waud Wine Club has organised and enjoyed in both 2015 and 2011. For July 2022, we plan in association with Aston Martin Owners Club to take ten cars and 20 tourists to the stunning Rhône Valley. A 3 day and 3-night tour visiting wineries in Burgundy, Northern Rhone and Southern Rhone.
We are very excited to invite Members and Guests to attend an exclusive English Sparkling Wine Dinner with Rathfinny at The Ivy Club in the West End on Thursday 28th July. We are being joined by Andy Gadd, Sales Manager at Rathfinny to share with us the magic of this super estate in Sussex.
33 members and guests of the Waud Wine Club enjoyed a fantastic ‘Dine with Bordeaux‘ themed evening at the excellent Ranmore restaurant at Reigate Heath Golf Club. We had designed a rock star menu with celebrity chef, Tony Tobin, that was carefully matched with four of our favourite wines from Bordeaux. After a reception thirst…
Today we are announcing our annual En Primeur offer for the superb 2020 Jaboulet wines from the Rhône Valley in France. You will see our two crowd favourites listed below – also available in larger formats too. These wines have a worldwide cult following – and can be enjoyed for many years to come. For…
Waud Wines are ecstatic to have confirmed our come back event as a special ‘Dine with Bordeaux Wine Dinner’ at Ranmore at Reigate Heath in March. Ranmore’s Celebrity Chef, Tony Tobin, of Ready Steady Cook fame, has created the attached menu around our special selection of wines that includes the iconic Pontet Canet, Château Suduiraut…
This morning marked the annual release of the iconic Tenuta San Guido wines from Tuscany in Italy – and many of you will be familiar with their top gun wine – Sassicaia. This is the legendary Italian wine estate, with wines that are wanted all over the world. Sassicaia is the most famous Italian red…
We are very pleased to invite Members and Guests to attend our Spring Portfolio Tasting at the RAF Club on Piccadilly.
We have reserved one of the best wine tasting rooms in London, the Wine Library at 67 Pall Mall (pictured above), for a relaxed evening tasting the wines of Clos Pons from Costers del Segre in North East Spain.
We are now in an extraordinary phase where many people are buying wine to make money, rather than just to drink it…and Super Tuscan wines seem to be at the forefront of this. The iconic names seem to be safe bets, whether it is Sassicaia from Tenuta San Guido, or Ornellaia, Masseto or Tignanello –…
As we near the end our 10th anniversary at Waud Wines, the majority of the wines on our list have come from the Old World – so mainly France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. Within these countries, we have concentrated on listing the smaller growers that make wines that we believe are very representative of the…
The world of wine got aboard the ‘organic bus’ many years ago following its regulation in 1991 and this was not just neat marketing, there was a strong wave (now a tidal wave) of feeling that this was the correct way to grow vines. The aim was to produce wines in a more sympathetic way…
Moving up the organic scale to Biodynamic production is a big leap of faith, commitment, and investment for wine growers. Yet again the ‘Old World’ of wine producers in Spain, France and Italy have been at the forefront of this revolution. Simplistically, Biodynamic wine production involves a close following of the solar influences upon our…
We held another Corporate Virtual Wine tasting this week, this time with a team from Linklaters and their clients UBS that were dialling in from Switzerland and Luxembourg. Since Brexit, shipping small parcels of wine around Europe from the UK has been impossible, so we were pleased to work with the team at La Rioja…
We have returned from a fabulous 4 days in Italy with 16 Waud Wine Club tourists for our Sicily Tour du Vin. Following a successful English Wine Tour in July, it was great to return to business as usual with an overseas tour to Italy. We flew into Catania Airport on Wednesday, picked up the…
Chateauneuf du Pape is undoubtedly one of the most famous wine regions in the world – and is of course then up there as one of the best in Southern Rhône, France. Chateau Beaucastel is a prestigious Chateau in the Chateauneuf region – and it was a treat to visit there with some Waud Wine…
