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Stevenage - Members' festive lunch
Thank you for registering for our Members’ Festive Lunch. If you have any dietary requirements, including any allergies, or require a vegetarian or vegan meal, please email tastings@thewinesociety.com at least 14 days before the event.
We will convene in the Members’ Room for a refreshing bubbly aperitif, followed by a delicious four course meal of seasonal fare paired with five wines.
Our friendly Tastings team will be on hand to guide you through the wines and dishes, offering interesting insights into the wines, their producers, and their winemaking practices, and chatting through why the food and wine pairings were chosen.
Expect an afternoon of good food, good wines, good Yuletide cheer and good company!
Starter
Smoked salmon with pickled beetroot, sweet tomatoes, watercress and honey & mustard dressing
Vegetarian alternative
Smoked tofu with pickled beetroot, sweet tomatoes, watercress and honey & mustard dressing
Main
Roast turkey breast with bacon, leek, pecan and mushroom stuffing, parsnip and apple chutney mash, roast potatoes, baby carrots, Brussel sprouts, cranberry sauce and Calvados gravy
Vegetarian alternative
Wild mushroom, chestnut and dried fruit nut roast, parsnip and apple chutney mash, roast potatoes, baby carrots, Brussel sprouts, cranberry sauce and Calvados gravy
Cheeses
Smoked Wensleydale and Norfolk White Lady
Dessert
White chocolate & panetone bread and butter pudding with hot custard
Main course - Gigondas Grand Romane Vielles Vignes, Pierre Amadieu 2010 for tasting only
Magnum of Nino Franco Brut Prosecco Superiore NV
A magnum of fine fizz looks fantastic, and this one tasted so good that the c...
Tavel Cuvée Prima Donna Rosé, Domaine Maby 2022
Tavel is always a deep-pink, full-bodied Rhône rosé, inevitably designed to a...
Wente Vineyards Beyer Ranch Zinfandel 2021
A polished zinfandel from vineyards in the Livermore Valley, this has an invi...
Don Zoilo Collection Dry Amontillado 15 Years Old, Williams & Humbert
A benchmark dry amontillado, which drew high praise and high scores from our ...
Monbazillac, Château Pech La Calevie 2021
This is a glorious, succulent and peachy nectar from the Dordogne, made in th...
Beginning with a short introduction to the history of The Society while you refresh with an aperitif, you will then enjoy a delicious four course meal with paired wines, all in the comfort of our Members’ Room.
Our friendly Tastings team will be on hand to guide you through the wines and dishes, offering interesting insights into the wines, their producers and their winemaking practices, and chatting through why the food and wine pairings were chosen.
Expect an afternoon of good food, good wines, and good company!
Sit back, relax, and let the Tastings & Events team guide you through the wonders of food and wine pairing, whether it be at a restaurant takeover, themed dinner, Members’ lunch, or foodie masterclass. Our team will help members learn the building blocks of how the flavours and sensations in food and wine interact. The menus for the events are usually provided on registration but do let us know of any dietary or seating requirements.
Do you send physical tickets or is it all e-tickets?
We no longer send out physical tickets for our events. An email confirming registration will be sent to the member who has purchased the ticket(s) and this email can be used as confirmation upon arrival at the event.
Can I bring a non-member?
Yes. Tickets must be booked by a member, but you are welcome to bring non-member guests.
Do I need to know lots about wine to attend?
Absolutely not! Our events target a range of experience and knowledge levels, and we try to make this clear on our event pages. If you’re unsure if an event is for you, simply contact tastings@thewinesociety.com and we will try to help.
Do I get a discount on wines after events?
After our ‘in person’ events, we offer attendees a 10% discount on the wines we have shown, subject to availability. You will be provided with a private code after attending the event to redeem the discount
What is your cancellation policy?
Full details on our cancellation policy can be found here.
Can I join a waiting list for sold out events?
Yes. Please do feel free to join our waiting lists for sold out events. If tickets become available you will be contacted by email.
Ewan Murray
Ewan has been at The Society since January 2004. With nine years in the Tastings & Events team, followed by 10 years as The Society’s PR Manager, he has now returned to his ‘spiritual home’, hosting many of our in-person events. A fluent French and Italian speaker, he loves communing with our growers, imparting knowledge to members and making dreadful puns. Favourite food and wine pairing: poppadoms and Cristal 1997!