Dates for your diary

Aug 27 Bank holiday

Sept 4 Benevolent golf day, RAC Epsom, Surrey (eleanorperry@thebenevolent.org.uk)

Sept 9 Benevolent triathlon, Keynes Country Park, the Cotswold Water Park (eleanorperry@thebenevolent.org.uk)

Sept 10 Boutinot Manchester roadshow tasting, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (jeanw@boutinot.com)

Sept 10 Napa Valley seminar, Waterstone's, Piccadilly, London (mkelly@mastersofwine.org); and

Napa Valley tasting, Hilton, Park Lane, London (tamsin@acfws.org)

Sept 10 A Taste Of Languedoc - The New French Style, Donnington Valley Hotel & Spa, Newbury (tamsin@acfws.org)

Sept 13 Venus Wine & Spirit Merchants Autumn Tasting, The Churchill, Hyatt Regency, London (ashika@venusandco.com)

Sept 13 Annual Rhone Tasting 2001 Vintage, Vintners' Hall, London (mkelly@mastersofwine.org)

Sept 13 Exclusively - Tasting of Loire Wines, King John's House, Romsey (paul@heaton-wines.com)