{"id":48,"date":"2016-11-15T09:31:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T09:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brockenhurstwineclub.co.uk\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2026-07-29T15:41:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:41:00","slug":"upcoming-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brockenhurstwineclub.co.uk\/?page_id=48","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL SESSIONS 4th WEDNESDAY EACH MONTH AT 7.30pm UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><u>Upcoming events<\/u><\/span><br \/>\n26 August 2026: Sicilian wines by Laura Clay AWE<br \/>\n23 September 2026: \u201cCall my bluff\u201d wine tasting by the BWC Committee (postponed from May)<br \/>\n28 October 2026: Supermarket wines presentation by Maria Day WSET<br \/>\n23 November 2026: AGM followed by Fine wine (premium) presentation by Solent Cellar Lymington<br \/>\n9 December 2026: Informal tasting favourite Christmas wines BWC Committee (please note date change)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><u>Previous events<\/u><\/span><br \/>\n<u>2026<\/u><br \/>\n28 January 2026: Food and wine from Southern Italy by Nina Cerullo<br \/>\n25 February 2026: Alpine wines by Solent Cellar of Lymington<br \/>\n25 March 2026: New Zealand wines by Christos Ioannou AWE<br \/>\n22 April 2026: To be confirmed<br \/>\n27 May 2026: \u201cCall my bluff\u201d wine tasting by the BWC Committee (cancelled)<br \/>\n24 June 2026: BWC Annual garden party at Ford Cottage hosted by Sally Harris<br \/>\n22 July 2026: Wines from Argentina by Sarah Rowland AWE<\/p>\n<p><u>2025<\/u><br \/>\n22 January 2025: Brazilian Update presented by Nicholas Corfe (Go Brazil Wines)<br \/>\n26 February 2025: Selection on women wine makers by Priory Wines Lymington<br \/>\n26 March 2025: Session cancelled<br \/>\n23 April 2025: French Wines hosted by Guy Boursot, wine writer, lecturer and merchant<br \/>\n28 May 2025: Sake presentation by Marie Cheong-Thong, British Sake Association<br \/>\n25 June 2025: BWC Annual Garden Party at Ford Cottage hosted by Sally Harris<br \/>\n23 July 2025: Blind tasting presented by Richard Cox BWC Chairman<br \/>\n27 August 2025: Wines from Corsica and Sardinia presented by Pippa Hayward WSET<br \/>\n24 September 2025: Wines from the Rhone presented by Heather Doughty AWE<br \/>\n22 October 2025: Wines from Bulgaria and the Eastern Mediterranean by Graham Northeast of Bona Fide Wines Christchurch<br \/>\n26 November 2025: John Harris favourite wines by Paul Boyle Hextable Wine Club<br \/>\nDecember 2025: BWC Annual Christmas Party \u2013 No event held<\/p>\n<p><u>2024<\/u><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">24 January 2024: \u201cAlsace Wine Tasting\u201d presented by Nina Cerullo<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">28 February 2024: \u201cJerez Aperitifs then Champagne meets English Fizz\u201d presented by John Harris<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">27 March 2024: \u201cLoire Reds and a few Whites\u201d presented by Paul Boyle (Hextable Wine Society)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">24 April 2024: \u201cNew Wave South Africa\u201d presented by Christos Ioannou AWE<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">22 May 2024: \u201cBeaujolais \u2013 Masters of Gamay\u201d <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">presented by Tor Reynolds AWE<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">26 June 2024: BWC Garden Party at Ford Cottage<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">24 July 2024: \u201cHidden Corners of Italy\u201d presented by Quentin Crisp AWE<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">28 August 2024: &#8220;Spanish Wine and Tapas Evening&#8221; presented by John Harris<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">25 September 2024: &#8220;Loosely Mediterranean&#8221; presented by Graham Northeast of Bonafide Wines<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">23 October 2024: &#8220;A Seriously Fine Wine Experience&#8221; presented by Solent Cellar, N.B. \u00a335 per person<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">27 November 2024: \u201cFood and Wines of Contemporary Bordeaux\u201d presented by Nina Cerullo and Maggie Harold (a food n\u2019wine tasting)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">11 December 2024: Xmas Party<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">25 January 2023: \u201cThe unique wines of Roussillon\u201d presented by Rosemary George MW<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">22 February 2023: &#8216;Modern German Winemaking&#8217; presented by Keith Grainger AWE<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">22 March 2023: &#8216;Vive la difference \u2013 same grape, many places&#8217; presented by Simon Collins (Solent Cellar)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">26 April 2023: &#8216;A tasting of low sulphur\/low intervention and natural wines&#8217; presented by Emmanuel Byilingiro (Vintage Roots)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">31 May 2023: &#8220;Food and Wine of Campania&#8221; presented by Carla Capalbo<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">28 June 2023: BWC Garden Party, chez Harris<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">26 July 2023: \u201cWines of Western Australia\u201d presented by Keith