Past events

The wine-growing history of Maison Trimbach dates back to 1626.

Since then, twelve generations of winemakers have tirelessly drawn on their passion for Alsace wines, ensuring the wines they produce stand out for their quality and authenticity, patiently establishing, from father to son, a solid reputation for excellence.

Trimbach wine acquired true international acclaim in 1898 when Frédéric Emile Trimbach received the highest distinction at the International Wine Fair in Brussels.

This success is due in no small part to the jewel in the estate’s crown, the «Clos Sainte Hune» vineyard.

Today, the family vineyard is run by Hubert Trimbach, his nephews Jean and Pierre, and  Pierre’s daughter Anne, the oldest member of the 13th generation. Their enthusiasm and ambition keep the family’s tradition, rigor and know-how alive, bringing their wines to the very peak of perfection.

Pierre has been in charge of the « technical side » and vinifications when Jean and Anne are traveling all around the world. Julien, Jean’s son, just joined the Family to work closely with Pierre in the cellar.

This unrivalled expertise makes the “Trimbach style” a reference for Alsace wines across the world.

Registration with the wine selection  UK Delivery:  85£ on line (95£ Europe)

Riesling 2014

F E Trimbach Riesling Selection de Vieilles Vignes 2016

F E Trimbach Riesling Cuvée  Frederic Emile Alsace 2011

F E Trimbach Gewurztramminer Selection de Grains Nobles 2008

For those who would like to try the Iconic Clos Ste Hune:

The Iconic Clos Ste Hune 2012 : Supplement of 10£ to transfer directly to our account

Registration without wines 10£

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Deadline for ordering wines: 26^th of October

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The London Women and Wine Club

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Helen is a Partner and Head of Pantheon’s European Primary Investment Team.

She chairs Pantheon’s European Investment Committee and is a member of the firm’s global Co-investment Committee and International Investment Committee. 

Prior to joining Pantheon, Helen worked for Russell Investments in Paris, where she was Managing Director with overall responsibility for private equity in Europe. Helen holds a BA and a MA in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and a MBA from the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Helen is a Past Chair and Council member of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA). She is also a passionate supporter of gender diversity in financial services and is a co-founder and current Board member of Level 20, an organisation that encourages women to join and succeed in the private equity industry.  

We will taste two "wines to invest in". Venture Capital relies on discovering entrepreneurs and nurturing them to create value. This can be applied to wines too! 

Please register ONLINE if you want your 2 half bottles of wine. ORDER before the 30th of September.

- La Crema Pinot Noir

- Fontodi

Price is 50£ UK only and delivery included.

(For EU, contact us via email)

Send us an email if you want to join WITHOUT wines.

Cucumber is the brainchild of North London friends Nancy Zeffman (formerly in advertising with Saatchi & Saatchi) and Eileen Willett (ex-Nicole Farhi). They are friends who met at the school gates almost twenty years ago, and who recognised the need for stylish, sustainable sleepwear and loungewear using cutting edge fabric technology to help maintain an even body temperature and keep the wearer cool day and night.  

All pieces are made from luxuriously soft, performance fabrics that wick away moisture at speed. Cucumber is all about creating the perfect everyday luxury multi-functional pieces for busy lives, and Cucumber’s slow fashion ethos has fans in everyone from Claudia Winkleman to Lisa Armstrong.

Between Nancy and Eileen, their complementary characters, two dogs, six children and continuing friendship have helped create their vision for Cucumber.

We will taste 6 "happy" wines.

Price likely to change .

Join us for a live session with Nicole Rolet who previously came to our club to present her wines. She will be talking about sustainablity, vineyard managment during crisis etc...

Nicole runs Chêne Bleu, a multi-award-winning winery, as well as the eco-luxury retreat La Verrière in Provence, France. A former investment banker and program director in one of David Rockefeller’s geopolitical think tanks, Nicole had to connect with her inner entrepreneur when she co-founded a sustainably-minded haute-couture wine label, now distributed in 18 countries and hailed by critics. The restored ancient estate operates as a leading wine education venue and retreat for holidays and thinktanks.

Granddaughter of a Boston Suffragette and heir to a legacy of professional women, she supports the ‘Profit&Purpose’ economy, mentoring young women to achieve their goals and participate in the betterment of society. Living in London and Provence, Nicole is acting chair of the UK chapter of global women’s network Feminin Pluriel, delegate of Lead(Her)ship and the Global Female leader Summit in Berlin, judge and presenter at the Women of the Future Awards, and advisory member of the St James’ Roundtable at Chatham House.

We will be tasting

Abélard 2011

Héloïse 2011

Astralabe 2015

Aliot 2014

Viognier 2016,

Le Rosé 2019

PLEASE CONFIRM THROUGH EMAIL ONLY

We are going to one of our favourite's regions in the world, and explain the differences between two areas in Bordeaux: St Julien and Pomerol. We will also taste a sweet wine, Sauternes!

