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Wine Fairs
Scottish Annual South African Wine Fair
Monday 25th October, at the
Merchant's Hall,
Hanover street, Edinburgh
Keep the evening free, it's a biggy! Tickets £15 from "Wines of South Africa" in London tel;020 8947 7171
Edinburgh - Grog "Christmas" Wine Fair
Friday 19th November 2010, 6-8.30pm, at the
Merchant's Hall,
Hanover street, Edinburgh
Tickets £15 each & there will be over 100 wines to slurp. These events ALWAYS SELL OUT, please book early, thanks
Aberdeen - Grog "Christmas" Wine Fair
Monday 22nd November 2010, 6-8.30pm, at the
Atholl Hotel,
Kingsgate, Aberdeen
Tickets £15 each & there will be over 50 wines to slurp. Only 50 tickets available,so please book early, thanks
Click here for more pictures from past Edinburgh Wine Fairs.
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"Shows We are At"
Blair Atholl Horse Trials
26th-29th August 2010 at
Blair castle,
Pitlochry, Perthshire
We will again have a stall in the Foodhall with wines for sale & to taste. Please bring wellies just in case as last year was a tad muddy!
Please come along & visit & taste.
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Tutored Grog
(wine tastings "with chat" of about 10 wines, taking about an hour & a half)
South Africa, hopefully featuring NEW Handmade Wines
Thursday 29th July, 7-8.30pm, at
Cafe Camino,
St Mary's Parish Centre (behind John Lewis), Edinburgh.
Tickets £15 each including an informal introduction to Handmade Wines #3 the 2010 vintage will hopefully be here (it has docked into customs already), plus some old SA favourites,
new vintages & any other exciting things we find.
Please call 0131 555 0222 for tickets
Greatest Grog
Thursday 2nd September, 7-8.30pm, at
Cafe Camino ,
St Mary's Cathedral Parish Centre (behind John Lewis), Edinburgh
Tickets £20 each. Our legendary annual trawl through some of the highlights of our list. Come along & try some "ultimate" Grog.
Please call 0131 555 0222 for tickets
Thandi estate
29th Octomber .8-9.30pm please NOTE the slightly later start time, at
Cafe Camino ,
St Mary's Cathedral Parish Centre (behind John Lewis), Edinburgh. Vernon Henn from the world's first fairtrade wine estate will be here to present his wines
Kahuranghi Estate, New Zealand
Monday 1st November, 7-8.30pm, at
Cafe Camino,
St Mary's Cathedral Parish Centre (behind John Lewis), Edinburgh
Tickets £15 each. If you like NZ wine, you will love this tasting. A great estate presented by the owner Greg Day. Lots of different wines...
life beyond Sauvignon? Please call 0131 555 0222 for tickets
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Private Grog
we can come to your venue & do a private event (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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Grog & Grub
Wine Dinner at the Mercat Bar
Saturday 24th July at
The Mercat Bar,
28 West Maitland Street, Edinburgh, EH12 5DS
Please phone the Mercat direct to book your place: 0131 225 8716
Simon will be tutoring a splendid evening of 4 large courses of fine, fresh, home-cooked food with the finest wines to match.
Tickets a mere £27.50 a head- a total steal for a great night out at a great Gastropub!
See you at about 7pm for a glass of something bubbly (exact kick off time to be confirmed!)
Perthshire Wine Dinner
Friday 26th November at
Four Seasons,
St Fillans, Loch Earn, Pertshire, PH6 2NF. Please call the hotel to ask about rates. Tel: 01764 685 3332
Richard will be tutoring a super-gastro food & wine matching Dinner. Aboot 6 wines & 5 courses should do the trick.
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Grog Classes
Edinburgh
For more details see Education/Courses.
We run 2 levels of course
FOUNDATION, Level 1 , 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.
Next FOUNDATION is Sat 11th September 2010 (11-4pm cost £80),
INTERMEDIATE Level 2 , just wine (no food element) tasting & theory.
Next INTERMEDIATE 25th & 26th September 2010,(Two day courses, 11-4pm cost £160),
BOTH are run in the Grog Warehouse, 161 Bonnington Road, Edinburgh.
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
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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