Bill Smith is a member of Booker Wine Circle in High Wycombe and also a smaller group of enthusiasts called Chilterns Masters Wine Circle. Both circles are part of the Federation of Chilterns and Mid-Thames Wine Guilds. Bill is also a member of the National Guild of Amateur Wine and Beer Judges. As a competitor and a judge, he is involved in wine shows all the way from the local wine clubs, village horticultural shows, Federation and country shows, to the annual show of the National Association of Wine and Beermakers.