There are lots of tastings in the UK that offer the public a chance to sample fine and interesting wines. Below is a run down of a few events that look particularly attractive.
Wine Tastings across the UK
In all cases, please contact the organisers if you
have questions or wish to purchase tickets. All are evening events unless otherwise stated.
Please let me know of any tasting events that can be added to this list.
The Great Grog Company, Glasgow & Edinburgh Phone 0131 555 0222, email richard@greatgrog.co.uk. Ticket cost redeemable Thurs 1st May Wines of Chile, Tickets 01344 872229 Tues. 8th April Rose tutored tasting, Edinburgh. £12 Mon. 28th April New Zealand tutored tasting, Edinburgh. £12 Friday 16th May Great Grog New World Wine Fair, Edinburgh. £15 Tues 10th June Kahurangi Estate, New Zealand, Edinburgh. £12
Wines of South Africa, Edinburgh Tickets are available from: www.winesofsa.com 22nd April 2008 Edinburgh Wine Fair. cost £10
Rose Murray-Brown Masterclasses email masterclass@rosemurraybrown.com. Sat 19 April Chocolate & Wine Workshop, St Andrews. £30 Tuesday 22 April Amarone Masterclass, Edinburgh. £40 Tuesday 29 April Hidden Gems of France Masterclass. Edinburgh. £35 Tuesday 13 May ‘How Wine Ages’ Masterclass. Edinburgh. £35 Fri 16 May St Emilion & Pomerol Masterclass. St Andrews. £30. Tuesday 20 May St Emilion & Pomerol Masterclass. Edinburgh. £40 Fri 20 June Shiraz v Syrah Masterclass, St Andrews. £30
The Wine Experience, Edinburgh Email ian@thewine-experience.co.uk or tel 07769 588 726 Tues 25 March The Spanish Wine Experience £30 Tues 22 April The South African Wine Experience £30 Tues 13 May The French Wine Experience £30
Bistro Saint Germain, Glasgow Tickets: bistrosaintgermain@gmail.com, 0141 423 09 14 27th march 2008 : Sancerre Wine Tasting 6.30 pm. 7th april 2008 : Wine Course, Burgundy session. £15. 24th april 2008 : France and New world. Wine Tasting. 6.30pm. 5th may 2008 : Wine course, Alsace session. £15. 29th may 2008 : Loire Wine Tasting. 6.30. 2nd june 2008 : Wine Course, Loire Valley Session £15.
The Beardmore, Clydebank, Glasgow Tel: Tel: 0141 951 6000, email: info@beardmore.scot.nhs.uk Friday 6 June Dine with Wine, Nostalgic Glasgow. £49.50 Friday 3 October Dine with Wine, Organic Wine. £49.50
London and around
Berry Brothers & Rudd Phone 0870 900 4300, email orders@bbr.com Unless otherwise stated, tasting are in central London.
See Berry Bros' extensive programme by clicking here
Bibendum, London For info/tickets, phone 020 7449 4120 or email sales@bibendum-wine.co.uk
See Bibendum's latest programme by clicking here
Wines of Portugal, London Tickets are available from www.seetickets.com, 0871 220 2860 9th April 2008 Wine Fair at Lord's Cricket ground. cost £14 *
Call the number above and quote "portugal" for a half-price ticket offer
Fine Wine Experience, London Phone +44 20 7692 0602, email enquiries@finewineexperience.com April 22, 2008 Ch Leoville-Barton, 2005~1863 May 13, 2008 Ch Beychevelle, 2005~1929 May 19, 2008 Te Mata 'Coleraine', 2006~1995 May 27, 2008 Domaine de Chevalier (Rouge) 2005~1937 June 10, 2008 Ch Batailley 2005~1947 July 2, 2008 Seguin-Manuel Burgundies 1955~1929 July 8, 2008 Clos Fourtet 2005~1928 July 30, 2008 Eclectic Fine Wine Rarities Dinner September 16, 2008 1978 Bordeaux, 15 chateaux incl. all first growths September 24, 2008 Jayer Echezeaux, 2000~1978 October 9, 2008 Classic Claret Dinner October 21, 2008 Clos de Tart & Clos des Lambrays November 4, 2008 Ch Calon Segur, 2005~1953 December 2, 2008 Ch Latour a Pomerol December 16, 2008 Ch Pichon-Lalande (2-nights) 2005~1928
Institute of Masters of Wine, in London to reserve phone 020 7621 2830 or email mkelly@mastersofwine.org. Discounts for members. April 29th Roussillon Seminar. £40
The Milestone Hotel, London www.milestonehotel.com Wednesday 21st May Bouchard Finlayson, South-Africa. £85 Friday 26th September Casa Lapostolle, Chile. £75 Friday 28th November Champagne Gosset, France. £125
Lay & Wheeler, in London Tel: 01206 713526, email: tastings@ laywheeler.com Wed 2nd April Henschke- exceptional wines from outstanding vineyards. £59
Wed 9th April Top 100 drinking wines. £39
Tues 22nd April Tasting of Great Piemontese Wines. £39
Thur 22nd May Pauillac. £85
Wed 9th July Wines of the New World. £39
Sat 25th October Oyster Feast - a Lay & Wheeler Tradition. £115.00
rest of England, Ireland & Wales
Sussex Wine Company, Eastbourne Tel: 01323 431 143, E-Mail: sales@thesussexwinecompany.co.uk 17th April Fine Wines of Italy and Argentina. £25.00 29th May Compare and Contrast Syrah with Shiraz. £15.00 26th June Argentinean Gourmet Supper. £50.00 31st July Classic Wines of France. £15.00 25th September Guess That Wine Quiz and Blind Tasting. £15.00 30th October Dessert Wines with Chocolate & Cheese. £20.00 27th November Portfolio Tasting. £15.00
The Chester Grosvenor, Cheshire fine wine dinners. contact 01244 895618 Thursday 24th April Château Lamothe de Haux dinner. £85 per person Thursday 22nd May Dom Perignon dinner. £175 per person Tuesday 24th June Wines of the Loire Valley dinner. £85 per person
Newcastle Wine School contact 0191 2818045 or register at newcastlewineschool.com 20th March New World vs Old. £18 2nd April Intro to Spanish Wines. £25 3rd April Oz & James Californian evening. £18 10th April Oz & James Californian evening. £18 17th April Oz & James Californian evening. £18 24th April Oz & James Californian evening. £18
Summer Lodge Hotel, Dorset Phone: 01935 482000, or on-line booking form April 1st, Kientzler Alsace £80.00 May 6th, Fonterutolli Chianti £85.00 June 3rd, Prager Austria £75.00 July 1st, Gosset Champagne £115.00 August 5th, 5 Sommeliers Dinner £90.00 September 2nd, Ben Glaetzer Australia £85.00
