The Master Entrepreneur, Mrs Rita W. Bologna, warmly welcomes members and their guests to join her at the famous Carlton Club in St James's for an evening of tutored cheese and wine tasting in the rarified surroundings of one of London’s most prestigious private members’ clubs.

Holly Sharpe - Head of London On Trade at Alliance Wines - will be our wine expert on hand for the evening, with an interactive presentation including sparkling, white, red and dessert wine each paired with a specific cheese. 

And thanks to the Master’s connections, all this is taking place in the famous Carlton Club on St James’s Street.

The Carlton Club was founded in 1832, following the massive reform majority in the 1831 General Election, by Tory Peers, MPs and others, in order to improve the organisation and effectiveness of the Party.

On 10 March 1832, a meeting at the Thatched House tavern appointed a committee to take on and manage new premises in Carlton Terrace. The name ‘Carlton Club’ was adopted a week later.

By 1835 the Club’s wealth and standing were such that it moved to specially designed premises on Pall Mall. Membership was a badge of allegiance to the Conservative Party and the Club provided the core of the party’s organisation for many decades, particularly before the foundation of Conservative Central Office.

The present address of 69 St James’s Street only became a clubhouse after the Pall Mall building was destroyed during the Second World War.

With support from Life’s Kitchen and the Carlton Club this event is priced keenly at £75.00 per person and is open to company members and their guests. Ticket numbers are limited so do book early to ensure you place at what promises to be convivial evening in fabulous surroundings.

Dress code: lounge suit, smart day dress (gentlemen must wear a tie)