Tuscany has to be up there as the favourite of all the countries and regions that we have visited on the Waud Wine Club Tour du Vin. It has a stunning climate, amazing culture, great history and most importantly, an incredibly diverse range of wines for many wine lovers to participate in. Tuscany is now…
Costers del Segre may sound like a Spanish holiday resort, but, in fact, is a fantastic wine region based in the North East of Spain. Within spitting distance of Barcelona, this is a wine region that I suspect will surprise most experienced oenophiles. A classic old-world wine region, with the red wines created from classic…
Domaine Louis Cheze has been on the Waud Wines list of Old World wines for ten years now. Based in Northern Rhone, France, in the small village of Limony, Domaine Louis Cheze has been growing red wine, white wine and rose wines since the 1970s. They have plots in the famous appellations of A.O.P. Condrieu,…
Another very enjoyable tasting last week, returning to Southern France to Domaine Clavel in Languedoc. Based just north of Montpellier, there is a fine selection of wines from the fabulous appellation of Pic Saint Loup. A family of four all working together in the vineyard – Domaine Clavel is a lovely story for Pierre and…
Last night we had a superb virtual wine tasting masterclass with the fantastic La Rioja Alta 904 2011. With 11 screens dialing in for the tasting, we were pleased to be joined by the very charming and knowledgeable Francisco Corpas, who is the Export Manager at La Rioja Alta. After the welcome, Francisco took us…
Our first 100% white virtual tasting and it was an absolute cracker with the fabulous wines from Pascal Jolivet who is based in the Loire Valley. Two wines were on show, his 2018 Sancerre and his 2018 Pouilly Fume. First up, the Pascal Jolivet Sancerre 2018, which received rave reviews across the board from our…
A very interesting virtual wine tasting last night as we returned to France, specifically to Southern Rhône, where our ‘house red’, Brunel de la Gardine Côtes du Rhône 2018, took on Rhône powerhouse, Guigal Côtes du Rhône 2016 in a compare and contrast tasting. Members of the Waud Wine Club have visited both of these…
We enjoyed a very interesting tasting last night with two super Italian wines. The first wine was from Soave in Veneto – from the fabulous producer Pieropan. We opened up with the Pieropan Soave Classico 2019 – 85% Garganega, 15% Trebbiano di Soave. This is the freshest and youngest wine in their range – and…
Last night we had a fabulous tasting of the new wines we have imported from Bodega Caelum in Argentina. With 14 screens on the call, we were particularly pleased to have Hernan Pimental with us, who was actually dialling in from Uruguay, who is one of the family owners of the vineyard. Hernan talked us…
We began our next round of virtual tastings last night, starting with two fabulous wines from Raul Perez from Bierzo in North West Spain. With 15 screens on the call, the canapé of the week competition had some strong contenders with some excellent Spanish delicacies. First up was the Ultreia Godello 2018 – this super…
Last night we had a fantastic tasting of three wines from Italy for the latest round of our Virtual Wine Tasting series. With 16 screens on the call, and alongside some fantastic canapes, we started by visiting Sicily and tasting Tasca D’Almerita Bianco Regaleali 2017. Beautiful, fresh, notes of apple and tropical fruits, a real…
Another very enjoyable virtual wine tasting – this time with Waud Wine Club members. We visited Nin Ortiz on our TDV to Spain in 2015 – and the visit to Nin Ortiz in Priorat was one of the most memorable in Tour du Vin history. The fascinating couple of Carles and Ester Nin have a…
Great fun with a virtual Spanish themed wine tasting with one of the AON teams and their clients. With 12 screens on the call, we started with the Pazo de Barrantes Albarino 2018 from North West Spain. (owned by the same family that owns Marques de Murrieta.) This proved very interesting, as many guests thought…
