From Mayfair Hairdresser to Bio Dynamic WM

We met Dawn in the excellent wine club 67 Pall Mall and we enjoyed right away her energitic approach with wine making, her tremendous hard working life style and the fact that she is not afraid to take risks. When we tasted her wines, we were amazed by the purity, the elegance and the joy they procured (and many of our club members had the chance to taste some of her wines in our events) . Apparently, we are not the only one:

"In a wine trade that is often still dominated by middle aged men in pink chinos, it's massively important that we make every effort to champion 'inspirational women in wine.  I've met incredible people with incredible stories, but few can rival Dawn Jones-Cooper, owner and winemaker at Château de Monfaucon.

First up, she's a fantastic winemaker.  Her commitment to organics and biodynamic principles have helped her extract the maximum flavour out of her vines and into the bottles.  I loved the wines before I met her.  That's important to say before you start hearing about the person and the journey behind them.

Dawn is a force of nature.  I met her first in her salon in Mayfair.  That's right, you heard it, Dawn was (and still is) one of the finest hair stylists in London.  But a late night dare from husband Jay started a journey that saw her complete some of the WSET courses, and took her to Plumpton College to study as a Viticulturist and winemaker.  The couple then sold up in London to buy Château de Monfaucon, a wine estate in Entre-Deux-Mers in Bordeaux with huge potential, but in need of no small amount of TLC.

There is nothing to be done on that estate that Dawn will not have a go at herself.  Initially seen by many locals as a curiosity, this 'crazy English woman' has forged a solid reputation within her community and the wider wine world as one of the winemakers to watch.  Her very first vintage scooped medals at the prestigious Decanter Wine Awards and she's never looked back.

The best thing for us is that there's a very simple way of showing our support.  It involves a glass, a corkscrew, and buying a bottle of her brilliant wine."

Mike Turner, The Buyer, April 2020

Join us for a specail class on biodynamic wines (Dawn is an excellent teacher) and listen Dawn telling us how she embarked on this amazing journey!

We will taste 6 wines from Chateau Maufoncon.

Price: 70£ with wines registration on the website (80£ for EU so please register online and then send us the additional 10£ on our bank account direct)

Deadline to order wines: Friday 27th during lunch time.

To join without wines: 10£ to transfer to our account

Account

The London Women and Wine Club

Natwest

Sort Code: 502101

Account: 31022634

Reference: Dawn