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ONLINE TASTING: Jimmy's Best of Virginia

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Event Description

Join wine school founder and Chief Taster Jimmy Smith on a really fascinating tasting on one of the emerging wine regions of the USA, Virginia. Its really time to take note of this southern state, because the Monticello AVA (American Viticultural Area) within Virginia has won Wine Region of the Year in Wine Enthusiast’s 2023 Wine Star Awards. The Charlottesville area was just one of five wine regions around the world nominated for this prestigious award. Jimmy travelled to Virginia in December 2024 and he has hand-picked his top drops including Nebbiolo, Cabernet Franc, Petit Manseng, Petit Verdot, Chardonnay, Albarino and even a cheeky hybrid. 
 
Most of these wines are not available in the UK market, or even outside of Virginia for that matter - so these are rare wines to taste. 
 
Wines on tasting (10):
  • Aperitif: Oakencroft, Red Table Wine, 2021
  • Fifty Third Winery, Albarino, 2024
  • Michael Shaps Wineworks Chardonnay 'Wild Meadow Vineyard' 2021
  • Commonwealth Crush 'Lightwell Survey' Hintermen Petit Manseng/Riesling 2022
  • King Family Vineyards, Cabernet Franc, 2023 
  • Michael Shaps Wineworks Cabernet Franc, 2021
  • Pollak, Pollak Vineyards Cabernet Franc, 2022
  • King Family Vineyards, Petit Verdot, 2022
  • Fifty Third Winery, Norton Reserve 2021
  • Barboursville, Nebbiolo, 2021 
 

Unable to commit on the evening? No problem! Anyone registered for this tasting will gain access to the video recording of the live event, so you can always revisit any of these at any time in the future - whether it's because you missed participating in the live evening or if you want to revisit the presentation at a later date.

ONLINE TASTING FEE STRUCTURE:

For this special online tasting, an exclusive tasting kit is included in the listed price which includes a 50ml tasting sample of each wine. Note: Tasting kits will be dispatched in the week leading up to the tasting. If orders are placed fewer than 5 working days before the event the kit may not arrive in time for the live class but the wines can be enjoyed with the event recording.

Tasting kit delivery can be made to anywhere within the UK only. At present we are unable to fulfil international orders.

DON'T WANT TO RECEIVE A TASTING KIT? We understand that not everyone will want to receive the wine samples, and would rather just register to participate in the online evening without the wines. That is absolutely fine! The fee to just register for this evening without receiving a tasting kit is £10. Just enter the promotional code: 45REGONLY when checking out to ensure you just pay the registration cost. 

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