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.
Still Wines of Portugal Dinner
Thu 23rd June 2022 7:00 pm at Ostara Cafe
Thursday 23rd June, 7pm, Ostara Cafe £65 per person (vegetarian option available) Rudi from Vila Nova will be hosting a dinner to celebrate the still wines of the Vinho Verde and Duoro regions with a matching menu created by Dylan Smith of Fuze. Following on from the success of our Tourelles Dinner this should be a great night. Only a few spaces left already, so dinnae hang aboot..
Instagram and Facebook live One wine every week. All you have to do is buy the wine, taste along and listen to our live chat! Get free delivery as part of a wine order over £89. Live questions/comments very welcome during throughout. Join us and cheer up your mid-week.
Facebook/Instagram Live: Domaine du Pre Baron Touraine Gamay
Wed 18th May 2022 7:00 pm
JP will live on FB and Instagram to chat about this juicy Gamay (the grape that makes Beaujolais) and might even explain what carbonic maceration is andthe impact it has on a wine.
Facebook/Instagram Live: Auxerrois Simonnet Febvre
Wed 25th May 2022 7:00 pm
Want to discover a new, interesting, tasty and brilliant priced Burgundy wine? Come and join Simon as he extols the delights of this minor grape that might finally be getting some recognition
We will be doing tastings every Friday and Saturday between 2pm-6pm on some of our favourite wine, beer and gin. Please call the shop 0131 667 2855 if you need more info.
Fees and Costs- Smaller 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, wines are charged at retail cost in addition. Larger, corporate events are charged per head (min 23 folk). No maximum number of participants. . 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..
