Schedule of Events 2025/2026

November – Wine Club Lunch – Beaujolais Nouveau

Date: Tuesday 25th November 2025
Location: Auberge de Maitre Pannetier
Content: Lunch – 20€ Plat, Dessert.

December – Wine Club  Christmas Lunch

Date: Tuesday, 9th December 2025
Location: Auberge de Maitre Pannetier
Content: Lunch – 25€ Plats, Cheese, Dessert

January – Wine Club Lunch

Date: Tuesday 20th January 2026
Location: Auberge de Maitre Pannetier
Content: Lunch – 20€ Plat, Dessert

February – Wine Club Lunch

Date: Tuesday 17th February 2026
Location: Auberge de Maitre Pannetier
Content: Lunch – 20€ Plat, Dessert

March – Vineyard Visit to La Barbinière

Date: Tuesday – date to be confirmed.
Location: Domaine de la Barbinière
La Barbinière
St Philbert-du-Pont-Charrault
85110 CHANTONNAY
Content: Tour and tasting. Price: to be advised.

April 2026 ­– Trip to Saumur

Date: Tuesday 28th April 2026
Location: Saumur – full details to be advised.
Content:

  • Self Drive Visit to Saumur,
  • Ackermans Caves- Tour of the natural caves and tasting.
  • Lunch in Old Saumur
  • Visit to Distillery
  • Wine tasting.

Price: to be advised.

May 2026 – Picnic

Date: To be agreed
Location: Member’s Garden or other location
Content:  Picnic. Bring your own food and wine. Blind wine tasting.

June 2026 – Barbecue

Date: Sunday 24th May 2026
Location: La Monastere – To be confirmed
Content: Barbecue. Bring your own food and wine.

July – Garden Party

Date: To be agreed
Location: La Monastere, on the river bank.
Content: Food and drink, music, raffle, wine tasting, etc,
Price: 25€?

August – Nothing Planned

September – Bordeaux Trip

Date To be agreed:
Location: Bordeaux
Content: Self Drive trip to Bordeaux, wine museum, tasting, dinner, overnight stay, etc.

October – 2026 – Wine Club lunch or evening meal.

Date: TBA.
Location: TBA
Content: TBA