One Day Wine School
Our one-day wine schools are a great way to get a thorough overview of a region in a day.
Starting in the morning with tea and coffee on arrival, we spend around 2 hours exploring the region, with 8-12 wines showcasing all different styles. With the basics covered, we head to our vaulted Napoleon cellar for an aperitif and to put the morning’s education to the test with 5 more wines paired over a delicious lunch, crafted by Head Chef Stewart Turner.
The day finishes around 3.30pm.
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
Italy is as famous for its wines as for its cuisine. However, it can often seem like one of the more confusing wine-growing countries, with over 2,000 grape varieties cultivated and a multitude of wine styles produced. This one-day course aims to demystify this fascinating country in order to give you confidence when tackling those Italian wine lists!
The day begins with a two-hour masterclass where your Italian wine expert and host will guide you through the country’s key wine regions and grape varieties, as well as introducing some lesser-known hidden gems. This will then be followed by a four-course, Italian-inspired luncheon with a selection of gorgeous wines to accompany.
Wines to be tasted:
Masterclass wines to be tasted:
2023 Berry Bros. & Rudd Gavi di Gavi by Roberto Sarotto, Piedmont
2022 Roero, Arneis, Giovanni Rosso, Piedmont
2020 Mirum, Verdicchio di Matelica, Riserva, La Monacesca, Marche
2020 Muganazzi, Etna Bianco, Graci, Sicily
2020 Arcurìa, Etna Rosso, Graci, Sicily
2018 Chianti Classico, Vigna del Sorbo, Gran Selezione, Fontodi, Tuscany
2019 Brunello di Montalcino, Scopetone, Tuscany
2017 Grattamacco, Bolgheri Superiore, Tuscany
2022 Barbera d'Alba, Superiore, Diego & Damiano Barale, Piedmont
2018 Barolo, Serra, Giovanni Rosso, Piedmont
2019 Aglianico del Vulture, Titolo, Superiore Riserva, Elena Fucci, Basilicata
2017 Amarone Classico, Scarnocchio, Riserva, Monte del Frà, Veneto
Lunch wines to be tasted:
Apéritif: NV Bollamatta, Bibi Graetz, Tuscany
2021 Roero, Arneis, Bruno Giacosa, Piedmont
2021 Capo Martino, Jermann, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
2007 Barolo, Le Vigne, Luciano Sandrone, Piedmont
2017 Brunello di Montalcino, Poggio di Sotto, Tuscany
2012 Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido, Bolgheri Sassicaia, Tuscany
2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Giuseppe Quintarelli, Veneto
Dress code: smart casual
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