On the hottest day of the year so far, we enjoyed a Southern French virtual tasting. Some of our ‘tasters’ were set up outside, enjoying the rose and their canapes! First up was this year’s best seller – Puech Haut Argali Rose 2019. A beautiful rose that everyone loved. Made from Cinsault and Grenache, this…
We held our most successful virtual tasting yet with some fabulous Spanish wines. With around 20 screens logged in on Zoom, we ‘visited’ Bodegas Muga in Rioja for our first wine – the brilliant Muga Blanco 2018. This blend of Viura, Malvasia and Garnacha Blanca went down very well with our tasters – and at…
Into week 5 of the Virtual Tastings and this week it was the turn of Burgundy – and tasting a couple of wines from the iconic Joseph Drouhin. Two wines from the Laforet range and the two signature grape varieties from the region – Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Joseph Drouhin – Laforêt Chardonnay 2017 Joseph…
Our biggest tasting yet, with 35 people on screen at once for our Italian Virtual Wine Tasting. The canapé competition was fierce, with plenty of contenders for the coveted Canapé of the Week prize – congratulations to Janine Sjoblom for taking the spoils with her fabulous Italian offering. Onto the wines – we had a…
Another great fun evening with a tasting with the superb wines of Michel Gassier from Costières de Nîmes in Southern France. This is a venue we have visited twice on Tour du Vin’s. With 14 screens joining, we tried two red wines. Firstly, the Cotes-Du-Rhone Rouge 2017. A classic blend of Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah.…
We held our second formal Virtual Wine Tasting last night – this time the theme was Bordeaux and we selected two wines from Tuilerie du Puy in Entre-Deux-Mers. With 13 screens and 24 people taking part, we enjoy tasting 2 reds. Firstly Tuilerie du Puy Tradition Bordeaux Superior 2015, followed by Le Vigneron Inconnu 2014.…
We held our first of 3 virtual wine tastings last night – with Spain being our first port of call. Our tasting of two wines from opposite corners of the country were enjoyed by over 20 participants in the call – and hopefully we struck the right balance between being informative and good fun! First…
We had our second masterclass of the year last night – with the world famous Chateau Musar estate from Lebanon. We were joined by Elliott O’Mara from Chateau Musar UK who gave us an interesting overview of the history of Musar, the family, the estate and the style of the wines – whilst we enjoyed…
Last night we hosted a fabulous La Rioja Alta Boardroom Masterclass. We were lucky enough to have Francisco Corpas, one of the La Rioja Alta Export Directors joining us for the tasting to take us through a fine selection of wines. There were 8 Waud Wine Club members with us for the evening, where we…
Last night we hosted our annual portfolio tasting at international law firm Taylor Wessing LLP. 40 members and guests joined up to try our seasonal line up of interesting wines from our list – and highlights included the Tenuta Amadio Asolo Prosecco, as usual – crowd favourite Vondling Babiana, from Chateau de la Gardine, their…
We had a very enjoyable wine dinner at Gordon Ramsay’s Union Street Cafe this week for our San Marzano themed wine dinner. Together with Angelo Cotugno, who was representing San Marzano, we had 30 WWC members and guests joining us for the evening. The stars of the show were of course the wines, as noted…
At the end of September, we took 18 members and guests to Spain for surprisingly our first ever tour to wine mecca – Rioja. We were booked in for an action packed 3 days and 3 nights – taking in 6 vineyards in Rioja and Navarra. Our first tasting on the Wednesday afternoon was to…
Waud Wines are very pleased to have supplied the wines for The Makers of Playing Cards Charity ball at Hever Castle last weekend. A jeroboam of Clos Pons Alges was donated to the auction, where they raised over £11k in total for their various charities. Many thanks to Waud Wine Club member Adrian Maurice for…
We had a fantastic wine tasting and bbq (indoors!) on Friday for our Summer Portfolio tasting. With 50 guests in attendance – a mixture of Waud Wine Club members, Walton Heath members, as well as other guests – we worked our way through 35 exciting wines from our portfolio. The most popular wines were the…
