Australia Trade Tasting
2020-01-27 13:00 - 18:00 (Europe/London) | The Balmoral Hotel, Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2EQ
The Australia Trade Tasting (ATT) returns to London and Edinburgh in January 2020. Running for over 30 years, this annual roadshow is the biggest, brightest and most diverse showcase of Australian wine in the UK.
Taste crisp vibrant whites, standout sparklings, elegant reds and thrilling alternative varieties. From the rogue to the refined, you’ll discover Australian wines that are far from ordinary.

Edinburgh – Monday 27 January

350+ wines from 70+ producers
Regional master classes on Mornington Peninsula and Beechworth
Australian Wine Discovered education area
Iconic wines, regional heroes, alternative varieties and new wave styles
Producers in market and seeking distribution

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Austrian Tasting London
2020-02-03 10:30 - 16:30 | Illuminate 5th Floor – Science Museum (Group Entrance), Imperial College Road, London, SW7
The Austrian Wine Marketing Board (AWMB) and the Austrian Trade Commission in London invite you to the Austrian Tasting London.
You will have the opportunity to explore over 100 wineries and more than 600 Austrian wines at an exclusive walk-around tasting. Meet the producer and importers at the brand new location at Science Museum Illuminate.
Special Tasting:
Comparative Tasting on Austrian Sekt g.U. and rarities.
Please remember to register for the event – https://event.austrianwine.com/en/at-london-2020/registration/
All current event information here.

Berkmann Wine Cellars Annual Portfolio Tasting - London
2020-02-04 10:00 - 17:00 | The Brewery, 52, Chiswell Street, London, EC1Y 4SD
TASTING TIMES
10:00 | Doors Open
10:00-12:00 | Quintessential California
12:00-15:00 | Dine with Dabbous
15:00-15:45 | Trend, Talk, Taste
16:45 | Last Pour
rsvp: www.berkmannlondon.eventbrite.co.uk

Berkmann Wine Cellars Annual Portfolio Tasting - Leeds
2020-02-05 10:00 - 17:00 | Aspire, 2, Infirmary Street, Leeds, LS1 2JP
TASTING TIMES
10:00 | Doors Open
12:00-15:00 | Lunch at Tattu
15:00-16:45 | Exclusive Fine Wine Tasting
16:45 | Last Pour
rsvp: www.berkmannleeds.eventbrite.co.uk

Hallgarten & Novum Wines Annual Tasting 2020
2020-02-10 10:00 - 18:00, 2020-02-11 10:00 - 18:00 | One Marylebone, 1 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 4AQ
This is your opportunity to taste the 2020 portfolio – including the new wines that we have introduced and the latest vintages – from over 130 world-class producers exclusive to Hallgarten & