Historic tasting notes for the period 2016 – 2024 only.

Please note that from 2025 onwards detailed tasting notes are no longer taken or posted here.

FOR 2016 – 2024 CLICK ON THE SESSION YOU WANT, AND THE SITE WILL TAKE YOU TO THE NOTES! More recent tastings are at the top with the oldest at the bottom.

27 November 2024: “Food and Wines of Contemporary Bordeaux” presented by Nina Cerullo and Maggie Harold (a food n’wine tasting)
25 September 2024: “Loosely Mediterranean” presented by Graham Northeast of Bonafide Wines
24 July 2024: “Hidden Corners of Italy” presented by Quentin Crisp AWE
26 June 2024: BWC Garden Party at Ford Cottage
22 May 2024: “Beaujolais – Masters of Gamay” presented by Tor Reynolds AWE
24 April 2024: “New Wave South Africa” presented by Christos Ioannou AWE
27 March 2024: “Loire Reds and a few Whites” presented by Paul Boyle (Hextable Wine Society)
28 February 2024: “Jerez Aperitifs then Champagne meets English Fizz” presented by John Harris
24 January 2024: “Alsace Wine Tasting” presented by Nina Cerullo
22 November 2023: BWC AGM followed by “Ad Hoc Aussie Tasting” presented by John Harris
25 October 2023: “The Wines of Moldova” presented by Irina from Moldovan Wines UK
27 September 2023: “Matching wines with Cheese” presented by Jonathan Broomfield (Harvey’s of Hythe) and Jonathan Rogers (VIN Wine, Emsworth)
23 August 2023: “Exploring the best of Britain’s wine” presented by Ed Dallimore (Author of “The Vineyards of Britain”)
26 July 2023: “Wines of Western Australia” presented by Keith Grainger
28 June 2023: BWC Garden Party, chez Harris
31 May 2023: “Food and Wine of Campania” presented by Carla Capalbo
26 April 2023: ‘A tasting of low sulphur/low intervention and natural wines’ – presented by Emmanuel Byilingiro (Vintage Roots)
22 March 2023: ‘Vive la difference – same grape, many places’ – presented by Simon Collins (Solent Cellar)
22 February 2023: ‘Modern German Winemaking’ – presented by Keith Grainger AWE
25 January 2023: “The unique wines of Roussillon” – presented by Rosemary George MW
26 October 2022: “New Wave Bordeaux – the AWE visit” – presented by Tor Reynolds DipWSET
28 September 2022: “Wines of Austria” – presented by Del Alexander
24 August 2022: “Portuguese Wine and Food” – presented by Nina Cerullo and chef Maggie Howard
27 July 2022: “BWC Garden Party” – hosted by John and Sally Harris
22 June 2022: “Wines of Chile” – presented by Quentin Sadler
25 May 2022: “What’s in a name? Pinot Gris/Grigio and Monastrell/Mourvèdre” – presented by Heather Dougherty
27 April 2022: “English Wine Update” – presented by Roger Marchbank
23 March 2022: “New Wave Brazilian wines” – presented by Nicholas Corfe of GoBrazilWines
23 February 2022: “A fresh look at the wines of Greece” – presented by Christos Ioannou AWE
26 January 2022: A brief look at Cabernet Franc, presented on Zoom by John Harris
8 December 2021: “A Sicilian Wine Journey”, presented by Carlo Capalbo
22 September 2021: Regional France, presented by Rob Caswell, Solent Cellar
25 August 2021: California, presented by John Harris
28 July 2021: Garden Party
23 June 2021: Celebration of British Wine Week, presented by Julia Trustram-Eve, WineGB
26 May 2021: Wines of the Languedoc, presented by Rosemary George, MW
28 April 2021: Georgia Wine and Food, presented by Carla Capalbo
24 March 2021: Tasting Notes: Committee Choice, led by the BWC Committee
24 February 2021: Wines of Northern Spain, with suggested food, led by Nina Cerullo AWE
16 December 2020: Chairman’s Choice, presented by John Harris
25 November 2020: South-West France presented by John Harris
28 October 2020: Wines of Lebanon, presented by John Harris
30 September 2020: Modern Portugese Wines, presented by Rob Caswell, Solent Cellar, Lymington
26 August 2020: A Taste of the New World, presented by John Harris
22 July 2020: Wines of the Veneto, presented by Paul Boyle
27 May 2020: Wines of Rioja, led by John Harris
26 February 2020: Lesser known areas and grapes of South Africa, presented by Laura Clay, AWE.
22 January 2020: Wines of Brazil, presented by Nicholas Corfe, Go Brazil Wines and Spirits Ltd
27 November 2019: Blind tasting, presented by Sally Easton, MW
23 October 2019: ‘ ‘Classic grape comparisons Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris, and Malbec’, presented by Julien Dillmann, Corney & Barrow.
28 August 2019: ‘Wines of Chile, Update’, presented by Erica Dent DipWSET
24 July 2019: Summer Garden Party
26 June 2019: ‘Wines of Sicily’, presented by Paul Boyle
22 May 2019: ‘Beyond Blue Nun, a new look at Germany’, presented by Rob Caswell, Solent Cellar, Lymington
24 April 2019: Wines of the Southern Rhone, presented by Heather Dougherty AWE
27 March 2019: Introduction to the Wines of Croatia, presented by Mikki Hall, the Croatian Wine Club
27 February 2019: A Tale of Two Grapes, presented by John Harris
23 January 2019: A New Look at Bordeaux, presented by Nina Cerullo AWE
28 November 2018: Wine-making and the wines of the Languedoc, presented by Catherine Keohane
24 October 2018: Matching Wine with Food, presented by Nina Cerullo AWE, assisted by Maggie Harold
26 September 2018: Wines of Tasmania, presented by David Cooper
4 September 2018: Visit to Hambledon Vineyard
22 August 2018:  Summer wines, presented by Max Jewell, Priory Wines Lymington
25 July 2018: July BBQ Wines
27 June 2018: Australia – reds with bottle age and classy whites, presented by John Harris
23 May 2018: Greek wines – beyond Retsina, presented by Christos Ioannou, AWE
25 April 2018: Wines of the Loire, presented by Trevor Elliott, AWE
28 March 2018: Uniquely Romanian, presented by Richard Bost AWE
28 February 2018: Italian Wines and Chianti, presented by Rob Caswell, Solent Cellar Lymington
24 January 2018: The Wines of Northern Rhone, presented by Nina Cerullo AWE
22 November 2017: New Zealand and not Sauvignon Blanc, presented by Brian Davis AWE
25 October 2017: Beyond Port – the great still wines of Portugal, presented by Carolyn Bosworth-Davies AWE
27 September 2017: South America – more than big reds, presented by Rob Caswell, Solent Cellar, Lymington
23 August 2017: English Wine – beyond fizz, presented by Roger Marchbank
26 July 2017: Summer Social BBQ Wine notes
28 June 2017: Beyond Rioja – the wines of Spain, presented by Sarah Rowlands, AWE.
24 May 2017: Wine with cheeses, presented by Max Jewell, Priory Wines, Lymington
26 April 2017: A new look at Bordeaux, presented by Laura Clay AWE
22 March 2017: The wines of Southern Italy, presented by Paul Boyle
8 February 2017: South Africa: New World, new quality, presented by Keith Grainger AWE
11 January 2017: What does that wine remind me of?  presented by John Harris
14 December 2016: Christmas Social Wines
9 November 2016: Wines of Northern Italy, presented by David Cooper