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Tastings Page Updated 1st July
SCOTTISH WINE MERCHANT OF THE YEAR 2008/2009, International Wine & Spirit Competition, London iwsc
"Grog" Tasting Tickets are "Money-back Vouchers"(redeemable against a case purchase)
so...a £13.50 ticket gets you £12 Off per case & a free glass of house wine in the bar before or after the tasting
(or £2.50 towards another type of wine/drink).
click on Past Events
(with all the tasters votes on the wines) to give you a flavour of our tastings.
Please let us know your e-mail address to be advance warned of events.
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FREE Jazz
Graeme Stephen Jazz Trio will be playing in the Wine bar, 7pm every Wednesday website
Graeme was born in Aberdeen. Now residing in Edinburgh, he performs with numerous projects playing a wide array of styles from free Improvisation
to folk music. Having recorded with various groups Graeme released his first CD with his trio in 2006.
This recording was funded with a grant from the Scottish Arts Council and features New York based musician Eivind Opsvik on bass and London based drummer
Stuart Ritchie. They are blooming good!!
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Corporate Event/Private Party?
We can organise Private Events at the
Great Grog Wine Bar,Rose street, Edinburgh.
We have a private room in the bar
Map
for your event or we can come to your office or venue (costs from £392 for 28 people, inc wine & tutor).
A few ideas.....
Call My Wine Bluff - a competition to decipher the right wines from their descriptions.
Blind Tasting Competitions...Guess the wines..
Tutored Wine Tasting :- Wines from around the World, Champagne and Sparkling Wines, Fine Wine & Cheese Tasting,
New World vs Old World Wines, Weird & Wonderful Wines...you name it we can do it!
Malt Whisky Tastings . Matt, our Shop Manager, knows a thing or two about Malts...
Beer Tastings . Matt is also a real beer enthusiast (he's quite keen on wine too!) & in a sober moment can lead you
through the finest of Scottish Ales.
Phone us for more details/prices, 0131 555 0222
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Wine Fairs
Grog Autumn Wine Fair
Friday 11th Sept, 6-8.30pm, at the
Merchant's Hall,
Hanover street, Edinburgh
Tickets £15 each (200 available) & there will be gazillions of wines to slurp.(150+!)
Click here for more pictures from our last Wine Fair.
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Tutored Grog
(wine tastings "with chat" of about 10 wines, taking about an hour & a half)
"New Wines"*new event*
Thurs 16th July, 7-8.30pm at the
Grog Bar,43 Rose Street, Edinburgh.
Tickets cost £13.50. Come along & enjoy 10 new wines on our list & see what's hot.
Please call 0131 555 0222 for tickets.
"Spain & Italy"*new event*
Tues 28th July, 7-8.30pm at the
Grog Bar,43 Rose Street, Edinburgh.
Tickets cost £13.50. These are the 2 biggest exporting nations on the planet (Spain overtook France last year). The Brits are the biggest importing
nation so it will be a marriage made in heaven.
Please call 0131 555 0222 for tickets.
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Grog & Great Grub
"Perthshire Wine Dinner"
Fri 27th November
Four Seasons Hotel,St Fillans, Perthshire
Richard will be presenting a super-gastro-event, loads of great food (& I mean really good), with our wine to match.
Slump in one of the cosy lounges afterwards, heaven. Please call the hotel directly to book places 01764 685 333 and quote "Wine Tasting Weekend".
Four Seasons website
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Grog-Makers
When we get visiting Winemakers/Owners we have fascinating, unstuffy, informative, tutored tastings of their wines.
"Pike's Estate, Clare Valley, Australia"*new event*
Mon 6th July, 7-8.30pm at the
Grog Bar,43 Rose Street, Edinburgh.
Tickets cost £13.50. Awesome wines! We will have Andrew Pike (owner) here to talk you through his totally delicious wares!!
Please call 0131 555 0222 for tickets.
LocalWineEvents
Wine and Food events by city, worldwide. Spirits and Beer events as well.
Post your own event or sign up to be notified when new events are posted to your area.
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Wine Classes
Edinburgh
For more details see Education/Courses.
We run 2 levels of course
FOUNDATION , which covers some theory, wine tasting & wine/food matching.
The cost includes a light 30 question multiple-choice exam at the end to get your qualification (nothing too tricky!).
No previous formal wine tasting experience is necessary.
INTERMEDIATE , just wine (no food element) tasting & theory.
BOTH are run in the Grog Warehouse, 161 Bonnington Road, Edinburgh.
Next INTERMEDIATE 5th/6th Sept 2009, (Two day courses, 11-4pm cost £150),
Phone Richard tel: 0131 555 0222 or e-mail richard@greatgrog.co.uk to register your interest or to ask me questions.
Details of the courses & the "Wine Spirit Education Trust" can be found on their website.
wset website
Next FOUNDATION is Sat 29th Aug (11-4pm cost £75),
Pamphlet, Sandwich & all wines included in the price. More detailed study books can be ordered via the wset website.
wset shop.
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e-mailing list
Please let us know your e-address. We e-mail special offers & advance warning of events. There'll be no SPAM only GROG!
e-mail richard@greatgrog.co.uk
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GREAT GROG WAREHOUSE
161 Bonnington Road, Edinburgh, EH6 5BQ, Scotland
TEL 0131 555 0222 FAX 0131 555 3400
Email richard@greatgrog.co.uk
Site maintained by Richard, hence is not perfect!
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"Nick tasting from a 100,000L tank"
