IWFS Global Grapevine Nov 2023

Message from the Honorary President Chris BonsallIt seems rather strange to be writing to you about the pleasures of the table with the world yet again in turmoil. The human spirit needs, however, to find joy amongst all that besets it and there are few finer things than to share great wine and food with friends, … Read more

INTERNATIONAL SECRETARIAT 2023/07/11

Message from the President Chris BonsallYour Society is in excellent health. So say I after attending two contrasting Festivals in May, namely one in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, and the other in Catalunya, Spain.Click here to read more more Global NewsNew Chairman AppointmentWe are pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Donohoe (r) as Chairman of … Read more

A French Wine Experience in Chicago

Registration is now open for A French Wine Experience in Chicago being held from September 6-9, 2023. We have a block of rooms at a special rate at the Ritz Carlton hotel on the Magnificent Mile. To view a PDF itinerary and to register, please click here. Best in Wine, Food & Friends, Stephen Hipple, ChairmanIWFS … Read more

IWFS World News

Honorary President’s Message Chris BonsallIf we were to have looked during the Covid years at our Society through a kaleidoscope, we would first have seen fragments of glass stubbornly refusing to connect into any semblance of design. Then, into this year, the kaleidoscope would have been shaken hard, its focus adjusted and re-adjusted so that month … Read more

IWFS Zurich invites members to Spain. Go and learn.

Dear Toronto Members, IWFS Europe Africa Ltd invites members from around the world to join an extravagant festival organised by two IWFS Zurich branch members living in Barcelona, Spain to discover the lesser-known region of Spanish wines and foods an hour and a half north of Barcelona: D.O. Empordà. Medieval meets modernist, castles of curiosities, … Read more

Ask Sid 2022/08/30

Here are some recent wine topics featured in the Blog of Sid Cross. Have a look, we think you will find the wine topics interesting and informative, and we hope they will stimulate much useful discussion amongst our members. Altogether there are 1070 posts and Sid continues to add a new one every week.  Also, every … Read more