Join the Berkshire Branch
of the International Wine and Food Society
The Berkshire Branch of the International Wine and Food Society's aim is simply
to provide events for those who appreciate wine and food.
There is no better way to experience a very wide variety of wines,
in the convivial company of people who are knowledgeable and who love wine and food.
Where else would you get to taste several top 1980s clarets as we did recently
when one of our members opened up his cellar for a tasting?
You could not buy many of the wines we sampled at auction at any price!
The Branch organises approximately 10 meetings a year,
normally held on the third Friday in each month with a gap over the Summer period.
The type of event varies considerably covering:
Themed Tastings eg 1980s Clarets
Vertical Tastings ie wine from one producer from several years
Tasting given by a Wine Distributor eg Stratfords of Cookham
Special Topics eg The Art of Microvinification
Members Tastings eg Members' "Summer Discoveries"
Restaurant lunch/dinner eg Christmas Lunch at the Hinds Head Hotel, Bray
..and many more, limited only by the members' ingenuity.
Articles describing some of our Past Events are available on this website.
The meeting schedule is organised by the Secretary with the assistance of
the Committee who are voted into office annually by the members at the Annual General Meeting.
Currently meetings are often held at
Neville Hall, Waltham St Lawrence.
We normally accommodate up to 40 people at each tasting and places are allocated on a first come
first served basis with Branch Members having priority.
Members may also invite personal guests to Branch events subject to members' priority
and the availability of places.
Members can, of course, choose which events they wish to attend.
For up to 36yrs old: £20 per person per annum and £26 per couple.
For 37yrs old and over: £40 per person per annum and £52 per couple.
A small part of the subsciption goes to pay for the Branch affiliation to the International Secretariat.
Branch events currently cost around £28.00 (Jan 2008), but this varies depending on the type of event. Lunches and Dinners at restaurants are typically more expensive.
To find out more about the International Wine and Food Society and it's activities and to print out a Membership application form for the Berkshire Branch, click here
Or :-
Why not arrange to attend the next event and try the experience of wine & food tasting at its best by emailing the Secretary or calling Julie Graham on 01628 778054.