Tastings

Apart from stocking an exciting range of delicious wines, we also offer wine tasting events.

If you are interested in joining the email list regarding tastings, please get in touch via email contact@chapelstreetwines.co.uk or by phone 07947484186.

Regular monthly themed tastings for 12 customers at a time in the shop.
We now usually offer three possible evenings for each tasting so that more people can attend overall.  

Our next tastings will be:

Tuesday 2nd, Friday 5th and Friday 19th April 2024 at 7pm: Mediterranean Wines
As we move into spring and hopefully warmer weather, we will be tasting a range of wines from sunny Mediterranean coastlines and islands, including Greece and Sicily. 
£25 per head
email contact@chapelstreetwines.co.uk to book a place for one of the evenings 

Friday 3rd, Tuesday 7th and Friday 17th May 2024 at 7pm: New Wines!
We have been revising our range recently and have a number of new wines in stock, so we want to share some of them with our tasting customers to see what you think of them. 
£25 per head
email contact@chapelstreetwines.co.uk to book a place for one of the above evenings.


You can also book a private tasting for small groups at £25 per head (minimum 6 people), which we can make bespoke to you with a theme of your choice, whether that is a favourite region, country, particular varieties, a seasonal selection or something for a particular occasion, the possibilities are endless, and we're happy to help.  

Please email contact@chapelstreetwines.co.uk if you are interested in going on the email list for tasting, or in booking a private tasting.

In 2020, during lockdown we began a series of online tastings linking up directly with producers whose wines we sell, joining us via zoom to talk to us about their wines, It provided a very special opportunity for customers to have a direct contact with the people and places behind the wines on the shelf, from the comfort of their own homes. In doing so, the producers were also bring a little bit of the region to us. 



Previous producer tastings
Friday 16th July 2021 at 8.00pm, we had a tasting with Ali McLeod of Celler Alimara, Catanlunya, Spain. 
Ali and husband Andy also import some wines from other small wineries in the Catalunya region, so we tasted two Celler Alimara wines:
Llumi Blanc 2017 (Garnacha Blanca/Macabeu)  
El Senyal Negre 2017 (Garnacha/Carinena)
and a third wine from one of the other wineries in Ali and Andy's portfolio:
Mas Comtal Antistiana Cabernet Franc 2016 from Penedes. 

On 11th June 2021, we had a fascinating evening with the charismatic Roberto Echeverria of Vina Echeverria, Curico Valley, Chile. We tasted 3 of their excellent value and characterful wines: the natural white No Es Pituko Chardonnay 2019, Gran Reserva Pinot Noir 2018 and Gran Reserva Syrah 2017. 

On Thursday 6th May 2021, we enjoyed a very informative tasting with Flore Schultz from Dopff au Moulin, from Alsace. Pioneer producers of Cremant d'Alsace. We tasted their excellent Cremant Cuvee Julien, Pinot Blanc and Riesling, as well as learned a lot about the history of Dopff and the Alsace region in general.

On Friday 16th April 2021, we enjoyed a tasting with Michele Manelli, owner and winemaker at Salcheto winery in Montepulciano, Tuscany, a fantastic organic producer making modern, natural and elegant Sangiovese wines. 
We tasted the 2019 natural white Obvius Bianco and their superb, benchmark Vino Nobile 2017.

Friday 19th March 2021 at 8pm, we had a great tasting with Bob and Leigh Berton from Berton Vineyards in New South Wales,
Australia. Their portfolio is second to none for a combination of quality and value. We tasted their Foundstone Unoaked Chardonnay, 2016 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon and 2018 Barossa Shiraz.

Friday 19th February 2021, at 7.30pm, we enjoyed  a tasting with Marica Bonomo of Monte del Fra winery from the Veneto region of Italy. A fantastic family estate who makes wines from all the main denominations of the Verona area. The multi award winning Ca'del Magro Custoza Superiore white, the pride of the estate was the star of the show. We also tasted their excellent Bardolino and Valpolicella Classico.

On Friday 16th October 2020, we enjoyed a fantastic tasting with by David Rego and Pedro Ribeiro from Herdade do Rocim, based in the Alentejo region of Portugal. We tasted their Vale da Mata Lisbon white, which was beautifully balanced between freshness and richness, the great value fruity Mariana red and the beguiling Amphora red.  

On Wednesday 16th September 2020, we were joined by Mick Craven from Craven Wines, Stellenbosch South Africa, tasting their fantastic Pinot Gris and Firs Vineyard Syrah. Both very individual, distinctive wines from this husband and wife small producer. All single vineyard and single varietal wines, the Pinot Gris was made in an 'orange' style with skin contact, while the Syrah exuded elegance poise and balance. Both very much in the house style of freshness elegance and low alcohol, which makes them quite unique in Stellenbosch.

12th August 2020, we were joined by Guillaume Harel of Famille Perrin, from the Southern Rhone in France for a tasting of 3 of their excellent wines, L'Oustalet white, Luberon rose and Ventoux red.

On Wednesday 15th July 2020, at 8.30 pm, or 7.30am New Zealand time, we enjoyed a tasting with Palliser Estate from Martinborough, New Zealand, including estate winemaker Guy McMaster and sales manager Sandy Moore.  A producer whose wines combine quality, and affordability. The Estate Riesling was a particular hit. 

On Wednesday 17th June 2020, we had a fantastic tasting with Valeria Perzia of Centopassi winery in North Western Sicily, another co-operative winery with a great story, as well as great wines. Vineyards formerly mafia owned, confiscated by the government and given back to Sicilian people, now run by a certified organic social co-operative who pursue quality and elegance in their wines from Sicilian grape varieties in the Alto Belice area, south of Palermo. The two blends Grillo/Catarratto and Nero d'Avola/Perricone continue to be some of the best sellers in the shop, while the Pietra a Purtedda single vineyard blend is a seriously good and unique wine, made from 70% Nerello Mascalese. 

On 20th May 2020 we had a fascinating tasting with Angelo Cotugno of San Marzano wines in the Salento in Puglia, Italy, a co-operative with a large range of wines which are consistently excellent and great value. Their focus on Puglian varieties like Primitivo, Negroamaro and Verdeca. The Tramari Primitivo rose is the best selling rose in the shop, and for good reason, it's delicious!