The Waud Wine Club are pleased to be holding our Summer Portfolio wine tasting and gourmet barbecue at Walton Heath Golf Club on Friday 9th August. We will be showcasing a selection of 35 wines from our portfolio – that will include, among others, our new White Burgundies, our Château Enclos Haut Mazeyres Pomerol 2011,…
14 tourists took part in our latest Tour du Vin visit to Languedoc and Rhone last week. We were pleased to welcome four first time tourists – who got into the swing of things straight away. The group assembled at Domaine de Trevallon just after lunch on Wednesday for a tour of the estate and cellars…
We are pleased to be holding a South African wine dinner with our friends from Vondeling Wines at the fantastic High Timber restaurant in London. Vondeling wines (especially the Babiana and Monsonia) are famed for being the house pours at Michelin starred restaurant – Le Gavroche. After a sparkling reception we will sit down to enjoy 5 other wines from…
We had a fantastic gourmet meal at Sweetwoods Park Golf Club on Friday – with 20 Waud Wine Club guests alongside 10 Sweetwoods members, we had a super evening for the first of our gourmet dinners with them. After a reception drink of Mas de Daumas Gassac Rose Frizant in magnums, accompanied with Shellfish canapes –…
We have 4 remaining places on our tour to Southern Rhone Tour du Vin in May. The tour will include tastings in Languedoc and Southern Rhone. (photo above is Chateau de la Gardine in Chaeauneuf-du-Pape_ For the 3 day and 3 night trip, we have finalised a very exciting schedule that will include the Domaine…
We’re very pleased to announce our next wine event – our Winter Portfolio tasting in London on Thursday 8th November 2018. Many thanks to Waud Wine Club shareholder, James Southey, for arranging to hold the event at Gerald Eve’s offices in the West End. We will be showing a selection of our favourite wines in…
21 tourists joined us for the September Tour du Vin in Champagne and Alsace. The tour began in Reims as we met for a fabulous lunch at the newly refurbished Continental Restaurant before we head for a champagne tasting at Champagne Castelnau. After a fun evening at Hotel Le Chateau Fort de Sedan, we had…
In June, Waud Wines hosted a France versus Spain theme wine tasting for our corporate client – Mainspring Fund Services. They had a wonderful outdoor terrace at their offices which made for a beautiful location and evening hosting 60 of their staff and clients. After a sparkling reception with our impressive magnums of Mas de…
The tour started with a rendezvous of our eight tourists, in the Loire valley at one of our favourite producers, Domaine Huet in Vouvray. We were treated to an extensive tour of the ancient winery that is carved into and under the limestone hillside and ultimately supports one of Huet’s main three vineyards. The wines…
We are pleased to be shipping Vieux Château Saint André 2014 from Montagne Saint Emilion in Bordeaux. We tasted 2012, 2014 and 2015, and felt that 2014 was the most interesting and approachable and perfect to drink as soon as you pop the cork. Vieux Château Saint André is a relatively young project, but one…
We held our annual Waud Wines Spring Portfolio Tasting at Gordon Ramsey Union St Cafe last week where we showcased over 30 wines to a mixture of club members and their guests ( which are now new Waud Wines club members) and corporate clients. We had special guests Rafael and Rebecca from our new…
We are delighted to invite you to join us for the May 2018 Tour du Vin, that takes place in Vouvray in the Loire valley en route to Bordeaux for our main tastings. (FYI – THESE DAYS HAVE NOW MOVED FORWARD A WEEK THAN WERE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED) For the 3 day and 3 night trip,…
Last night the Waud Wine Club held our annual portfolio wine tasting at JM Finn’s offices in London. We were pleased to have 70 guests in attendance to try 30 different wines for our range that were picked especially with Christmas coming up. Table 1 was the Champagne and Sparkling table, that showed our Prosecco…