Grainger<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">23 August 2023: \u201cExploring the best of Britain\u2019s wine\u201d presented by Ed Dallimore (Author of \u201cThe Vineyards of Britain\u201d)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">27 September 2023: &#8220;Matching wines with Cheese&#8221; presented by Jonathan Broomfield (Harvey\u2019s of Hythe) and Jonathan Rogers (VIN Wine, Emsworth)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">25 October 2023: &#8220;The Wines of Moldova&#8221; presented by Irina from Moldovan Wines UK<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">22 November 2023: BWC AGM followed by \u201cAd Hoc Aussie Tasting\u201d presented by John Harris<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">15 December 2023: BWC Christmas Social at Ford Cottage<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">26 January 2022: A brief look at Cabernet Franc, presented on Zoom by John Harris<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">23 February 2022: \u201cA fresh look at the wines of Greece\u201d presented by Christos Iaonnou AWE<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">23 March 2022: \u201cNew Wave Brazilian wines\u201d presented by Nicholas Corfe of GoBrazilWines<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">27 April 2022: English Wine Update presented by Roger Marchbank with contributions from several Hants and Wilts vineyards<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">25 May 2022: Varietal Tasting presented by Heather Dougherty AWE, comparing Pinot Gris\/Pinot Grigio and Mourvedre\/Monastrell around the world<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">22 June 2022: The exciting wines of Chile, presented by Quentin Sadler AWE<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">27 July 2022: BWC Garden Party <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">24 August 2022: Portuguese Wine and Food, presented by Nina Cerullo and chef Maggie Howard<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">28\u00a0September 2022: Del Taylor from Alexander Hadleigh Wines, Southampton on \u201cWines and grapes of Austria\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">26\u00a0October 2022: Tor Reynolds DipWSET on \u201cNew Wave Bordeaux \u2013 the AWE visit\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">22\u00a0November 2022: BWC AGM via Zoom<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">23\u00a0November 2022: Rosemary George MW on \u201cThe unique wines of Roussillon\u201d <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>POSTPONED<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">14\u00a0December 2022: BWC Christmas Party (7-11pm, St. Saviour\u2019s Church Hall)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">24 February 2021: Wines of Northern Spain, with suggested food, led by Nina Cerullo AWE. (via Zoom)<br \/>\n24 March 2021: Committee Choice, led by the Wine Club Committee (via Zoom)<br \/>\n28 April 2021: Wines and food of Georgia, presented by Carla Capalbo<br \/>\n26 May 2021: Wines of the Languedoc, presented by Rosemary George, MW<br \/>\n23 June 2021: English Wine Week celebration, presented by Julie Trustam Eve, Wine GB<br \/>\n28 July 2021: Garden Party<br \/>\n25 August 2021: Wines of California, lead by John Harris.<br \/>\n22 September 2021: Regional France, (virtual tasting), presented by Rob Caswell, Solent Cellar, Lymington<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">27 October 2021: Greece, presented by Christos Ioannou <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>POSTPONED<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">24 November 2021: <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>NO TASTING<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n1 December 2021: AGM, to be held via Zoom<br \/>\n8 December 2021: A Sicilian Wine Journey \u2013 presented by Carla Capalbo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\">2020<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">22 January 2020: Wines of Brazil, presented by Nicholas Corfe, Go Brazil Wines &amp; Spirits<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">26 February 2020: Wines of South Africa, presented by Laura Clay, AWE<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #005500;\">25 March 2020:\u00a0postponed<br \/>\n22 April 2020:\u00a0postponed<br \/>\n27 May 2020: Wines of Rioja, led by John Harris by video link<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">22 July 2020: Wines of the Veneto, led by Paul Boyle by video lin<\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">k<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">26 August 2020: A Taste of the New World, led by John Harris by video link<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">30 September 2020: Modern Portugese Wines, led by Rob Caswell, Solent Cellar, Lymington, by video link<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">28 October 2020: Lebanese wine, led by John Harris, by video link<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">25 November 2020: Wines of South-West France, led by John Harris, by video link<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\">2 December 2020: Club AGM, by video link<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">16 December 2020: Chairman&#8217;s Choice: a selection of four 2020 favourites by John Harris, by video