Commanderie
December 30, 2023Schedule of key dates for all the Commanderies and visits to the Bordeaux wine region in 2023
JANUARY 2023
Commanderies de Bordeaux USA
Opening of the Commanderie de Bordeaux in Charleston, South Carolina
Induction of Maître Sandra L. Earl, by Grand Maître of the Commanderies USA, Eric Vogt
5th January 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Cleveland
1st Growth Lunch featuring the 2003 vintage
7th January 2023 - The Country Club
Commanderies de Bordeaux in the USA
Board of Governers' Meeting
12th to 14th January 2023, Los Angeles
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Manchester
Tasting of a selection of Bordeaux Wines
In collaboration with the GCVB and the CIVB
30 sommeliers from Manchester invited to this tasting
16th January 2023 - Midland Hotel, Manchester
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Naples
25th Anniversary of the Commanderie
Black Tie Induction Ceremony & Dinner with Spouses
Members only
19th January 2023 - Collier's Reserve Country Club
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Manchester
Bistro Dinner
27th January 2023 - Midland Hotel
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Bristol
Annual Banquet
Merchant Hall Bristol
(Maître Émerite of the Commanderie de Bordeaux in Manchester, Peter Russell and his wife Eve invited as guests)
20th January 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Ottawa
Restaurant l'Orée du bois, Chelsea
Tuesday 31st January 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Madrid
Induction Ceremony
Winter 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Vilnius
Wine Tasting Dinner & Inductions
January 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Manila
Barbecue & Bordeaux wines
Special events (such as Indian food with Bordeaux wine)
1st quarter of 2023
FEBRUARY 2023
Commanderies de Bordeaux USA
Opening of the Commanderie de Bordeaux in Mexico City
2nd Feburary 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Copenhagen
Theme based Bordeaux wine tasting
8th February 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Munich
Each of us brings an old vintage Bordeaux
The Osteria
14th February 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Naples
Members' Dinner without Spouses
Members only
20th February 2023 - L'Auberge
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Brussels
Conference - Dinner “Auctions, Old Vintages & Exceptional Cellars”
Château de Ravenstein Royal Golf Club
23rd February 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Oslo
Annual meeting
23rd February 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Sarasota
Commanderie Dinner for Members & Spouses
28th February 2023 - Michael's on East Restaurant, Sarasota
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Quebec
Wine Tasting event
28th February 2023 – Restaurant La Bête
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Edinburgh
AGM, Parlement & Dinner
15th February 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Wallonia
In an absolutely charming venue in Wallonia
Discovering a Bordeaux winegrower: Romain Rivière, from Château La Croix Taillefer
with his wines from Pomerol, Lalande de Pomerol, Saint-Emilion and Bordeaux Supérieur
10th February 2023
MARCH 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Essen
First official dinner in the new year
1st March 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Tokyo
Annual General Meeting & Springtime Dinner
Tokyo Station Hotel
2nd March 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in French-speaking Switzerland
Handover of Powers - New Maître
4th March 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Ottawa
Restaurant l'Orée du bois, Chelsea
Wednesday 8th March 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Brussels
Masterclass
(Analytical introduction to Bordeaux wines)
Château de Ravenstein Royal Golf Club
9th March 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Bristol
Annual Parlement & Dinner
For Commandeurs only
The Clifton Club Bristol
10th March 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Sydney
Gala Dinner in Sydney
14th March 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Dusseldorf
Vertical Tasting of Château Sociando-Mallet and Château Batailley
Restaurant La Volpe, Dusseldorf
17th March 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Frankfurt
Spring Wine Tasting & Annual General Meeting,
17th March 2023
Erno‘s Bistro
Commanderie de Bordeaux in London
AGM & Dinner
21st March 2023 - The Carlton Club London
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Hamburg
Opening by the Grand Conseil of this new Commanderie in Hamburg
New Maître – Urs-Stefan Kinting
(Delegation of the GCVB + Bordeaux Wine Brotherhoods
& presence of the Maîtres of Commanderies in Germany & Maître + members of the Commanderie in Vienna)
Hanse Lounge - Private Business Club
23rd March 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Auckland
Bordeaux Blends at Lupino
23rd March 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Copenhagen
Theme based Bordeaux wine tasting
28th March 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Manchester
Birthday celebration - La Fête
45th Anniversary of the Commanderie
24th March 2023 - Manchester Hall
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Naples
Members' Educational Luncheon
Members only
28th March - Club @ Mediterra
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Bremen
Spring Tasting
March (or April) 2023
APRIL 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in French-speaking Switzerland
Spring Event & Inductions
1st April 2023 – La Micheline Restaurant
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Sinagpore
Annual General Meeting & Dinner
GAIG Restaurant, 16 Stanley Street, Singapore
5th April 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Sydney
Bordeaux BYO Dinner in Sydney
6th April 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Brussels
Dinner with a Winegrower
F. Janoueix – Right Bank Wines
Château de Ravenstein Royal Golf Club
6th April 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Naples
