Kiwi Wine Scrum @ The Old Ship, Richmond
Tuesday 7th September, 7.30pm

The public have spoken and decided the fomat of this event. It's The All Whites vs. The All Blacks as you get the chance to decide which New Zealand wines rule: Sauvingnon Blancs or Pinot Noir.

Wine expert Sam Lockyear, a Kiwi through-and-through, will take us on a journey to decide what New Zealand does best: Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Noir.

Three wines from each side will tough it out and you will ultimately make the decisions of which is our favourite, which is the best value, and whether the All Blacks beat the All Whites.

The team line-ups are:

The All Whites, Sauvignon Blanc exclusively from Marlborough:

• Villa Maria SB
• Forrest SB
• Cloudy Bay SB

The All Blacks, Pinot Noir from around Kiwi Land:

• Forrest PN from Marlborough
• Mount Difficulty Roaring Meg  from Central Otago
• Martinborough Vineyard from Martinborough

We will start with bubbles, of course, as that always gets us in the mood for a decent Tasting Session. There might even be a substitution during the contest, depending on how fit the teams are. Bread rolls and crackers will be provided.

The match commences at 7.30 in the upstairs room at The Old Ship in Richmond. No previous scummaging experience required, just bring your enthusiasm.

Advance booking is strongly advised, as this will be popular. We just did a tasting for 75 people at M&S in Kew, which might attract a few new faces. New Zealand was one of our most requested countries in a recent questionnaire. 

We hope to see you on the Tuesday 7th for what should be a very entertaining evening.

All the best,

David & The Tasting Sessions Team

Past Events...

FREE M&S Wine Tasting Session, Kew
Wednesday 25th August

This free Tasting Session was run in the café of the M&S store in Kew. Over 70 customers tried six different wines from across the M&S range.

More details on the M&S Kew Wine Tasting page.

If you are interested in attending events like this, then please fill in a contact form and put your postcode in the text box at the bottom, then we can add you to our list.

World Cup Wines, Richmond
Friday 9th July 2010

You enjoyed the delights of South Africa with us on our liquid safari.

There were 11! wines tasted in total:

• Villiera Wines, Marks and Spencer Brut Natural (£9.00)
• Morgenhof, Estate Chenin Blanc (£9.00)
• Jordan Estate, Estate Barrel Reserve Chenin Blanc (£10.00)
• Nederburg, Ingenuity White  (£16.00)
• Nederburg, FIFA Sauvignon Blanc (£8.99)
• Sainsbury's, Sainsbury's Fairtrade Pinotage (£5.00)
• Simonsig, Redhill Pinotage  (£12.50)
• Dunstone, Shiraz (£15.70)
• Kanonkop, Kanonkop Paul Sauer (£22.00)
• Spier, Frans K Smit (£45.00)
• Nederburg, FIFA Cabernet Sauvignon (£8.99)

Stylish Spain, Richmond
Tuesday 25th May

A whirlwind wine tour of Spain.

Everybody knows about Rioja, with it's powerful reds. People joined us to explore some of the other regions of Spain and discover the great quality and value you can find.

You tasted 8 wines in total:

• Cava (Waitrose own label and everybody loved it)
• Cune Monopole, Rioja
• Enate Chardonnay 234, Somontano, Spain 2009
• TBC Albariño
• Hecula, Yecla (the most popular wine on the night)
• TBC (was substitute for Coma Vella, Catalonia)
• Pintia 2005, Toro
• Pedro Ximinez, Jerez

Brilliant, Bombastic, Bordeaux Tasting, Richmond
Tuesday 20th April 2010

Explore the joys of the the World's most famous wine growing region.

Patty Green, our Bordeaux certified educator, will be tantilising use with her Left Bank and Right Bank. We'll taste 8 different wines ranging from your everyday Bordeaux AC up to a Classed Growth.

• Chateau Cantelaudette White 08 AC Graves de Vayres
• Chateau Haut-Selve 07 White Graves
• Chateau de la Garde 06 Bordeaux Superieur
• Chateau Siaurac 06 Lalande de Pomerol
• Chateau Maucamps 05 Haut-Medoc Cru Bourgeois
• Le Petite Echoppe 06 Margaux
• A Grand Cru classé vineyard's second wine (TBC)
     and...
• A Grand Cru classé grand vin (TBC)

Tickets sold out for this event.