Wine Tastings: Tasting Room

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Tasting Evenings Winter 2007 - Spring 2008

SCHEDULED TASTING EVENINGS

We will guide you through the intricacies of tasting wine, with an aim to give you confidence to select wines to suit your palate, whether you are in a restaurant, wanting to start a cellar or just for general consumption.

Tasting Option 1 - £20 a head
A glass of Sparkling Wine on arrival - a tasting of six wines with a complement of cold meats, cheese and olives.

Tasting Option 2 - £25 a head
A glass of Champagne on arrival - a tasting of eight wines (including one dessert wine) with a complement of cheese, cold meats and olives.

Tasting Option 3 - £40 a head
A glass of Taittinger N.V Champagne on arrival - a tasting of nine classic premier wines accompanied with a hot and cold buffet.

Each tasting event will be restricted to a maximum of 15 people. Have a look at recent tastings that we have done.

These Tasting events can be purchased as a gift but the recipient will be required to book and confirm the date of the tasting that they wish to attend.

To book a place on any one of these evenings please contact us on telephone number 01225 463 392 or email : info@tastingroom.co.uk

All events will commence at 7.30pm and places are available via prior booking only.

February 2008

Thursday 8th - David O'Leary - O'Leary Walker Australia Tasting £10 a ticket

Friday 29th - £22 a head Single Malt Whisky Tasting

March 2008

Thursday 13th - £40 a head Tasting Option Three

Thursday 27th - £25 a head Tasting Option Two

April

Thursday 10th - £25 a head Tasting Option Two - full

Thursday 24th - £25 a head Tasting Option One

May

Thursday 15th - £25 a head Tasting Option Two

Thursday 29th - £20 a head Tasting Option One

June

Thursday 12th - £20 a head Tasting Option One

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Bath University Wine Society Tasting

Long established wine society booked us for a tasting on Tuesday 8th April. This was held at Bath University and was attended by about 20 members.

The tasting, consisting of nine wines, started with the sparking Ceravolo Brut Cuvee and two of the wines were tasted 'blind'. The star of the evening was the rich Pic St Loup, T'Em T'Em, from the rising star, Fabien Reboul of Chateau Valflaunes.

One of the wines shown blind was the Sancerre Rose 2007 from Paul Prieur. This proved very difficult to guess due to the amazingly expressive floral fruit (pinot noir) on the nose and palate.

Wines of interest were the white Bandol from Alain Pascal (see posting below), white Chateauneuf du Pape from Domaine Cote de l'Ange and the biodynamically produced Cotes-du-Rhone from Daniel Boulle at Domaine les Aphillanthes.

Click here to learn more about the Tasting options available or to find out how we can tailor an event for your Company or wine society.

Country Living Christmas Fair Top 10 Sellers

Country Living Christmas Fair

We've just returned from spending 5 busy days in London. We had the Bar Feature at this year's Country Living Magazine's Christmas Fair.

One word would describe it: MANIC

We've done the maths and here, in no particular order, are the gifts that were the 10 most popular from our stand at the show. (Click on the link to go to the product in question which opens on a new page and close page to return here):

Kingston Black - Somerset Cider Apple Brandy Aperitif £9.00
Glen Elgin - Cask Strength Single Malt Speyside Whisky 1991 £47.00
Bunnahabhain - Cask Strength Single Malt Islay Whisky 1997 £45.00
Caol Ila - Chill filtered Single Malt Islay Whisky 1996 £31.50
Armagnac 1988 - Chateau de Millet 70cl £32.00
Armagnac 1974 - Chateau de Millet 70cl £56.00
Edradour 10 year Old - Single Malt Whisky £32.50
Edradour Cream Liqueur - Single Malt Whisky and Cream Liqueur £13.50
Friar's Choice - Brandy based liqueur with honey and spices £17.95
Blanche d'Armagnac - Newly launched clear spirit from Ch. de Millet £24.50

I hope that this list easies your worries of what you should give them!

Cheers!

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Forthcoming Cash in the Attic TV Show

An episode of Cash in the Attic, that popular daytime TV show, is being aired on Thursday 19th July at 11.30 am on BBC One. This is going to feature a snippet of Ifor in the Tasting Room.

Customers' Comments on Tastings

Forgive us for blowing our own trumpet, but here are a couple of comments we received in the last week or so:

From a small private tasting a few weeks ago:

"A little late but we would all like to thank you for the wine tasting session you held for us on Sat 24/3/07. We all thoroughly enjoyed the experience and have talked about it many times since. Just this weekend we have eaten out twice with friends and our enthusiasm of the recollection has resulted in your name being passed on. We would not hesitate in recommending or taking part in future tastings."

Then this one from a Hen Party tasting a few days ago:

"I would like to thank you all for getting Kirsty's Hen Weekend off to a very enjoyable start on Friday evening! It was fantastic to learn so much more about wine and it really got us all talking! Everyone had a FABULOUS time and it really was the perfect kick start to our party. Can you please pass on our appreciation to everyone involved.
Many, many thanks once again!"

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