Uncorked summer tasting program

8 Aug 2018

August Champagne - prestige cuvees
with Colin Wills, Uncorked educator

Thursday 16 August 2018
7-9pm
Bishopsgate shop
Seated
£150 per person inc VAT

What the rich drink

August is fizz time and our ever-popular annual Champagne masterclass concentrates this year on the top end of the region's wines. It's hard to argue with the best, but why and how does it achieve its quality and can it be value for money? This is your chance to sample across a range of some of the greatest from the Champagne terroir.

On the tasting:

N.V. Krug Grande Cuvee Edition 166
N.V. Krug Grande Cuvee Edition 164
2009 Dom Perignon
2009 Louis Roederer Cristal
2006 Pol Roger Winston Churchill
2005 Jacquesson Dizy Corne Bautray
2004 Krug Vintage
2002 Billecart-Salmon Nicolas-Francois
2002 Gosset Celebris
2000 Deutz Cuvee William Deutz

To book a place email us, or call 020 7638 5998


Feeling Friuli - bordering on greatness
with Neil Thomson

Thursday 6 September 2018
7-9pm
Bishopsgate shop
Seated
£75 per person inc VAT

Indigenous, authentic, diverse

Neil visited this eclectic and individual region earlier in the year and came back enthused, so having too often been a Friuli-free shop, we're exploiting the richness of our current offering. Neil will guide you through this extensive tasting, showcasing varieties and vagaries and colours ranging from white, through orange to red. But we're green to go on this.

On the tasting:

2016 Borgo del Tiglio Friulano Collio
2016 Borgo del Tiglio Malvasia Collio
2016 Borgo del Tiglio Chardonnay Selezione
2015 I Clivi Brazan
2016 Miani Friulano Filip Colli Orientali
2016 Miani Sauvignon Zitelle Colli Orientali
2015 Miani Chardonnay Palis Colli Orientali
2015 Miani Malvasia Colli Orientali
2016 Marco Sara Fruilano
2015 Marco Sara Schioppettino
2015 Marco Sara Picolit
2014 Le Due Terre Sacrisassi Rosso Friuli
2010 Ronchi di Cialla Refosco
2008 Gravner Breg
2005 Gravner Breg Pignollo

To book a place email us, or call 020 7638 5998


Taste like a pro and explore old and new
World of Wine: 5 week introductory course
with Colin Wills, Uncorked educator

Tuesday evenings from 18 September to 16 October 2018
7:30-9:30pm
Bishopsgate shop
Seated
£150 per person inc VAT (5 sessions)

A five week exploration of the world's prime regions

This is both a fine way to achieve self-improvement and spend an evening having fun. So the Educator has arranged an introductory course comprising 5 sessions, each of two hours and with six wines to taste. You receive a course manual with space for your notes together with maps and plenty of useful information. Who should take this course? Anybody who wants to feel more confident when faced with a list of wines, for a start. Then if you enjoy wine and want to discover more about its history and production this is for you.

To book a place email us, or call 020 7638 5998


No refunds within 48 hours of tasting events