Great Wines from Ancient Vines

How important is the age of a vine? Now’s your chance to find out in this tasting of great wines made from Vieilles Vignes/Alte Reben/Vigna Vecchie/Viñas Viejas – in other words, Old Vines!

Deep-rooted through age, old vines have access to more nutrients in the soil than younger vines and are more resistant to extremes of weather, diseases and pests.

But they produce a lower yield of grapes, so their wines tend to be more concentrated and rare.

Old vines are also said to transmit a greater sense of 'terroir' into their wines, harder to replicate in a younger vine. And they seem to have the ability to adapt to whatever "climate chaos" is thrown at them.

With the help of the Old Vine Conference, we've pulled together some great examples of wine from old vines around the world to sample and learn from. Join us for an incredible tasting and hear the stories behind the label.

The lineup: 

• Sparklehorse Cap Classique, £28.50
  Premium traditional method fizz from old vines aged 14 months on lees
• Yalumba's The Virgilius Viognier, £41.90
  The finest Viognier from Yalumba from vines at least 40-years-old
• Château de Sabazan Saint-Mont 2018, £17.50
  Bold Tannat from 40-year-old vines
• Juan Gil Etiqueta Azul Jumilla 2022, £32.65
  Unique terroir, 70-year-old vines
• Feudi di San Gregorio Serpico Irpinia Aglianico 2016, £53
  Historic vineyard including 150-year-old vines that survived Phylloxera
• Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino, £100
  Highly praised wine made from two high altitude vineyards, one with 100-year-old vines, and aged 18 months in French oak 

All our tastings include a minimum of 6 wines sourced locally so you can find them easily if you like them, full tasting notes, use of professional tasting glasses and a focus on food pairing.

All our courses can be purchased as a Gift either as a dated or undated voucher.