Wine tasting events, London, south east

[sunnygym]

Does anyone know or can recommend a wine tasting event/ restaurant/ bar in the London and south east area?

This is just something we would like to do with friends and not a corporate event. Also nothing too toppy, just casual and fun.

Thanks

Sunnygym

[LooneyTunes]

Your best bet is to either:

1) Join The Wine Society - they organise various informal tastings around the country. As an organisation they are nowhere near as stuffy as the name might suggest.
2) Speak to your local independent wine merchant. Most of these will organise relatively informal tastings on an ongoing effort to introduce customers to their products.

I have friends who like wine, but certainly aren't wine geeks, who enjoy both of these.

[Venisonpie]

LooneyTunes said:

Your best bet is to either:

1) Join The Wine Society - they organise various informal tastings around the country. As an organisation they are nowhere near as stuffy as the name might suggest.
2) Speak to your local independent wine merchant. Most of these will organise relatively informal tastings on an ongoing effort to introduce customers to their products.

I have friends who like wine, but certainly aren't wine geeks, who enjoy both of these.

Agree with number 2, we go to various events at Richmond Wine Society which range from events at a local pub to an outing to a local vinyard - we're off to Angel Vinyaed in Berkshire next month.

[ecsrobin]

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