The Wine Shop events 2013
By 08 January 2013
Each month, Harrods Wine Shop hosts an exciting line-up of wine and spirits tasting events. With experts on hand to offer information and advice, plus gourmet canapés, this is perhaps the most enjoyable way to expand your oenological knowledge.
For more information or to book tickets*, please call 020 7893 8777 or email wineshop@harrods.com.Some of these wines have a very limited production, as such we cannot guarantee that all wines will be available to taste throughout the event. In order to make your experience more enjoyable, please let us know in advance if you will be attending with anyone who suffers from reduced mobility so that we can accommodate them accordingly.
UPCOMING 2013 LISTINGS...
Mosel Riesling Masterclass with Dirk Richter
Date & Time: Thursday 18th July, 7:00pm-9:00pm.
Venue: The Tasting Room, The Wine Shop, Lower Ground Floor.
Tickets are £60 per person.
Germany's Mosel Valley produces some of the finest Rieslings in the world, and one of their greatest producers has to be the Max Ferdinand Richter Estate. This tasting, led by 9th generation winemaker Dirk Richter, will review a range of Rieslings from the Estate, including a rare bottle from their wine library. A platter of specially-themed canapés will be matched with the wine, and participants will receive 10% off any wines featured in the Tasting.
South American Tasting
Date & Time: Thursday 25th July, 7:00pm-9:00pm.
Venue: The Tasting Room, The Wine Shop, Lower Ground Floor.
Tickets are £40 per person.
Home to diverse landscapes and microclimates, South American countries allow winemakers the freedom to plant a spectacular range of vines and produce some stunning wines with distinctive flavours and food pairing capabilities. In this offering we have put the spotlight on the Cabernet Franc grape that seems to be flourishing in this part of the wine world. All promotional wines will have an extra 10% off on the night.
An Introduction to Sake
Date & Time: Tuesday 30th July, 7.00-9.00pm.
Venue: The Tasting Room, The Wine Shop, Lower Ground Floor.
Tickets are £70 per person.
Covering everything sake related - from its origins and etiquette, to its ingredients and production - this is a unique opportunity for enthusiasts and the intrigued to further their understanding of one of the world's most complex and enigmatic drinks. Hosted by influential sake specialists, including founding members of the Sake Sommelier Association: Xavier Chapelou and Kumiko Ohta, the course will include some of the finest rice wines available, and guests will receive a qualification certificate.
Whiskey in The Spirits Room
Date & Time: Thursday 15th August, 7:00-9:00pm.
Venue: Venue: The Spirits Room, Wine, Spirits & Cigars, Lower Ground Floor.
Tickets are £40 per person.
Join us in the intimate confines of our new Spirits Room and learn more about blended whisky from some of the best minds in the business. The creation of blended whiskies is an extraordinarily complex art form only achieved with years of experience and passion. Although in recent years blended whisky has been much maligned compared to single malts, today it is undergoing a renaissance and retaking its rightful place as one of the greatest spirits in the world. An array of specially themed canapés will also be provided, and all featured whisky will feature an extra 25% off on the night. Terms and conditions apply.*
* Due to scarcity of liquid, sales will be subject to availability and restricted to one bottle per customer for Duncan Taylor Black Bull 40yo and Johnnie Walker Odyssey.
Von Buhl Riesling Dinner
Date & Time: Thursday 5th September, 7:00pm-10:30pm.
Venue: The Tasting Room, Wine, Spirits & Cigars, Lower Ground Floor.
Tickets are £120 per person.
Von Buhl is arguably the most regal winery in Germany, and their wines are just as impressive. They are best known for their dry single-vineyard Rieslings, which are perhaps some of the most mature, concentrated, terroir-driven and age-worth wines in the world, and their stunningly intense dessert wines. We will be joined by Von Buhl expert Monika Schmid, their export manager, for a wonderful 3-course dinner with a specially created menu. All dinner wines feature 10% off on the evening.