Casual Dinner Event for Couples
Members only
15thApril - Quail West
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Munich
Max and Christian cook for us and accompany with vintage Bordeaux wines
Aying
18th April 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Sydney
Gala Dinner in Melbourne
18th April 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Hong Kong
Left Bank Dinner
19th April 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Cleveland
Educational Symposium & Wine Tasting
“The art & science of decanting”
22nd April 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Ottawa
Gala Dinner
Venue to be decided
29th April 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Madrid
Induction Ceremony
Spring 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Manila
Annual General Meeting
Summer Gala to welcome new members
2nd quarter of 2023
MAY 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Bremen
Annual General Meeting of the Commanderie
1st May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Dusseldorf
Annual General Meeting
Industry Club Dusseldorf
Blind Tasting of various wines of the Médoc from 2015 to 2000.
5th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Calgary
Commanderie de Bordeaux and Chevalier de Tastevin Dinner
May 6th 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Oslo
Spring meeting
9th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Essen
Primeur Tasting
10th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Quebec
Wine tasting & buffet cocktail
11th May 2023 – Residence of the French Consul General
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Bristol
John Avery Memorial Tasting
Anne Cuvelier of Château Léoville Poyferré will come to Bristol to present her wines for a Tasting, followed by dinner
The Exhibition Hall at Bristol 1904 Arts.
11th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Brussels
Flowers Event & Ceremony
Cercle Royal Gaulois
12th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Salzburg
Visit to the Bordeaux Wine Region
Castillon – Saint-Emilion - Fronsac
Group of 16 Commandeurs
14th to 18th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Sydney
Chateau Dauzac Dinner in Sydney
16th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Berlin
At the French Embassy in Berlin
Ceremony of Handover of Power
From Harald Wiedmann, Maître Emeritus to Dr. Philipp Grossmann, the New Maître
Jean-Marc Dulong, Vice Grand-Maître of the Grand Conseil du Vin de Bordeaux will be present at this ceremony
16th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Tokyo
Dinner with the delegation of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classés
Hakuho-kan de Happo-en
https://www.happo-en.com/banquet/place/place.php?id=box01
16th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Frankfurt
Inductions & vertical tasting
of wines of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande,
12th May 2023
Erno‘s Bistro
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Hong Kong
Saint-Emilion Jurade Hong Kong Gala Dinner
Grand Hyatt Ballroom
(organised directly by the Jurade)
19th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Singapore
Château Kirwan Dinner
with Sophie Schÿler
Raffles Hotel
19th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Ottawa
Restaurant l'Orée du bois, Chelsea
Thursday 25th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in London
Fine Wine Dinner
May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Wallonia
Visit to the Bordeaux wine region
Blaye, Côtes de Bordeaux
From 17th to 22nd May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Malmo
Visit to the Bordeaux Wine Region
Left Bank & Right Bank
16 Commandeurs
21st to 26th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Edinburgh
Fête de la Fleur
Prestonhall
Marquee & Jazz Band
28th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Hong Kong
Kirwan Dinner
26th May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Madrid
Visit to the Bordeaux wine region
May 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Vilnius
Visit to the Bordeaux wine region
May 2023
JUNE 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Essen
Visit to the Bordeaux wine region
1st to 4th June 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Auckland
Grands Crus at Origine
1st June 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Cleveland
Wine Auction & Dinner
3rd June 2023 - The Taylor Estate
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Oslo
Summer Party, with spouses
6th June 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Manchester
Annual General Meeting and Dinner
9th June 2023 - Alderley Edge Hotel
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Wallonia
Summer Induction Ceremony
at the gastronomic restaurant of Olivier Wilbers,
of the Villa du HautSart in Mélin,
Presence of the Wine Brotherhood Les Gentilhommes de Fronsac (with Damien Landouar)
9th June 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Munich
Unknown Bordeaux Cellar
The Osteria
13th June 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Bristol
Régent's Repast
At Westhay (the home of the Régent Giles Clarke)
15th June 2023
Commanderies de Bordeaux in the USA
Board of Governers Meeting
From 15th to 18th June, Nashville
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Paris
Induction Ceremony & Gala Dinner
Château Larcis-Ducasse
& Château Pavie-Macquin
The Travellers Club Paris
20th June 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Hamburg
Induction Ceremony & Dinner
Hanse Lounge (Private Business Club)
21st June 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Cleveland
Commanderie Dinner
24th June 2022 - The Kirkland Country Club
Commanderie de Bordeaux in French-speaking Switzerland
Summer Event & Inductions
24th June 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Montreal
Visit to the Bordeaux wine region
Left Bank & Right Bank
June 2023 (dates to be confirmed)
12 members
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Sydney
Dinner at the French Embassy in Canberra
June 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Hong Kong
Drink up lunch/BYOB
Casual event.
