The club is part of the Department of Health and Social Security Recreational Association, and subject to their rules. Meetings are held at a number of departmental buildings – after the recent departmental moves these are Caxton House, Westminster , DoH, Buckingham Place Road, and Wellington House at Waterloo . Several weeks’ notice of each meeting are given by e-mail, including details of the wines and the venue. Advance bookings are required, as places are often sold out, especially for single flight tastings which form the majority of events. Security must be given names of attendees, and payment is required in advance.

Presenters, many of them regular visitors, generally show nine or ten wines, and cheese and biscuits are provided. Comments and questions are welcome, and wines marked on a 7 point scale.

We have changed the pattern of meetings, so that although they are usually on the third Thursday, there are some variations. In March we meet on second Wednesday. In April there is no meeting because of the timing of Easter. There is, instead, an extra meeting on Tuesday 1 July. December is on the second Thursday. Again, there are no meetings planned for January or August