FINE WINE EVENTS, DINNERS & TASTINGS

Our unique, highly professional events are led by a member of our panel of wine experts. For something a little different, instructive and interesting, why not get together with a group of friends, clients or colleagues, and enjoy wine-tasting with the experts?

To find out more, please get in touch for a no-obligation discussion of what can be arranged. Call the Antique Wine Company on +44 (0) 207 359 1109 or email us.

• An event structured around a theme: region, château, vintage or style
• Your choice of formal or informal, from a black-tie event with in-depth analysis and a formal dinner to a more casual ambience
• Comparing existing favourites, or discovering new and exciting producers and regions
• How to match food and wine
• A variety of challenges, like testing your skills in blind tasting
• The finest equipment, including quality Riedel glasses and decanters
• A great balance of learning and fun.

Choosing a theme

• Vertical tastings from an individual domaine: It can be fascinating to compare vintages of the same wine, particularly with the effects of climatic variations and their direct influence on flavour. Tasters will leave feeling confident about recognising good and bad years. 
  Recent example: Chateau Lafite
• Grand Vin v Second Wine: A comparison between the Grand Vin of a well-known vineyard and its sibling (usually made from younger vines on the estate, or inferior parcels of vineyard). Good examples are Château Latour v Les Forts de Latour, or Lafite Rothschild vs Carruades de Lafite. Is the top wine worth a premium price?
• Test the 1855 Classification: Blind tasting of examples from 1st Growth down to 5th Growth, plus Cru Bourgeois or St Emilion. Create your own ranking based on taste, and see if your assessment matches the famous classification.
• Young Pretenders v Big Names: Blind tasting of lesser-known wines, as the new breed of quality-driven pioneering wine-makers go up against the established classics.
• Rhône—the North/South divide: Discover the differences between wines from the same geographic region. This theme focuses upon the direct effects of terroir and microclimate on wine styles. A good example is Côte Rotie or Hermitage in comparison to Chateauneuf du Pape—all from the Rhône valley, but what a contrast!
• North America—Screaming Eagle or Screaming Blue Murder? Do the Californian boutique wines deserve their stratospheric prices? Taste six highly rated wines and formulate your own quality assessment.