London Shop Late: Christmas Cheese Pairing, Thursday 28th November 2024
Wine Shop
Our Wine Shop hosts a range of events, from in-store tastings to evening lates with visiting producers.
Wine Shop Lates: After the daytime rush, our Late events offer a chance to discover new wines and spirits and to meet the brilliant producers behind them, in a more intimate setting.
In-store tastings: During the week, we host a series of free drop-in events and tastings in our Wine Shop at 63 Pall Mall.
Sample incredible wines: You can taste a selection of wines from our producers in the Wine Shop. Our Enomatic wine serving machines keep the liquid in pristine condition. “We always have a hero wine on show,” says London Shop Manager Edwin Dublin.
When is a wine ready to drink?
We provide drinking windows for all our wines. Alongside the drinking windows there is a bottle icon and a maturity stage. Bear in mind that the best time to drink a wine does also depend on your taste.
Not ready
These wines are very young. Whilst they're likely to have lots of intense flavours, their acidity or tannins may make them feel austere. Although it isn't "wrong" to drink these wines now, you are likely to miss out on a lot of complexity by not waiting for them to mature.
Ready - youthful
These wines are likely to have plenty of fruit flavours still and, for red wines, the tannins may well be quite noticeable. For those who prefer younger, fruitier wines, or if serving alongside a robust meal, these will be very enjoyable. If you choose to hold onto these wines, the fruit flavours will evolve into more savoury complexity.
Ready - at best
These wines are likely to have a beautiful balance of fruit, spice and savoury flavours. The acidity and tannins will have softened somewhat, and the wines will show plenty of complexity. For many, this is seen as the ideal time to drink and enjoy these wines. If you choose to hold onto these wines, they will become more savoury but not necessarily more complex.
Ready - mature
These wines are likely to have plenty of complexity, but the fruit flavours will have been almost completely replaced by savoury and spice notes. These wines may have a beautiful texture at this stage of maturity. There is lots to enjoy when drinking wines at this stage. Most of these wines will hold in this window for a few years, though at the very end of this drinking window, wines start to lose complexity and decline.
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Description
You will receive a £25 voucher on the evening which is included in the ticket price.
Join us after hours in our London Wine and Spirits Shops at 63 Pall Mall for a pre-Christmas tasting of delicious seasonal wines and spirits. To complement these, our great friends at Paxton & Whitfield will be serving up a delicious array of cheeses.
Upon arrival, you’ll be greeted with an aperitif, and there will be plenty of our King’s Ginger mince pies for you to snack on too. All the wines and spirits will feature in our Christmas offer, giving you an invaluable opportunity to try them before deciding what to buy for this year’s festivities.
Wines to be tasted:
White Wine:
2023 Riesling, Trocken, Eva Fricke, Rheingau, Germany
2022 Au Bon Climat, Wild Boy, Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
Red Wine:
2017 Pommard, Camille Giroud, Burgundy
2014 La Granja, Gran Reserva, Remelluri, Rioja, Spain
Sweet and fortified:
1977 Graham's, Port, Portugal
2017 Berry Bros. & Rudd Sauternes by Château Suduiraut, Bordeaux
Spirits:
Speyside:
2008 Berry Bros. & Rudd Balmenach, Cask Ref. Z19/03093, Christmas Bottling, Speyside, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Berry Bros. & Rudd Speyside Traditional Cask, 16-Year-Old, Single Malt Scotch Whisky Peated Scotch 2006 Port Askaig, Berry Bros. & Rudd Exclusive, Cask Ref. 308861, 15-Year-Old, Islay, Single Malt
Scotch Whisky:
2012 Berry Bros. & Rudd Dalmore, Coasts & Shores, Cask Ref. 04022, Highland, Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Digestif/Brandy:
Hine, Rare, The Original, Fine Champagne Cognac
Berry Bros. & Rudd Sloe Gin
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