Discover Wine Evenings

Join us as we taste a selection of fantastic wines of Green Spain, Galicia and wine from the land of Castles - Castilla y Léon in the Duero River Valley

We take a trip down the Ebro river where we taste a fruity rosé wine from the next door neighbour to Rioja, the Basque region of Navarra. Navarra also makes reds from international varieties of Cabernet and Merlot, so we'll be tasting one of those too. We journey East to Aragon and try wines made from Garnacha (Grenache) and Cariñena (Carignan) from regions like Calatayud, Campo de Borja or the experimental region of Somontano.

The tasting starts with a visit to Valencia and Murcia, sampling some great value and crowd-pleasing red wines from Monastrell and Bobal. You will be pleasantly surprised at the value and quality you can get from these regions. Cataluña beckons and we will try wines fro Emporda or Montsant before finishing off with a big hitter from the great Priorat region, blockbuster red mainly made from Garnacha and Carinena

This week we leave the mainland for a while and travel out to the island territories of Spain. We head over to the Balearic Islands with its 2500 year history of making wine with its mixture of little-known native grapes as well as famous international varietes. Then we sail around the peninsular and out to the Islas Canarias (Canary Islands) where the volcanic soil produces some fascinating wines.

Central France houses Burgundy, a wine region locked in any wine aficionados heart. It is steeped in tradition and home to classic grape varieties such as Chardonnay, Gamay and the expressive Pinot Noir. Within the undulating hills of Côte d’Or, from villages such as Gevrey-Chambertin and Puligny-Montrachet, we find the famous expressions of the classic grape varieties, and wines to die for. 

The classic wine region of Bordeaux is home to many black grape varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc producing some of the instantly recognised names such as Margaux, Pauillac, Saint-Emilion and Pomerol. In addition we find white grape varieties such as Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon producing wonderful refreshing dry whites such as Entre-deux-Mers and Pessac-Leognan with the added touch of the most lauded sweet wine in the world, Sauternes.

In the wettest part of France, the North West, they call it 'The Garden of France' as it is the most green and lush. Here lies the Loire Valley, a grapegrowing area famous as the home of Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc. Alsace in eastern France lies on the border of Germany and is as German as it is French in terms of population, architecture and its grape varieties. Germanic Riesling and Gewurztraminer are found here side-by-side with French Pinot Blanc and Gris all adding to a small-but-complex wine producing region offering the most aromatic and different styles in comparison to the rest of France This tasting is part of our 4-week Tour de France Course and can be purchased as full course discovering the wines of France

If you are a fan of smooth, full bodied reds, food friendly whites and a summery rose, then this tasting is for you. Join us as we explore the history, regions and wide range of grape varieties that the Rhone Valley and the South of France have to offer.