Amber Ales are originally a by product of the American Pale Ale, the west coast amber has evolved and developed into a range of colours and often tend to have a moderate to heavy body. Loved for the beefier appereance of its former pale ale,…
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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.
Abbey ales are an ancient traditon in Belgium, much in the same manner as wine production was closely associated with monastic life in ancient France. Fewer working monasteries brew beer within the order (see Trappist), but many have licensed the production of the beer bearing…
More detailsWild/Sour. The terms "wild" and "sour" ales will normally refer to anything that is traditonally brewered within Belgium. Although the same practices may occour, they are often seen as non tradtional or imitations of their counter parts, Lambics. This may be true on some level,…
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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.
Amber Ales are originally a by product of the American Pale Ale, the west coast amber has evolved and developed into a range of colours and often tend to have a moderate to heavy body. Loved for the beefier appereance of its former pale ale,…
More detailsAbbey ales are an ancient traditon in Belgium, much in the same manner as wine production was closely associated with monastic life in ancient France. Fewer working monasteries brew beer within the order (see Trappist), but many have licensed the production of the beer bearing…
More detailsWild/Sour. The terms "wild" and "sour" ales will normally refer to anything that is traditonally brewered within Belgium. Although the same practices may occour, they are often seen as non tradtional or imitations of their counter parts, Lambics. This may be true on some level,…
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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..