The Tasters Wine Game at Selwyn College

Take your seats for The Tasters, a wine game of truth and lies.

You’ll play three missions at tables of six. In each mission, you sample a flight of wines claiming to all be from one classic region or grape (e.g. Champagne).

Is every glass a truthful example of what it claims to be? Or could a deceiver be lurking amongst them? Perhaps the entire lineup is honest, or maybe more than one deceiver has crept in.

For each mission, your host will reveal the clues to look for in your glass. After that, it's down to you. Your table debates and votes on the wines, and you receive points for your prize fund with every wine correctly identified.

How it runs

• Missions: We begin with two interactive tasting missions in which you learn to read the sensory clues in your glass and build your table's prize fund.
• Intermission: We pause for a delicious lunch and a short, guided tour of our venue, uncovering any deceitful history.
• End Game: We return for a dramatic finale. From the final flight of wines, your table must choose how many suspicious bottles to banish. Choose correctly, and your fund grows. But if a single deceiver remains in your final lineup, it steals all the points from that round.
• Grand Finale: the table with the largest prize fund at the end wins the prize.

Who it's for

Anyone who enjoys wine, a bit of detective work, and high-stakes games. Absolutely no prior wine knowledge is needed; we teach you exactly how to analyse what's in your glass.

It is a sociable and engaging event. You are welcome to book independently, with a partner, or as a small group. Either way, you head home having had loads of fun and knowing how to taste wine for clues about its identity.

What’s Included

• 13 wines tasted across three missions
• delicious 2-course lunch
• short tour of the historic Cambridge University venue
• spectacular prize for the winning table

Good to Know

• Timing: The experience runs from 12:00 to 16:00, including lunch.
• Arrival: doors open from 11:30 with a welcoming glass of fizz as you settle in.
• Dietary needs: We cater for all diets. Please ensure you let us know any specific dietary requirements when completing your booking. 
• Travel & parking: Selwyn College is a 10-minute taxi journey from Cambridge rail station. If arriving by car, there is free parking a short walk away in Cranmer Road, Herschel Road or Adams Road or you can use a Park & Ride.
• Gifting: gift vouchers are available for this experience, valid for two years!