Target: younger guests
A good introduction event for new guests to the Commanderie.
End of June 2023
JULY 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Brussels
Trip to Bordeaux, Southern Coast & Ocean Coast
6th to 9th July 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Manchester
Summer Lunch
16th July 2023 - King Street Townhouse
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Munich
" Summer Festival"
Invitation from Ferdinand Gilmeister
Horben/Freiburg
22nd July 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Tokyo
Summer Lunch at Eneko Karuizawa
https://terraza.eneko.tokyo
23rd July 2023
AUGUST 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Bristol
Fête de la Fleur
At the home of Commandeur Alan Lewis and his wife
Southfield Farm
6th August 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Munich
A large selection of Bordeaux wines from Lobenberg
The Osteria
22nd August 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Auckland
Harvest at Glengarry
24th August 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Malmo
Late Summer Dinner
& Tasting of white Bordeaux wines
31st August 2023
SEPTEMBER 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Charleston, SC
Visit to the Bordeaux winegrowing region
September 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Pomerol
Pomerol Dinner - 2012 Vintage
23rd September 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Cleveland
Commanderie Luncheon
3rd September 2023 - Chez François Restaurant
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Calgary
Calgary Commanderie Trip to the Bordeaux wine region
Sept. 3rd – 8th 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in the Netherlands
Tasting of St Emilion Grands Crus Classés
5.30 pm to 7.00 pm
Théâtre Tobacco, NES 75/87
Amsterdam
11th September 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Oslo
Autumn meeting
5th September 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Stockholm
Winemakers’ Dinner
Château Pichon Longueville – Baron de Pichon-Longuville & Château Suduiraut
M Showroom Roslagsgatan 36 Stockholm
5th September 2023 at 7:30 pm
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Munich
Tasting of wines from our Cellar
The Osteria
12th September 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Paris
Masterclass and organoleptic tasting
of Bordeaux wines
presented by Olivier Poels
12th or 13th September 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Bristol
Cellar Master's dinner
Commandeur Matthew Hemming MW will present St Emilion wines from the 2007 vintage
from our Commanderie cellar
Averys Cellars
28th September 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in French-speaking Switzerland
Autumn 2023 - Inductions & Gala Event
Saturday 30th September – Sunday 1st October 2023
Hôtel Le Grand Bellevue, Gstaad
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Bremen
Autumn Tasting
September (or October) 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Vienna
Visit to the Bordeaux wine region
11 - 17 September 2022
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Wallonia
Tasting & an occasion to meet Maxime Bontoux, owner, with Sébastien Labalis, Estate Manager
of Châteaux Tourteau Chollet, Grand Lartigue and Ferrand Lartigue
September 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Copenhagen
Induction Ceremony & Gala Event
30th September 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Manila
Several special events (Japanese food with Bordeaux wines, for example)
Winter Event & Gala Dinner
Small events : BYOB (for example, special vintage)
3rd & 4th quarter of 2023
OCTOBER 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Tokyo
Meeting for Bordeaux fine wines
5th October 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Cleveland
Joint Paulée with the Tastevin
6th October 2023 - The Union Club
Commanderie de Bordeaux in the Netherlands
Tasting at the home of Commandeur Van Loopik
6pm to 11 pm
6th October 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Quebec
Visit to the Bordeaux Wine Region
9th to 13th October 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Munich
New wines from Château PIERRAIL
The Osteria
10th October 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Berlin
Visit to the Bordeaux Winegrowing Region
From 12th to 15th October 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Bremen
Autumn Tasting
12th October 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Singapore
Visit to the Bordeaux winegrowing region
10 to 12 Commandeurs
From 14th to 18th October 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Auckland
Annual General Meeting
16th October 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Cape Town, South Africa
Visit to the Bordeaux Wine Region
17th to 19th October 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Bristol
Meal at a Bristol Restaurant
19th October 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Brussels
Masterclass
Dry white wine making procedure and a tour of France of mythical white wines
Château de Ravenstein Royal Golf Club
19th October 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Oslo
“Vinothecaire’s evening”
Wines from the Commanderie’s cellar
and from SGC Wine Estates,
with Mr. Arnaud Christiaens & Frederic Zantman
24th October 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Manchester
English Lake District Weekend
From Friday 27th to Sunday 29th October 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Essen
Grand Chapitre
28th October 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Madrid
Induction Ceremony
Autumn 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Stockholm
Annual Dinner of the Commanderie
October 2023 (or November)
At the Residence of the French Ambassador
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Hong Kong
We are seeking Chateau owners available after the harvest to do a Chateau sponsored event.
