International Wine & Food Society

Benefits of Membership in the Society

The benefits of the Society are always expanding at the local, national and international levels. Briefly they include:

·         The opportunity to meet like-minded people through Branch activities in your own area and elsewhere, and by participating in the Society's wine and food festivals throughout the world.

·         A quarterly publication, Wine, Food & Friends, with news and reports from and about the 87 Branches in the Americas, book reviews, details of events, and topical culinary and wine writing.

·         An annual, credit card sized wine Vintage Chart which serves as a membership card.

·         A literary annual journal, "Food and Wine" and periodic pocket books which include authoritative articles on all aspects of food and wine.

·         The use of the Society's reference library, the "André Simon Collection", housed in the magnificent Guildhall Library in London.

·        The Society's International Secretariat is housed in The Naval & Military Club  in St. James’s Square in London. If you are visiting London in the future, you are able to stay at The Naval & Military Club as a member of the International Wine & Food Society.

Contact details are:

4 St James's Square    
London SW1Y 4JU

Tel: 011 44 20 7827 5732
Fax: 011 44 20 7827 5733
Email: sec@iwfs.org

Please note that the IW&FS International Secretariat staff is happy to answer questions about the Club’s facilities, but reservations should be made directly with the Club itself.

The Naval & Military Club 

Tel: 011 44 20 7827 5757

Fax: 011 44 20 7827 5758

Email: rooms@navalandmilitaryclub.co.uk

Website:  www.navalandmilitaryclub.co.uk

 

·        Insurance coverage for most local events.

·         Reduced admission charges to certain major food and drink exhibitions.

·         Discounts at certain restaurants, hotels, bookshops, and wine merchants.

·         London Club facilities at the 190 Club, Queen's Gate and at the English Speaking Union, Mayfair.

·         Introduction to specialist and lay members of the Society throughout the world and other help and assistance from the International Secretariat, based in London.

·         Jointly funded scholarships for students pursuing culinary and oenological studies.

·         Access to the IW&FS web site, which features a wealth of information such as restaurant recommendations, links to other Branches, and worldwide events.