My events & news

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Regular features:

Check out my regular features for the Telegraph – they’re all at telegraph.co.uk on my author page and are your guide to the very best wines and drinks to buy with a firm emphasis on value for money, and perhaps a little inclined towards cool-climate wines (England and New Zealand in particular…).

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Events:

My events Winter and Spring 2025/6 – come along and taste with me!

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​​​​WineAlive Port & Fortified Tasting on Zoom, evening 10 December - taste along with me and six port & sherry producers who will join us on the zoom from Portugal and Spain. Your ticket buys you a sample pack of the fine ports and sherry that we will be discussing, delivered to your home. Book at wine.alive.com - lots of festive fun!

 

Portugal - Taste a World of Difference, evening 23 February, central London

Join me, Oz Clarke and Luma Monteiro for a walkaround tasting of fine and diverse Portuguese wines with the producers. Tickets from wine-alive.com

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WineAlive Great Bristol Wine Festival, pm and evening 25 April, Paintworks, Bristol

It's back! I'm delighted to be co-hosting this fab wine festival with Oz Clarke again in Spring 2025. You can expect lots of stands packed with exciting wines and plenty of producers who want to meet you. Walk around at your own pace - we'll be mingling with the crowd.​ Two sessions,1pm and 5pm starts. Early bird tickets now on sale at wine-alive.com

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Toby's Garden Festival, 1 & 2 May, Powderham Castle, Devon

Another of my favourite events - the wonderful Toby Buckland's garden fest featuring tons of wonderful plants to stock up on, talks and demos from garden experts plus fine food and drink and tastings galore. I'll be hosting the food and drink talks and tastings in the Castle - come along! Early bird tickets now on sale at tobygardenfest.co.uk

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Save the date - Dorset Seafood Festival is on 4 & 5 July this year on the harbourside!

J'll be hosting the wine tastings as ever but note new dates and back to previous venue - more details to follow.

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Hosting events:

If you’d like to chat with me about hosting a wine/drinks event – private, corporate or clubs, face to face or on Zoom, please contact me here or via Instagram @SusyAtkins – I’d be pleased to hear from you.

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