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Links to interesting websites
Chardonnay


Some of our presenters:
Alun Griffiths MW of Berry Brothers & Rudd
Charles Simpson of Domaine St Rose
Christos Ioannou
David McDonnell of Australia Direct
Freddy Price
Graham Tigg
Jimmy Smith from Wine Rack
John Ducker
Julia Trustram Eve from English Wine Producers
Julie Statham of Pic Wines
Lena Inger
Mary Pateras of Eclectic Wines
Michael Kyberd of Red Hill Estate
Nina Walters from Hatch Mansfield
Patricia Stefanowicz MW
Paul Cluver of Paul Cluver (Elgin) Estate
Paul Mapplebeck (often to be found at Central London WS)
Quentin Sadler
Sandy Leckie
Simon Hayward of Waitrose
Stuart Rae of Wimbledon Wine Cellar
Vivienne Franks
Will Parker of Waitrose
Wink Lorch

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2006 Christmas tasting catering was provided by Parties 4u
Some of our traditional post-tasting cheeses!
Pant Mawr Farmhouse cheeses
Caws Cenarth cheese

Local Links:
Charlemagne Wine Club is a member of Ealing Arts
NEWTS - North Ealing Wine Tasting Society
Ealing Today portal

Wine-related Holidays
Greekpaths have specially designed itineraries through the Wine roads of Northern Greece.
Odyssey Tours offer two varieties of wine holidays in Greece - Bacchus (12 visits to wineries and vineyards) and Dionysus 15 visits to wineries).
Arblaster & Clarke offer more than 50 tours a year around the world
Loire Wine Tours offer Loire valley holidays at St Macaire du Bois.
Loire Valley Breaks run a small but personal wine tour company based in St Nicolas de Bourgueil. Standard wine tours are usually either a 3 night or 4 night break, at about 350 euros per person for a three night break (including all breakfasts, two evening meals and all transportation during the trip).
Loire Wine holidays based in a 12th Century manor near Angers at St Jean des Mauvrets
Burgundy Discovery offers day trips based around Beaune
Filippo Magnani of Fufluns offers tailor-made programmes based on Wine & Food in the Chianti, Brunello, Montepulciano, Maremma and Elba Island

Cabernet

Interesting Wine References:
Wine Pages has a vast amount of information.
Wine Travelguides by Wink Lorch
WineAustralia has a list of Wine Clubs
Wine Writing - the alternative website for wine enthusiasts by Richard James: tastings, vineyard visits, articles, news and opinions
Wine on the web Lively, independent, UK e-zine
Wine on The Web list of Wine Clubs
Superplonk is run by ex-Guardian columnist Matthew Gluck
Wineanorak
Jancis Robinson's Fine writing on fine wines
Ian McLaren runs the UK Wineclub website
WineJournal is another wine site dedicated to fine wine by Neil Martin
Tasted Online
All About Wine is a US compiled directory of wine-related web sites with editorial comment
Winesearcher - a brilliant resource allows you to find a particular wine through the lists of thousands of merchants worldwide.
Wine and Spirit magazine
Decanter Magazine
The Wine Education Service
Institute of Masters of Wine
Association of Wine Educators is the UK professional body for wine educators.
John Thorne's bookshop for Bacchanalian Bibliophiles



Charlemagne Wine Club has no links with the Charlemagne Group (importers of South African wines)