If not, a 2010 vintage dinner
October 2023
NOVEMBER 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Hong Kong
Lynch Bages dinner
Salon Room of Grand Hyatt
4th November 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Sydney
Annual General Meeting & Wine Tasting in Sydney
9th November 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Stockholm
Grand Autumn Dinner & 5th Anniversary
at the Residence of the French Ambassador
9th November 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Vienna
Grand Induction Ceremony & Gala Dinner
10th November 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Dusseldorf
Tasting of Pomerol and Saint-Emilion, 2005 to 2015
Business Club Dusseldorf
17th November 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Munich
Induction Ceremony & Gala Dinner
With Châteaux "Figeac" and "La Conseillante"
17th November 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Hong Kong
Château Angelus dinner
Harcourt Suite of The Hong Kong Club
18th November 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in the Netherlands
Autumn Induction Ceremony & Gala Event to be confirmed
3 pm to 11 pm
18th November 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Brussels
Conference or Dinner with a Winegrower
Château de Ravenstein Royal Golf Club
23rd November 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Singapore
Induction Ceremony & Gala Dinner
In the presence of Grand Maître Emérite of the GCVB,
Hubert de Boüard,
23 novembre 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Frankfurt
Inductions & Vertical tasting of wines of Château Figeac,
24th November 2023
Erno’s Bistro
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Hong Kong
A "Bordeaux tribute to Vincent" Evening
With Jean-Guillaume Prats of Château Leoville Las Cases and Ronan Laborde of Château Clinet
Wine sponsorship from Châteaux Haut Bailley, Las Cases, Smith Haut Lafitte et Pontet Canet.
Hong Kong Club large function room
28th November 2023
Commanderies de Bordeaux au Japon
Annual Induction Ceremonies & Gala Dinners
Fukuoka - Sunday 26th November 2023
Osaka - Monday 27th November 2023
Nagoya - Wednesday 29th November 2023
Sapporo - Thursday 30th November 2023
Tokyo - Friday 1st December 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux French-speaking Switzerland
Gala 2023
Saturday 25th November 2023
Hôtel Lausanne Palace
Lausanne
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Edinburgh
Formal Dinner celebrating Bordeaux wines
November 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in London
27th Anniversary Dinner
29th November 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Bremen
Inductions & Gala Dinner
25th November 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Cape Town, South Africa
Fête de la Fleur
29th November 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Auckland
Year End at Maison Vauron
30th November 2023
DECEMBER 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Tokyo
Induction Ceremony & Gala Dinner
Tokyo Kaikan
https://www.kaikan.co.jp/en/
1st December 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Cleveland
Formal Induction Ceremony & Gala Dinner
40th Anniversary of the Commanderie
2nd December 2023 - The Country Club
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Bristol
Christmas Party
At the home of Commandeur Sarah Kenny
7th December 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Palm Springs
Parlement
7th December 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Paris
Gala Dinner
Venue and date to be confirmed
In the week of 11th December 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Quebec
Induction Ceremony & Dinner
10th December 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Hong Kong
Inductions & Annual Gala Dinner
Bring-your-own wine.
Grand Hyatt Ballroom
13th December 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Munich
Which Bordeaux wine to accompany the Christmas roast?
19th December 2023
Commanderie de Bordeaux in Madrid
Induction Ceremony
Christmas 2023
