Introduction to Wine Tasting, 20th January 2016

Enjoy a Champagne welcome in the Pickering Cellar with Head of Wine School Rebecca Lamont before a two-hour session designed to build your confidence in wine tasting. No matter your level of expertise, you will have numerous thoughts and impressions from the moment a mouthful of wine hits your palate; tonight Rebecca hopes to teach you to trust these instincts helping you grow in confidence. You will learn to identify acidity, tannins, alcohol level, different vessels and the age of wine. This will be done with the help of Champagne, Chablis, a top Californian Chardonnay from David Ramey, German Riesling, Beaujolais, Amarone, Ribera del Duero and a fantastic Rioja from 1994. Each wine has a teaching point that will pique your interest to learn more.

Wines to be tasted:
Berry Bros. & Rudd Champagne, Grand Cru, Mailly
2014 Joven de Silos, Cillar de Silos, Ribera del Duero, Spain
2014 Beaujolais-Villages, Lantignié, Alexandre Burgaud, Burgundy
2013 Riesling, Dönnhoff, Nahe, Germany
2013 Berry Bros. & Rudd Chablis, Domaine du Colombier, Burgundy
2012 Ramey Chardonnay, Woolsey Road, Russian River Valley, California, USA
2010 Corte Vaona, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Novaia, Veneto, Italy
2010 Barolo, 460 Casina Bric, Piedmont, Italy
2001 Gran Reserva 890, La Rioja Alta, Rioja, Spain
1994 Viña Tondonia Blanco, Gran Reserva, Bodegas R. López de Heredia, Rioja, Spain

Hosted by Rebecca Lamont, Head of Wine School

N.B. Wines for this event have been chosen from Berry Bros. & Rudd historic stocks and may not be available to order
following the event.