Membership and Guests

Membership, Event Fees & Guest Policy

 

Membership of the Salisbury Wine Interest Group (SWIG) is open to anyone aged 18 or over upon completion of the Full Membership Application Form and payment of the current annual fee.

 

There is also a Pay As you Go (PAYG) membership category. No annual fee is payable but there is a supplement of £8 per event. Full Membership is better value if more than three events are attended, and PAYG members do not enjoy the same rights as Full Members - details in our constitution.

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Members are allowed to participate in all events organised by SWIG subject to limitations imposed by venue size and the number of samples in a bottle of wine. Generally SWIG operates a first come, first served approach.

 

Full Members are permitted to bring guests to events.  The member is responsible for ensuring their guests are aged 18 or over, for the behaviour of their guests, and advising them about the need to comply with applicable laws and regulations. 

 

It is important that Full Members have priority when booking events, so guest and PAYG bookings will only be confirmed if places remain one week after the event notification is sent out by the Membership Secretary. 

 

The tasting fee is usually £20 per person but may be less or more expensive dependent on the wines tasted. 

 

A Guest Fee of £5 is payable in addition to the tasting fee, if a guest has attended more than one event in the calendar year.  If a guest wishes to join SWIG immediately following the event, the supplement will be refunded.

 

Special events are priced individually. There is no supplement for guests, but member bookings take priority as above.