Red Herring Wine Club
Founded 1968
Welcome to The Red Herring Wine Club's website!
"London's best value wine society" - Jancis Robinson OBE, Master of Wine
Forthcoming events:
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Thursday 22nd January 2026
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Champagne Jacquart tutored by award-winning winemaker Joëlle Weiss who will travel from Reims. |
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Tuesday 17th February 2026
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Music and Wine Pairing, how sounds can affect taste perception, tutored by Dr Qian Janice Wang, the newest Master of Wine, who will travel from Copenhagen. She will play music to accompany each wine. Among the special bottles we shall open are:- Corton-Charlemagne 1996 (Olivier Leflaive) in magnum Taitinger, Comtes de Champagne Rose Brut 2006 in magnum Ornellaia (Bolgheri Sassicaia) 2005 (which many regard as the finest Italian red wine) Ribera del Duero from Emilio Moro, Pesquera del Duero 2006 Chateau d'Yquem (Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classe) 1996 |
| Friday 17th April 2026 | Annual Dinner |
Views of Members and Guests:
Jon Downer, Project Manager and Club member, said after our white Burgundy tasting tutored by Mark O'Bryen, Master of Wine: "Last night was truly exceptional - both the wine and the speaker were among the best I've experienced!”
Architect member Russell Hanslip wrote after our Algarve event: "Thank you so much for organising such an enjoyable tasting on Tuesday evening. The venue was elegant, the organisation appeared faultless, the speaker audible and informative, and we had the benefit of seating, for which we thank you."
Bill Horwood messaged the Club: "What a most enjoyable tasting, especially live and the team worked so hard to ensure everything worked well"
Another long-term member, Andy Grainger, said, "I would like to thank all the team for the wonderful tasting. Apart from the wines which spoke for themselves, it must have been a lot of work to sort out the seating, the welcome at the door, the packets of biscuits, the various Covid measures, the pouring and so on. I thought Christopher Burr was one of the best speakers we have had. I'll certainly look at the Chiswick Auctions website".
David Rayner CBE was a guest and he commented; “It was a hugely enjoyable tasting on Monday and thank you very much for inviting us both. Very warm and relaxed presentation, full of information, experience and humour, and a most interesting selection of wines rarely available to experience. Much appreciated.”
Our members speak:
Following the tasting from within the vineyards above the Alsatian village of Riquewihr, the Club received the following feedback:
"You must have had lots of messages from Red Herring Wine Club members about the wonderful tasting organised for us on Friday evening. It was absolutely outstanding. Beautifully presented from the vineyard itself and lots of interesting questions answered" - member George Sandars.
Message from Conal Gregory, Master of Wine - Club Chairman
New world or old? Corks or screw caps? New technology is making itself felt in all aspects of the wine business and the Club felt it was time to launch a website for members. You'll be able to find all the Club's news, details of tastings and offers on this site and we hope that our New World enthusiasts will find this a more convenient way to find out about the Club's events.
Following his tutoring of the "Cabernet around the World" tasting, Dr Ben Lewin, Master of Wine, commented:
"I liked the impression that the members have a genuine interest in wine, hence some appreciation of the format. I go to a fair number of tastings in New York where people are more interested in just knocking off the big names or getting bragging rights about cult wines. So this was a really nice contrast".
"Great tasting club" said Ryan Morgan, Global Head of Sales for NZ's award-winning Craggy Range, after tutoring a Red Herring event.
Don't miss the opportunity to join us in tastings from previously unvisited areas and some special events.
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