link<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n23 January 2019: &#8216;Bordeaux &#8211; a new look&#8217;, presented by Nina Cerullo AWE<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brockenhurstwineclub.co.uk\/?page_id=348\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">27 February 2019:\u00a0&#8216;A Story of Two Grapes&#8217;, presented by John Harris<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">27 March 2019: &#8216;Hidden Jewels- the wines of Croatia&#8217;, presented by Mikki Hall from the Croatian Wine Club<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">24 April 2019:\u00a0&#8216;A Taste of the Southern Rhone&#8217;, presented by Heather Dougherty, AWE<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\">22 May 2019:\u00a0 &#8216;Wines of Germany&#8217;, presented by Rob Caswell, Solent Cellar, Lymington<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">26 June 2019: &#8216;Wines of Sicily&#8217;, presented by Paul Boyle<br \/>\n24 July 2019: Summer Garden Party.<br \/>\n28 August 2019: &#8216;Wines of Chile&#8217;, presented by Erica Dent DipWSET<br \/>\n25 September 2019: session cancelled<br \/>\n23 October 2019: &#8216;Classic grape comparisons Pinot Grigio\/Pinot Gris, and Malbec&#8217;, presented by Julien Dillmann, of Corney &amp; Barrow<br \/>\n27 November 2019<strong>:<\/strong> Sally Easton, Master of Wine.<br \/>\n11 December 2019: Christmas Social at St Saviour&#8217;s Church Hall. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">2018<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\">24 January 2018: &#8216;The wines of the Northern Rhone&#8217;, by Nina Cerullo, AWE<\/span><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #959595; cursor: text; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\">28 February 2018: &#8216;Around Tuscany&#8217;, Rob Caswell (Solent Cellar).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">28 March 2018:\u00a0 &#8216;Uniquely Romanian&#8217;, by Richard Bost AWE<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">25 April 2018: &#8216;A tour of the Loire wines&#8217;, by Trevor Elliott, AWE<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">23 May 2018: &#8216;Forget Retsina &#8211; lovely wines from Greece&#8217;s own grapes&#8217;, by Christos Ioannou AWE<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">27 June 2018: &#8216;Australia: reds with bottle age and classy whites&#8217;, by John Harris, BWC<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">25 July 2018:\u00a0Summer BBQ and eclectic tasting at Ford Cottage<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">22 August 2018: &#8216;Summer Wine Styles from around the World&#8217;, by Max Jewell, Priory Wines.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4 September 2018: Visit to Hambledon vineyard including tasting.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">26 September 2018: &#8216;Wines of Tasmania&#8217;, by David Cooper<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #339966;\">24 October 2018: &#8216;Matching wine with Food&#8217;, by Nina Cerullo AWE assisted by Maggie Harold<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">28 November 2018: &#8216;Wine-making and wines of the Languedoc&#8217;, by Catherine Keohane, and Club AGM.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">12 December 2018: Christmas social. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #333333; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>2017<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">11 January 2017:<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8216;What does that wine remind me of?&#8217; presented by John Harris.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\">February 2017: &#8216;South Africa &#8211; New World, new wines, new quality&#8217;, presented by Keith Grainger.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">22 March 2017: &#8216;The special wines of Southern Italy&#8217;, presented by Paul Boyle.<strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/strong><span style=\"color: #003300;\">26 April 2017: <\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\">&#8216;A new look at\u00a0Bordeaux&#8217; presented by Laura Clay AWE.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\">24 May 2017:<\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> Wine plus cheese tasting:<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.brockenhurstwineclub.co.uk\/?page_id=143\"> &#8216;How to match wine with great cheeses&#8217; presented by Max Jewell.<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">28 June 2017: &#8216;Regional Spain &#8211; beyond Rioja&#8217; presented by Sarah Rowlands (AWE, https\/\/www.wine.diamonds).<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">26 July 2017: Chairman&#8217;s summer tasting and BBQ at Ford Cottage, Burley Road, Brockenhurst<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">23 August 2017: &#8216;English Wines &#8211; more than just Sparkling&#8217; by Roger Marchbank (Coach House Vineyard) with summer canapes to help the summer mood along! \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">27 September 2017: &#8216;South America &#8211; more than big reds&#8217; by Rob Caswell from Solent Cellar, Lymington. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000080;\"> 25 October 2017:<\/span> &#8216;Beyond Port &#8211; 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