It's been four years since we last welcomed Robert Boutflower to present to us. We had a great time on that occasion, so we have no hesitation in giving him the opportunity to talk to us again. Robert is a Director at Tanners Wine Merchants, a long established retailer, well known to many of our members. This time, Robert will present his selection of wines from Rioja. 

Tonight we will welcome Andrew Walker, Director of Solaris Wines, who is presenting to us for the first time. Solaris is an independent wine retailer and they are proud of that!  Andrew's aim is to seek out fascinating wines and passionate producers.  He has visited every vineyard on their list and knows each winemaker personally.  So we are sure to hear plenty about the personalities involved.  Andrew will present his choice of wines from Slovenia and Romania. 

This month we are delighted to welcome Aoife Curtin, who is presenting to us for the first time. Aoife is UK Brand Development Manager for South Africa's Journey's End winery.  She is a young and hugely enthusiastic ambassador for their winery. And she is excited about showing our members wines from across the winery's portfolio.   Regular members will know that I am always keen to offer our members an evening tasting wines from a single winery, as it gives the opportunity to explore the wines in more depth.

It's been 12 years since Laurie Webster last presented to us, so it's with much pleasure that we will welcome him back again this month.   When Laurie last visited us, we tasted an excellent selection of wines from Argentina.   So knowing how much our members appreciate Argentinian wines, I've asked him to bring us up to date and show us his latest recommendations. This time, Laurie will be presenting in partnership with Wellbrook Wines, a Kent based company, which imports most of their wines directly.   

More details soon.

Preet Sahota is one of our Society's most popular speakers and needs no introduction to those who have been members for more than a couple of years.   He has a reputation for bringing us lesser known wines from the new world, especially South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.   We like the wines he shows us and they are well priced.   So it comes as no surprise that Preet holds the record for the amount of wine ordered at our tastings.

By popular demand, Keith will be digging deep into his cellar to bring you some superb wines, which will hopefully get us in the mood for the upcoming Christmas celebrations.

The Whitewater Valley Wine Society will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2027. Our main celebration event of the year will be a gala dinner, to be held on Friday 5th March 2027.
Bookings for this dinner will open in Autumn 2026.