There has historically been a perceived link between soils that vines are grown in and the flavour of the wine that you drink. However, there has been quite a lot of research into the subject in the last few years and there is very little…
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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.
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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.
There has historically been a perceived link between soils that vines are grown in and the flavour of the wine that you drink. However, there has been quite a lot of research into the subject in the last few years and there is very little…
More detailsThe Prosecco Bubble Bursts? Prosecco corks have been popping in the UK at a steadily growing rate for a decade and we drank 112.5 million bottles in 2016 (even leading to a dentist claiming that it was affecting the health of the nation’s teeth!! This…
More detailsSadly, I don't think Philip Hammond reads my articles, however, I'm going to have a moan at him anyway. The price of wine is about to go up again. The chancellor kindly delayed the increase in duty until after Christmas, but it is a moot…
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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..