HASS(HQ)RA WINE CLUB

Venue: Central London Offices
Meetings: Normally third Thursday of month at 6pm
Contact: Graham Kent, Chair (graham.kent@dwp.gsi.gov.uk)
or Teresa Cox, Secretary (teresa.cox@dwp.gsi.gov.uk)
Membership: Limited to members of the Department of Health and Social Security
Recreational Association. Accredited guests are welcome.
Membership Fee: £3 a year
Cost of Events: £10 upwards (guests pay a premium)
Typical Attendance: 30

The club is part of the Department of Health and Social Security Recreational Association, and subject to their rules. Meetings are held at a number of departmental buildings – after the recent departmental moves these are Caxton House, Westminster , DoH, Buckingham Place Road, and Wellington House at Waterloo . Several weeks’ notice of each meeting are given by e-mail, including details of the wines and the venue. Advance bookings are required, as places are often sold out, especially for single flight tastings which form the majority of events. Security must be given names of attendees, and payment is required in advance.

Presenters, many of them regular visitors, generally show nine or ten wines, and cheese and biscuits are provided. Comments and questions are welcome, and wines marked on a 7 point scale.

We have changed the pattern of meetings for 2011, so that they are on the third Thursday except for December. There are no meetings planned for April or August.

2011 Programme

DATE	TOPIC	SPEAKER	LOCATION
20 January	Bordeaux 2000	Greg Markey	Buckingham Palace Road
17 February	Winter Warmer Wine s from Argentina & AGM	Ian McLaren	Caxton House
17 March	Rioja – Old style & new style	Greg Markey	Buckingham Palace Road
April	No Meeting
19 May	Wine s from USA	Chris Smith	Caxton House
16 June	NZ wines	Paul Mapplebeck	Buckingham Palace Road
21 July	BYOB	Panel	Wellington House
August	No meeting
15 September	No meeting
20 October	£50 Claret v £20 Claret	Paul Mapplebeck	Wellington House (tbc)
17 November	Champagne & Sparkling Wine	Paul Rhodes	Caxton House
8 December	Port	Paul Mapplebeck	Buckingham Palace Road