Introduction to Wine Tasting, Wednesday 23rd February 2022

Enjoy a Champagne reception in the Pickering Cellar 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 the moment a wine hits your palate. At this event, your host will teach you to trust these instincts, helping you grow in confidence. Tasting through 10 wines from around the world, including wonderful examples from Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Barolo, you will learn to identify acidity, tannin, alcohol and the age of a wine. You will leave a more self-assured taster, equipped to discover which wines you do and don’t like, and – even more importantly – why.

Wines to be tasted:

Berry Bros. & Rudd Champagne by Mailly, Grand Cru, Brut
2019 Berry Bros. & Rudd Chablis by Domaine du Colombier, Burgundy
2018 Au Bon Climat, Wild Boy, Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
2018 Berry Bros. & Rudd Mosel Riesling Kabinett by Selbach-Oster, Germany
2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château La Nerthe, Rhône
2019 Beaujolais Villages, Les Vignes de Lantignié, Jean-Marc Burgaud
2016 Barolo, Castiglione, Vietti, Piedmont, Italy
2018 Berry Bros. & Rudd Reserve Red by Collovray & Terrier, Languedoc-Roussillon
2017 Ridge Vineyards, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA
2016 Viña Amézola, Crianza, Bodegas Amézola de la Mora, Rioja, Spain
2008 Viña Tondonia Tinto, Reserva, Bodegas R. López de Heredia, Rioja, Spain

Dress code: smart casual

NB Wines for this event have been chosen from Berry Bros. & Rudd’s historic stock and may not be available to order following the event