Trappist beers are brewed to this day by the monasteries - six in Belgium, two in the Netherlands, and one each in Austira, Italy, the US and the UK. The practice orgininated from the Cistercian monastery of La Trappe, where beer was brewed as a…
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Tutored Tastings
Come along for an hour and a half(-ish) worth of relaxation, expert chat and speed tasting through 10 selected wines from our range. No previous experience in wine tasting required. You will merely be asked to taste some delicious wines and listen a bit to us talk about them, nothing onerous. We will offer a £10 or 10% (whichever is greater) discount on any mixed case orders of ANY of our wines on the night. A great value night out if nothing else.
10 Winter Favourites
Thursday 28th October The Royal Scots Club 7pm
The end of October, days are short, nights are long and there's a chill in the air so let us warm those bodies up with a wee tasting of 10 of Grog's favourite winter wines. £20 for 10 wine samples, 60 spaces
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10 Winter Favourites
Thursday 28th October The Royal Scots Club 7pm
The end of October, days are short, nights are long and there's a chill in the air so let us warm those bodies up with a wee tasting of 10 of Grog's favourite winter wines. £20 for 10 wine samples, 60 spaces
Book a Place
Live Facebook Tastings
Facebook live One wine every week. All you have to do is buy the wine, taste along and listen to outr live chat! Get free delivery as part of a wine order over £82. Live questions/comments very welcome during the tasting. Want snacks for your tastings? Just add them to your basket and we'll deliver as part of your order.
Stouts and Porters will normally refer to beer that includes roasted malts or barely. Originally stout use to refer to a beer that was strong, whilst porter was the word for dark styles of beer. The two have now become intertwined, with the infamous Guiness…
More detailsSaison (French for Season) is a pale ale that is highly carbonated, fruity, spicy and often bottle conditioned. Historically brewed at lower levels of alcohol, but modern producation has seen the rise of higher abvs. As a style, the saison was brewed in the cooler,…
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Zoom Tastings
Invites are sent 2 days before the event (please check your spam folder!). Call us 0131 555 0222 if you haven't received it. If you have any issues logging into our Zoom on the night please call the shop 0131 667 2855 as they are open until 8pm.
Trappist beers are brewed to this day by the monasteries - six in Belgium, two in the Netherlands, and one each in Austira, Italy, the US and the UK. The practice orgininated from the Cistercian monastery of La Trappe, where beer was brewed as a…
More detailsStouts and Porters will normally refer to beer that includes roasted malts or barely. Originally stout use to refer to a beer that was strong, whilst porter was the word for dark styles of beer. The two have now become intertwined, with the infamous Guiness…
More detailsSaison (French for Season) is a pale ale that is highly carbonated, fruity, spicy and often bottle conditioned. Historically brewed at lower levels of alcohol, but modern producation has seen the rise of higher abvs. As a style, the saison was brewed in the cooler,…
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Private Tastings
Fees and Costs- Private events are charged at £150 inc vat flat rate for a Host-Tutor for the evening. This is charged per event and is not dependent on number of participants. No maximum number of participants.Wines are charged at retail cost in addition. A good number of wines to try is 8-10 (12 is often beyond the capacity of mere mortals)
Snacks- If you would like a food vs wine element to the evening we can do snacks (Olives, Smoked Almonds etc) at the same time as the wines
Tasting Themes- can be along "Country" themes, but could be by "Grape Variety, Organic, Regional" etc. The choices are almost limitless. We are happy to suggest wines along your chosen theme.
Venues- We can suggest venues that can host wine tastings if you don't have a space in mind.
What we bring- We will bring the wines, glassware, tasting sheets, spitoons (often under-used) and considerable expertise and entertainment..