Last night, we held a tutored tasting with Champagne Castelnau, under the excellent guidance of Keith Isaac MW. 12 members and guests enjoyed the 6 Castelnau wines on show, including the Brut Reserve NV, Rose Brut NV, 2003 Vintage, 2003 Blanc de Blanc, Hors Categorie and then finishing with a special treat: the 1999 Vintage…
We are delighted to invite Waud Wine Club members and guests to attend a Southern French themed Wine Dinner at The Warren in Tunbridge Wells on Tuesday 5th December 2017. The restaurant is linked with Crowborough Warren Estate, with much of the menu sourced directly from the farm. We are pleased to have agreed a…
We are pleased to announce the return of Champagne Castelnau Reserve NV to the Waud Wines ranks as our house champagne. A wine previously poured at The Ritz and also as the BA Business Class champagne, we are pleased to be listing this wine with its new look branding. Champagne Castelnau Reserve NV To create…
Waud Wines are delighted to invite you and your guests to attend our annual Portfolio Wine Tasting on Thursday 16th November. There will be a selection of 30+ wines on show that have been handpicked with the Christmas season in mind. We will be showing iconic names from our range including; Mas de Daumas Gassac,…
In September 2017, we held the 10th Waud Wine Club Tour du Vin and it is safe to say it did not dissapoint. Our biggest turnout ever with 23 tourists flying into Tuscany for 3 days of wine tasting at some of the most iconic vineyards in the world. Frescobaldi, Castello di Nipozzano Our first…
We held our annual Waud Wines Spring Portfolio Tasting at The Army and Navy Club this week where we showcased over 40 wines to a mixture of club members, corporate clients and on-trade representatives. Our guests worked through the range, starting with the fizz and rose table sampling the delights of Cava, Prosecco, Daumas Gassac…
On Tuesday 30th May, Waud Wine Club invite you to attend an evening of fine dining with London Shell Co. aboard The Prince Regent with special guest Marie Zusslin presenting the wines from her critically acclaimed vineyard in Alsace. Since January 2017, Waud Wines have had the UK exclusive to sell Zusslin wines. We are…
Waud Wine Club members and guests are invited to attend our annual Spring Portfolio tasting that this year will be held in the Drawing Room at The Army and Navy Club, Pall Mall. There will be over 30 wines available for you to try, ranging from our favourite champagnes and sparkling wines, rose wines from…
Last night we welcomed Pierre-Antoine from Domaine Laroche is Chablis to be our special guest for our February masterclass. Domaine Laroche has been a favourite of the Waud Wine Club, as we toured to Burgundy on the TDV in 2014. These masterclasses are designed to give members the opportunity to try some top wines whilst having…
A rising star in the Beaujolais, high-altitude natural winemaker Nicolas Chemarin produces wines of charming depth and focus thanks to immense care bestowed in the vineyard. This is no mean feat: at up to 550 metres, on steep slopes at 3555% gradient, with old vines up to 80 years old producing minuscule yields; last but…
So, we are going to back to our roots! The main inspiration for the Waud Wine Club was when Martin Athey, Jeremy Waud and a group of friends visited some vineyards in the relatively unchartered South West France wine regions of Madiran and Jurançon when on tour there in 2010. Many members will remember our own labelled Members…
Undoubtedly one of our most exciting tastings to date as we held a Trade and Private client tasting on the top floor of Citypoint in the capital. We had over 70 attendees trying 40 different wines from our portfolio. Wines ranged from our stock club wines such as Asolo Prosecco, MDG Rose Frizzant, Clos Pons…
The Waud Wine Club had a fantastic evening at Gordon Ramsay’s Union Street Cafe enjoying the wines of Chateau Musar from Lebanon. It was a treat to have Ralph Hochar, a member of the 3rd generation of the family that own Chateau Musar attending to guide 48 members and guests through the wines. The Wines…