We will present the wines and the appelation for about 40 minutes, folllowed by questions and answers for 20 minutes. We will start at 6 pm GMT.

If you decide to order from the Little Fine Wine, you will get the following three half bottles: (UK and EU delivery possible)

• Les Crzuelles Lalande de Pomerol 2015 
• Château Lalande Borie St Julien 2015 
• Château Villefranche Sauternes 2016 

If you want to buy your own wines:

• Bordeaux: POMEROL any vintage from 2015
• Bordeaux: ST JULIEN any vintage from 2015
• Bordeaux or France: any sweet wine

Register VIA EMAIL ONLY and we will send you the link for to buy the wines if you want and a few hours before the tasting the link to join the virtual tasting.

PLEASE CONFIRM THROUGH EMAIL ONLY

We will taste three different wines from a region we have not discussed before in the club, but which has some fantastic varieties and unique styles.

This region is known for very distinctive and fresh wines.  If you like fruity wines, this one is for you! 

We will explain the wines and the region for approximately 40 minutes, then have 20 minutes of questions and answers. We will start at 6 pm GMT.

If you decide to order 3 half bottles from the Litlle Fine Wines on this theme, you will get: (UK and EU delivery)

• Trimbach Gerwuztramminer 2016 
• Schulmberger Pinot Gris 2016 or Schulmberger Pinot Blanc 2016
• Prum Riesling 2016 

If you want to buy your own wines:

• France: Alsace: Gerwustramminer 2016 and above
• France Alsace Pinot Gris 2016 and above or Pinot Blanc
• Germany: Mosel: Riesling 2016 and above

Register VIA EMAIL ONLY  and we will send you the link for to buy the wines if you want and a few hours before the tasting the link to join the virtual tasting.

PLEASE CONFIRM THROUGH EMAIL ONLY

We will taste 3 different wines , all 100% Pinot Noir but coming from different regions, to experience the differences and similarities between them. 

We will explain the climates and grower choices in each case.

The wines will be presented for 40 minutes followed by questions and answers for 20 minutes. We will start at 6 pm GMT.

If you decide to order the wines from The Little Fine Wine, you will get half bottles of the following

• Ata Rangi PN Crimson 2017 NZ 
• La Crema PN Sonoma Coast 2016 
• Joseph Faiveley 2016  

If you want to buy your own wines:

• Any Pinot Noir from New Zealand 2017
• Any Pinot Noir from California or warm area 2016
• Any Pinot Noir from France Burgundy

Register VIA EMAIL ONLY  and we will send you the link for to buy the wines if you want and a few hours before the tasting the link to join the virtual tasting.

Deborah Fleming has an unusual double track career : working as an International Organisational Development Consultant and Business Psychologist, while also being part of the Costa family who produce wines in the Ribatejo Portugal.  She was ex-secretary of the Oxford University Wine Circle and completed her WSET in 2009.

Deborah's day job is about building highly performing Change Teams that are resilient and adaptable to change. She does this by applying psychodynamic and gestalt theory to work with Leadership Teams and groups.

She researched Personality & Wine resulting in one of her most popular corporate engagements: the “MBTI & Wine Tasting” which she has delivered to over 800 people.

Just recently Deborah has finished the Alpe Adria 750km solo hike for charity through 3 great wine regions (why not!):  Austria, Slovenia and Italy.   We are all very impressed by this and she can tell us about her trip , together with these 3 wine regions, and her learning from her adventure.  She is the only woman in the UK to complete the Alpe Adria solo and unaided this year.

To start the first few months of the year, we thought of challenging oursleves with a blind tasting again by trying to guess typical international variety such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc  as well as some of the most famous wine regions. Come and join us to learn how to assess a wine blind and how to come to a conclusion- or come just for the fun of the challenge!

We will taste a few typical wines and you will be able to exchange, learn wine tasting technics, grape variety specificity by tasting wines that represent a region and are commonly called "typical and representative" of their area.

So don't hesitate to challenge yourself and have fun in the bleak of February with The London Women and Wine Club!

We will taste 6 wines blind!

Jane Eyre is one of those women capable of changing everything in their life. Originally from Australia, Jane went from a warm immense country where she worked as a hairdresser to travel the world and finally to start a completely new career in one of the most prestigious and traditional wine areas of the world: cold and rainy Burgundy.  Come and discuss with her how she managed to embrace all these changes and her philosophy for producing brilliant wines that can challenge any traditionally made Burgundy wines and how vintage variation is a constant risk in a small business like hers! Her production is around 20 barrels a year, so we are very lucky to taste her wines.

We will taste a sparkling and 5 of her delicious wines.