Events

In November 2025 Forbes named Viña Santa Rita the number one winery in the world. Boisdale and The Spectator mark the occasion with a four-course lunch built around nine Santa Rita wines: five Medalla Real Gran Reservas at the reception, followed by the Floresta Chardonnay 2023 and Floresta Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 with the first two courses, the Pewen Carménère 2023 (97 pts Descorchados, Best Wine of Chile five years running) with the main, and the Casa Real Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 with the cheese, the first Chilean wine ever awarded Wine Legend status by Decanter Magazine.

Hosting the afternoon is Jonathan Ray, Drinks Editor of The Spectator, joined by Terry Pennington of Viña Santa Rita and Boisdale founder Ranald Macdonald, with His Excellency Mr Diego Paulsen, Ambassador of Chile to the United Kingdom, as guest of honour.

Tickets include a 4-course lunch and all the wines: 
Boisdale Members & Spectator Readers: £135 | Non-Members: £149
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Boisdale and The Spectator have joined forces to reinstate the charm and fun of Beaujolais Nouveau Day to the UK’s vinous calendar, in partnership with Pardon et Fils, whose Beaujolais Nouveau has won the Trophy for best Beaujolais Nouveau nine times and ten Gold Medals at the Trophée International du Beaujolais Nouveau Lyon since 2002.

The five-course lunch opens with Beaujolais Nouveau 2026 and Beaujolais Nouveau Rosé 2026 at reception, before moving through Beaujolais Villages Nouveau, Chiroubles 2024, Brouilly 2024 and Fleurie 2024 with the courses, and finishing on Morgon 2023 Côte du Py with the cheese. Hosted by The Spectator’s business editor Martin Vander Weyer, Boisdale founder Ranald Macdonald and Douglas Harrison.

Tickets include a 5-course lunch and all the wines: 
£169 standard | £145 for Boisdale Members (up to 5 guests at Members prices)
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Hosted by Tom Parker Bowles, the Boisdale Xerjoff Cigar Smoker of the Year Dinner & Awards 2026 returns to Boisdale of Canary Wharf in association with Viña Santa Rita.

Widely regarded as the most significant cigar celebration outside Cuba, this black-tie evening brings together cigar makers, collectors, actors, chefs, sports stars, writers and tastemakers for a night of Champagne, fine dining, Santa Rita wines, live music and awards.

Guests will enjoy a Champagne reception, three-course dinner, entertainment, a silent charity auction and up to six exceptional cigars per guest. Past honourees and guests have included Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jeremy Irons, Simon Le Bon, Kelsey Grammer, Ray Winstone, Lawrence Dallaglio and Randolph Churchill, placing this firmly among the great nights of the global cigar calendar.

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