We are very pleased to host a dinner with Ralph Hochar of Chateau Musar at Gordon Ramsay’s Union Street Cafe in SE1 on Wednesday 19th October. Chateau Musar was founded in 1930 by Gaston Hochar. Since 1959 it has been run by his two sons Serge and Ronald. Chateau Musar is one of the world’s…
Portugal TDV – 15th Sept to 18th Sept 2016 There are a few remaining slots available for the TDV to Portugal next month. We plan to arrive into Porto on the morning of Thursday 15th September and fly out again on Sunday 18th September. The itinerary: Fly in Thursday morning then hire cars to travel…
We have returned just about all in one piece after a fantastic 4 day Tour du Vin in the Loire Valley. With 19 tourists (only 3 tour first timers!) we all arrived from different directions within 5 minutes of each other at our first tasting at Domaine de la Bergerie in Champ sur Layon. We…
The Waud Wine Club had a very enjoyable Spring Portfolio tasting on the 37th floor at Heron Tower last night for 85 guests. With 42 different wines on show, there was plenty of variety and we were very pleased to have special guests including Ralph Hochar from Lebanese power house – Chateau Musar, Alex Schulz…
You are cordially invited to attend the Waud Wine Club Spring Portfolio Wine Tasting on Wednesday 25th May 2016. Waud Wines are very pleased to have secured another iconic location in the City – this time we have taken the 37th floor of 110 Bishopsgate (more commonly known as Heron Tower) for our Spring tasting.…
You may not have noticed, but I realised this morning that we have all managed to last over three months without a bank holiday! Fortunately though, we are now only a few weeks away until our first of 2016, so I want to make sure you are stocked and prepared for the 4 day weekend…
Our first tasting on the Loire reccy for the TDV 2016 at Domaine de la Bergerie in Champ sur Layon. Fantastic tasting with Anne Guégniard. On day 2 of the reccy, we had morning tastings in Chinon, starting at Domaine de la Noblaie. Our next Chinon tasting was at Bernard Baudry…
Our first tasting on the Loire reccy for the TDV 2016 at Domaine de la Bergerie in Champ sur Layon. Fantastic tasting with Anne Guégniard. On day 2 of the reccy, we had morning tastings in Chinon, starting at Domaine de la Noblaie. Our next Chinon tasting was at Bernard Baudry – with his son…
We are very pleased to have secured a date at the prestigious private members club – the City of London Club, on Tuesday 8th March for a special tasting dinner with the famed wines of Clos de L’Obac in Priorat. The owner of Clos de L’Obac, Carles Pastrana, is flying in specially from Spain with…
Last week, we had great fun at our Christmas Portfolio tasting in The Market Hall in Borough Market. 80 Waud Wine Club members are guests joined us for a tasting of 27 wines and to also try some Neal’s Yard cheese in preparation for Christmas. Here are a selection of photos from the evening, many…
Waud Wine Club hosted a fantastic “Dine with Bordeaux” evening at The Dining Room in Reigate on Tuesday. 40 guests joined us for a gourmet 5 courses tasting menu, accompanied with selected Waud Wine Club wines from Bordeaux. A Champagne de Castelnau NV was available on arrival, en route to a masterclass from celebrity chef…
From Paul and Jo Shinerock: Jo and I downed a bottle of Phelan Segur 2004 the other day, photo attached. Wine opened and decanted 2-3 hours before drinking with rack of lamb, buttered new potatoes etc. A nice deep colour with pleasant encouraging nose, however the wine in the mouth and on the tongue was…
You are warmly invited to the Waud Wines Dine with Bordeaux evening at The Dining Room restaurant in Reigate. Venue: The Dining Room, 59a High Street, Reigate Date: Tuesday 29th September 2015 Time: 1900 Dress Code: Summer Stylish Ticket Price: £85.00 per head We look forward to welcoming you and your guests to enjoy a…
The Domaine du Grand Chemin is one of Waud Wines most recent partner vineyards. This fantastic producer was discovered by one of our valued members Martin Athey; who put us in touch with them back in June this year. Although Domaine du Grand Chemin was well known with wine lovers in the South of France,…
