On the evening of Friday 24th November, we will be back at Lansdown Hall for our Big Winter Wine Tasting.  Come and choose your wines for Christmas in style!  We will have 10 tables of wines and spirits, each hosted by some of our favourite wine importers and friends who will be on hand to talk and taste through our suggestions for Christmas drinks.   There will be Champagne and sparkling wines open to try, and some simply stunning wines from…

We couldn’t end 2023 without another Call my Quaff quiz and tonights will have a seasonal twist with a full line up of wines for Christmas Day, your challenge is to correctly answer which is which! We are again teaming up with Studio Pastry, so the ticket price includes a delicious plate of festive fare to accompany the wines. Call my Quaff is a fun game involving blind tasting 6 wines, each with two tasting descriptions.  One will be the…

12 Wines for Christmas tasting We will be opening wines from Bordeaux, Amarone, Sauternes, big reds and crisp whites plus Port, Sherry and Madeira!  Pop in anytime between 6pm and 9pm to sample them all for just a fiver.  If you would like to stay on for a glass they are all available at £5 each.  You are very welcome to order a Velo pizza too.

This January, don’t go dry, go natural!  January is a time for resolutions and renewal, pledges to eat better, sleep better, feel better.  Where better to start than with better wine?  Did you know there are up to 80 additives that can be added to mass market wines, none of which need to be stated on the label?  We’ve always championed wines with little or no additives, made as naturally as possible, low in sulphites and not messed around with…

This Burns Night we will be leading a tour of 6 hand selected and uncommon drams showing off the beautiful experience that is Scotch whisky. We will be offering up a range that attempts to engender the wide variety of flavours, textures and emotions that the water of life can evoke in those that imbibe this historic drink. In an effort to showcase the range of styles that Scotch whisky can offer, our curated selection will feature distillery releases and independent bottlings,…

We are immensely proud of our selection of wines from Argentina and thrilled to be joining forces again with our wonderful friends at Studio Pastry to start a monthly* Corks & Forks wine themed dinner and tasting. You will not only get a talk and taste through some of the very best wines including interesting and unusual grape varieties, but also a two course dinner from amazing chefs using the finest local and seasonal ingredients. Argentina isn't all about one wine,…

Is there a better match than Italian wine and Italian food?  For this evenings tasting we will be focussing specifically on the region of Piedmont.  Some of the countries most famous wines are produced here, bordered by the Alps on three sides it is the mountains that influence the cuisine here.  Prepare yourself for a feast of the finest wines and foods all paired to enjoy with a tutored tasting from Mark Perna.  There isn’t much Mark doesn’t know about…