OUR next meeting is at the Mercure White Hart tonight at 7.15pm.

We are going to delve into the everyday art of wine shopping, where we will cover the best ways of buying wine, how to choose the most suitable for your taste, and even how to deal with the wine waiter in a restaurant.

We shall look into buying from supermarkets, high street off-licences, wine merchants, the web and even direct from the producer.

And we shall taste examples from such outlets.

If you would like help or advice with wine buying or have questions that you would like answered, why not come along?

We would love to see you.

Please contact Mark Brandon in advance on 01722 328259 or brandywine@brandon mg.plus .com as places are limited.

If you want to know more about us go to brandywineinfo.org.

SWIG members are a friendly bunch and typically pay £15 for such an event.

The annual membership is £25 or £40 for a couple.

Guests and potential members are very welcome and the cost for this event is £20 per person.