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(tickets numbers will be emailed to you, no physical tickets will be issued)

Tutored Tastings

Come along for expert chat and speed tasting through 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.

French wine tasting – Free

Fri 20th June 2025 2:00 pm at 61 Pleasance, Edinburgh

We invite you to discover the best French wines during a tasting organised by our french interns on 20th June from 2pm till 5pm, at our Pleasance shop !! Free, just pop in and taste ! Practice your French on them (optional!)

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Cremant CRAZY! Tutored Tasting – £25

Fri 27th June 2025 7:00 pm at 61, Pleasance. Edinburgh

French Cremant is "THE Fizz" these days, and we at Grog are totally behind this craze and there are some fantastic wines to be had. Come along, and we'll chat you through 8 (or more?!) of our favourite fizzys. All French Cremant must be made by the "Traditional" method (formerly known as the Champagne method). Cracking, crackling stuff.

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Lyceum Theatre Tutored tasting – £30

Fri 25th July 2025 7:00 pm at https://lyceum.org.uk/whats-on

Raise your glass and indulge in another unforgettable evening of exquisite wines at The Lyceum Theatre! Join us for a tantalising wine tasting experience, expertly curated by Clare & Co. Discover a handpicked selection of 8 stunning international wines, Sip, savour, and explore while soaking in the elegant surroundings of The Lyceum Theatre—a perfect pairing of fine wine and cultural charm. Sparkling, red, white and rose from South Africa, Chile, France and Georgia.

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1st-25th August: two or three Tutored Wine Tastings EVERY DAY in the Edinburgh Festival, £15.

Fri 1st August 2025 2:00 pm at 61 Pleasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9TQ

Book Here An expert from Great Grog will be leading you through 5 wines in 45 minutes in our tasting room next door to the Pleasance GrogShop.  You will get 5 samples of wines to try. Monday to Thursday 4pm / 5.30pm, Friday to Sunday 2pm / 3.30pm / 5pm Wines will generally be £10-£20 retail price range selected from the 500 wines in the shops. No previous wine tasting experience required.  Sorry ,no children or youths, adults only. What better way to enhance your Edinburgh Fringe?!

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Live Facebook /Instagram Tastings

Instagram and Facebook live wine every week. All you do is buy the wine, taste along and listen to our live chat! Get free delivery as part of a wine order over £99 or collect from the bottleshops or warehouse for free.  Join us and cheer up your/our mid-week.

Instagram Live @ Pleasance – FREE

Fri 20th June 2025 5:00 pm at 61, Pleasance

One of us Groggers will be joining our French interns at the Pleasance shop to chat live online about the tastiest wine from the day's tasting and maybe have some cheese too! Just pop in and try some wine with them.

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Bottleshops FREE DROP-IN Tastings

All year round, every week-end...Follow us @greatgrogshop for more info. Very informal, just drop by.

Private Tastings

Fees and Costs:  Small private events are charged at £195 inc vat for a Host-Tutor for the evening plus any wines tasted at retail price. Larger events are charged at £20 per head (minimum £400). No maximum number of participants. . A good number of wines to try is 8-10. Champagne or fine wine equivalent tastings are £30 per head (minimum £600) Snacks: If you would like a food vs wine element to the evening we can do snacks (Olives, Smoked Almonds etc) for a small charge. 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 your own space in mind. What we bring: We will bring the wines, glassware, tasting sheets, spitoons (often under-used) and considerable expertise and entertainment..