Run by Tom Forrest, the Vinopolis wine expert, these workshops offer a light-hearted yet informative tutored tasting of the wines of the world and their background. From the classic production areas of France to the cutting edge producers of the New World, discover and enjoy the fruits of some of the best winemakers in the world today.

Each workshop includes a set of tasting notes of the wines, compiled by Tom Forrest, and a set of six wine tasting glasses. All the workshops will commence at 6.30pm and last for two and a half hours on the dates shown below.

Tickets can either be booked for a specific session or open dated (valid for 6 months from date of purchase), making these an excellent gift for a friend or loved one.


October 2008 
Pinot Noir - Classic Grape or Winemaker's Nightmare - October 16th - £59.00 per person

The Pinot Noir grape variety produces some of the world’s finest red wines in Burgundy. Yet it very rarely makes wines of the same stature in other wine regions of the world. Discover why this is so and taste wines from Burgundy and some of the few areas outside there that meet its exacting standards.
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November 2008 
Top Wines for Christmas - November 20th - £59.00 per person

Christmas is a time for festivities and celebration. Join us on a trail to find some of the best wines for parties and the great day itself. Wines for fun and wines for food and merriment.
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January 2009
Australia Day - January 22nd - £59.00 per person

Australia doesn’t just produce bulk everyday wines.  
As part of Vinopolis’ Australia Wine Week, celebrate the discovery of the ‘land down under’ by discovering some of the fantastic wines from boutique and medium sized wineries from Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Then finish off with the first iconic Australian red wine, Penfold’s Grange.

February 2009
Sparkling Wines for Valentine's Day - February 12th - £59.00 per person

We all love bubbles in our wine and nothing says ‘I love you’ or ‘let’s celebrate’ better than a bottle of fizz. But how is the fizz put in the wine? Does it make a difference? Does the method used affect the flavour?  With only a couple of days to go until Valentine’s day , taste a range of sparkling wines and fine champagnes before deciding on the one for the special person in your life or alternatively treat your loved one early!

March 2009
Italian Delights - March 19th - £59.00 per person

Italy as a wine producing country is more than cheap valpolicella with a frozen pizza. This tasting will introduce you to some serious wines from serious winemakers located all over this fascinating wine producing country. A land the ancient Greeks called ‘Enotria’, the land of the vine.

April 2009
Modern Spanish Wines - April 16th - £59.00 per person

Spain is currently the third largest wine producer in the world and soon might be the second at the cost of France. A new breed of young winemakers have reinvented the image of Spanish wine moving it away from cheap plonk to a recognised producer of quality wines. This tasting will include wines form modern Rioja producers and other wine regions of this enigmatic country.

May 2009
English Wines - May 21st - £59.00 per person

From a standing start some 50 years ago English wines have developed from a  ‘cottage’ industry run by enthusiastic amateurs to an award winner player on the international stage with qualified professionals. Taste some of the best wines to come out of the vineyards of England and Wales including sparkling fizz and delicious rosés.

June 2009
Summer Fizz - 18th June - £59.00 per person

Hopefully we will have a summer this year, with lots of sunshine and picnics. But, what fizzes to drink whilst lazing in the countryside or by the sea. This tasting of some of the best summer sparklers should give you some great ideas with sparkling wines from Italy, France and Australia to name but a few.

July 2009
Modern French Wines - 16th July - £59.00 per person

Young French winemakers are experimenting all the time to produce new styles of wines whilst still working within the constrictive Appellation Controllée regulations. The results need to be tasted to be believed as their passions deliver intensely flavoured wines that still reflect the terroir and flavours of their regions.

August 2009
New Zealand; Wines Beyond Suavignon Blanc - 20th August - £59.00 per person

Everyone is aware of, and has probably tried New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc from the Marlborough region. But what other wines does this unique country produce. This tasting will introduce you to clean Pinot Gris, Riesling and Pinot Noir wines as well as other varieties grown with success in the ‘land of the long white cloud’.

September 2009
Wines of South Africa - 17th September - £59.00 per person

South African winemakers have come through the dark days of apartheid regime and international exclusion with a passion and vigour to produce some of the best wines in the world today. The discovery of new, cooler, areas to grow vines has excited and inspired them to new heights. This combined with a new generation of native winemakers means that the ‘Old New World’ wines of South Africa are wines to look out for.

October 2009
The Americas; Wines from Canada, USA, Chile and Argentina - 15th October - £59.00 per person

Chile, Argentina and California in the USA are known for producing cheap and cheerful wines. These regions and others can also produce top class premium wines as can the relatively new areas of the Pacific North West and Canada.

The tasting will include wines from some of the highest vineyards in the world, from the cool Pacific north-west coast of the USA, Niagara in Canada and the Aconcagua valley in Chile, amongst others.

November 2009
Wines for a Perfect Christmas - 19th November - £59.00 per person

Christmas is a time for celebration but ‘splashing out’ on special wines can still be a bit haphazard. Take some of the guess work out of buying wines for Christmas parties and the day its self by tasting our selection of good value and premium wines for the festive season.