45 members and guests joined us at Café a Vin for a tasting of 18 wines, many of which are new to the range this year. Some of the new wines are so new they were enjoying their first UK outing and the feedback on them could not have been better. The Café a Vin…
You are warmly and excitedly invited to the Waud Wines 2015 Summer Portfolio Tasting which is being held this year at one of our very favourite venues; Café a Vin in Spital Square. Situated next door to La Chapelle, Café a Vin’s heated and covered garden terrace is a smart and friendly environment to come…
It’s been four years since the Waud Wines tourists last ventured south to enjoy the delights that this fabulous wine region has to offer, but a band of brothers and sisters recently braved the increasingly difficult to navigate Eurotunnel to make “Le grand retour a la Rhone”. Deftly side stepping Operation Stack and multiple…
You are warmly and excitedly invited to the Waud Wines 2015 Summer Portfolio Tasting which is being held this year at one of our very favourite venues; Café a Vin in Spital Square. Situated next door to La Chapelle, Café a Vin’s heated and covered garden terrace is a smart and friendly environment to come…
These days we are so used to bulk shipped, UK bottled New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc that we have forgotten what the excellent pioneering New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc’s used to taste like. Although they had first landed on our shores in 1986, we didn’t embrace them as a cult wine until the late 90’s. It was…
The next stop on our gourmet dinner circuit is to the Michelin starred Galvin Brothers restaurant: La Chapelle in London’s Spitalfields Market for a four course tasting dinner with a matching flight of wines from the famous Paul Jaboulet vineyard in Rhone. A representative from Paul Jaboulet will be joining us to guide us through each of the wines…
We are pleased to announce the two Waud Wine Club tours for 2015. The first in July is to the Rhone Valley where we return with the cars for a 3 day driving and wine tasting trip. The second tour will be a fly/drive to Barcelona and surrounds in September. It is expected that these…
24 members and guests had a very enjoyable evening at Gordon Ramsay’s Union Street cafe last night. After a drinks reception in the down stairs bar with magnums of Mas de Daumas Gassac Rose Frizzant 2013, we then moved to the upstairs restaurant where we had a gourmet four course meal matched with wines from…
We are very excited to have been invited to host our pre-Christmas tasting on the 39th floor of the Leadenhall Building in the City – affectionately nick-named the Cheesegrater. This fantastic space is not open to the public – with thanks to our friends at Incentive Lynx Security and their clients British Land, we have…
We had a fantastic sell out tasting and dinner at Gordan Ramsay’s Maze restaurant in Mayfair last night with special guest Samuel Guibert, who is the Owner and Head Wine Grower of Mas de Daumas Gassac Grand Cru wines. We were particularly fortunate to have Samuel fly in from San Francisco for one night on…
Last night on tour and we had a very entertaining dinner at Caveau des Arches in Beaune. Highly recommended.
The last vineyard trip on the 2014 was to Chateau de Meursault. Chateau de Meursault has one of the largest wine cellars in Burgundy and hold a minimum of 1 million bottles there are any one time. After the tour and tasting, we had our annual car photoshoot – this year we had a lovely…
Lunchtime day 2 was a visit to Aloxe Corton. (once Charles had given us the correct address!) Michael and Fiona Ragg who are the owners and winemakers at Mischief and Mayhem gave us an excellent tasting before lunch. We then took a fantastic cheese and pate lunch that went down perfectly with the 1997 Meursault…
Day 2 took up to Cote de Nuits in the north end of Burgundy. Drouhin Laroze in Gevrey Chambertain was our first port of call where we had a tour of the winery, cellars and finally a tasting of some select wines in their range. Drouhin Laroze are fortunate to have one of the best…
After the tasting in Chablis, we head due South to Chateau de Vault de Lugny. The tourists enjoyed a champagne reception, followed by a gourmet meal. A very nice way to end the first day on tour.
