Past Events
Spain!
Barcelona-based private trips to Priorat, Penedes and a survey of Catalan Wines.
Malaga-based trips to Montserrat and research trip on Andalucian specialties of Sherry, PX fortified wines and local food pairing.
Bordeaux Left Bank
Private tour through Margaux, Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Medoc.
Sommelier in Residence
Sonoma and Napa Valley wine education, events, tours and various tasting room experiences.
Easter in Tuscany for Women Who Love Wine
4 night/5 day small group wine tour
- Daily wine education (theory plus tastings) led by two WSET qualified wine experts
- Focus on Brunello, Chianti and Montepulciano wine styles
- Key grape varieties: sangiovese, vermentino, “super tuscans”
- Our signature #GreatWine #GreatFood #GreatCompany dinners at the villa catered by our passionate Tuscan cook
Zürich, Switzerland
- Tips and tricks for pairing wine with typical Christmas meals
- What wines are hits to bring to those Christmas dinner parties in Switzerland
- How to pair wines with vegetarian meals
- What is organic wine? Bio? Biodynamic? Isn’t all wine vegetarian?
- Wine and allergies – does wine make you sneeze? If so, learn wines to avoid.
Zürich, Sparkling wines
- 3-day Champagne tasting event
- Key characteristics of sparkling wine and how to select a bottle you like
- Champagne and food-pairing do’s and don’t’s
- Champagne, Prosecco and Sekt – How are they different and What you need to know
Rome, Blind Wine Tastings
- Deepening wine tasting skills (using the WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine®)
- Understanding a wine label terminology – how to read the label
- Tutored tastings and assessment of 70+ wines
Casperia, Lazio (Italy)
- In depth learning about key factors in the production of wine: location, grape growing, winemaking, maturation and bottling
- Look at the characteristics and key production areas of still, sparkling and fortified wines of the world
- How to recommend wines with little information
- Intense tasting of wines (using the WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine®)
- Tutored tastings and assessment of 80+ wines
Rome, Team-Building Event
- Private corporate event tasting selected wines
- Basic knowledge of grape varieties, blends and wine regions in South Africa
- Pairing wines and foods
- Group team building exercises for fun and reinforcement of knowledge
- Tutored tastings of 12 South African wines
Rome, 3-day intensive course covering:
- How is wine made, what are the key white and black grape varieties and their characteristics
- What factors influence wine styles
- What are the important wine-producing regions where these grapes are grown
- Tutored tastings and assessment of 40+ wines