The Carshalton Club

Connoisseurs, amateurs and interested parties

The Carshalton Club was founded in London in 2024 by a company of connoisseurs, amateurs and interested parties, united by the conviction that wine is best understood in good company and in generous measure.

We gather each season to study a single theme across eight wines, red and white, tasted in flights. Every wine is scored by every member, discussed at length, and recorded in the Club's cellar book.

Founded

London, 2024

Membership

By invitation

Each gathering

One theme, eight wines

Rules of the Club

Each member subscribes to the cellar fund ahead of every gathering.

The Club acquires no fewer than one bottle per member, every one chosen to the evening's theme.

Wines are tasted in flights, whites before reds, and every wine is scored by every member present, out of twenty, in the manner of the trade.

All scores are entered in the cellar book, and the cellar book is final.

Themes I would like · eight wines each

The Noble Grapes 4 white4 red The eight varieties behind most of the world's wine lists, one of each, so every member learns to tell them apart. Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chenin Blanc; Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah Old World against New, tasted blind 4 white4 red Four grapes, each shown twice: once from Europe, once from the New World. Can the Club tell which is which? Sancerre v Marlborough; Mosel v Clare Valley Riesling; Crozes-Hermitage v Barossa Shiraz; Médoc v Chilean Cabernet Burgundy and its imitators 4 white4 red Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from their home in Burgundy against the regions that have tried to match them. Chablis, Mâcon, Oregon, Western Australia; Bourgogne Rouge, Central Otago, Sonoma, Chile France, region by region 4 white4 red A tour of the country that wrote the rules, showing how climate and tradition shape each region's style. Loire, Alsace, Chablis, Bordeaux Blanc; Beaujolais, Bordeaux, Northern Rhône, Languedoc Spain, north to south 3 white5 red From cool Atlantic Galicia to the hot interior, and the grapes that thrive in each. Albariño, Verdejo, white Rioja; Mencía, Rioja Crianza, Rioja Reserva, Ribera del Duero, Priorat Italy, top to toe 3 white5 red Italy grows hundreds of native grapes. Eight of the best, from the Alps to Sicily. Alto Adige, Soave, Etna Bianco; Valpolicella, Langhe Nebbiolo, Chianti Classico, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Primitivo

For producers, merchants and friends of the Club

The Club welcomes introductions from vineyards, producers and merchants who would like their wines considered for a forthcoming gathering. Every wine shown is tasted by the full membership and entered in the cellar book.

Write to the Secretary carshaltonclub@gmail.com

The Carshalton Club

Connoisseurs, amateurs and interested parties

Rules of the Club

The next gathering

Dates I can attend

Themes I would like · eight wines each

Every wine the Club has tasted

Distinctions of the Club

For producers, merchants and friends of the Club