One of the highlights of the TDV was visiting Chablis. Domaine Laroche was in a completely different style to the gigantic Champagne de Castelnau site we had been at a few hours earlier. Etienne Madelin looked after us superbly and we were treated to 7 different wines from their Chablis, Premier Cru Chablis and Grand…
First stop on the TDV this year was in Reims to Champagne de Castelnau. Champagne de Castelnau is in fact the Waud Wine Club house champagne and has sold incredibly well since we added it to our list at the end of 2013. Champagne de Castelnau is an extraordinary place and they make over 9…
To top off a very busy week within the club, we had 50 members out at Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen for a wine tasting and dinner. Fresh off the back of the London Wine Fair at Olympia, we were lucky to have Mark Levesson Gower representing the Vondeling wines from South Africa, Johnny Bingham…
Charles Waud, Jeremy Waud, Stephen Waud and Richard Kelly had a fantastic day at the London Wine Fair on Monday 2nd June at the Olympia Exhibition Centre. We were there primarily researching wines for our next two taster cases later this year that we expect to be South African, followed by Portuguese at Christmas. We…
I was lucky enough to take part in a Classic Port Grape varieties and vintage ports tasting from the 90s this week at Church House, just behind Westminster Abbey. We were guided by David Guimaraens, the Technical Director of Fladgate Partnership. The tasting comprised of flights of 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2007 and 2009…
The Club started 2014 off with a bang after a very enjoyable evening at Gordon Ramsay’s new restaurant in Southwark – Union Street Cafe. 56 members and guests took part in a wine tasting of Spanish wines (and a sparkling rose from Mas de Daumas Gassac to start). We were very pleased to have Miguel…
We are extremely pleased to have secured a private tasting, followed by a four course meal at Gordon Ramsay’s new restaurant in Southwark – Union Street Cafe on Tuesday 11th February. From 18.30 – 20.00, the Waud Wine Club will be showcasing a selection of Spanish wines – with the opportunity for Members and Guests to…
These samples from Clos Pons arrived this week. As many members have tried the ‘entry level’ wines of Sisquella and Alges – we are looking forward to trying the Roc Nu, Roc de Foc and the Serie 810. All of these wines will be available to try at our members tasting in February.
Our order from Grup Pons in Costers del Segre arrived this week. These wines have been extremely popular in 75cl and magnum formats previously – but this time we have bought a small number of jeroboams and even one 9 litre bottle called a Salmanazar. This is 12 bottles in 1 bottle – which I…
The wine club hosted a fantastic Languedoc evening at La Barbe where 60 guests tasted wines from the Tour du Vin 2013. La Barbe provided a stunning menu that complemented the wines from Mas de Daumas Gassac, Michel Gassier, Domaine de Trevallon and Domaine Du Mas Rouge.
We had another absolute rip snorter of a tour to Southern France for the Tour Du Vin 2013. The club hosted 16 members for a 3 day tour of the Languedoc. The touring party flew in to Marseille on Thursday morning, where we picked up our Citroen 2 CVs which were our transport for the…
The Waud Wine Club had one of the most successful tastings to date at the fantastic new Hispania restaurant in Lombard Street in the City. We had 54 members and guests to try a selection of Spanish and Portuguese wines from across our portfolio. We also had a rather interesting sherry tasting from Hispania, as…
Not even a Power Failure to the area that blacked out Monmouth Street, Covent Garden tube and the surrounding area from 16.30 until 19.40 last night could stop us enjoying ourselves – Our plans had to go into emergency mode and with some pre-planning and lots of Dunkirk Spirit – around 58 of our 68…
The Waud Wine Club enjoyed a very successful summer meeting at Walton Heath Golf Club on Friday. We had a great turnout of 58 members and guests for the tasting, and 32 of those guests taking part in an afternoon knock on the Old Course in the blazing sunshine. We showed our list of French…
10 cars (20 tourists) travelled down for a fantastic three day tour of Loire and Bordeaux. The tourists were treated to the following schedule: Wednesday 18th July 1. 06.00 – Meet at Channel Tunnel for a 06.50 shuttle. (Arrive in France 08.25) 2. 08.45 – Leave Calais to drive to Dentelle D’Alencon – scheduled light…
The shareholders of Waud Wine Club have been undertaking a series of tastings to select some great wines for the membership to purchase. Back in May, the five directors of the club visited the London International Wine Fair at Excel centre where many wine suppliers from around the world were exhibiting. It was a very…
Following on from a lively lunch amongst friends at the Wine Library in November, we are planning to organise a charity wine run in the Rhone between Thursday 28th and Saturday 30th July. Participants will largely be from the Property and FM sector, but not exclusively so. The tour committee is Jeremy and Bill from…
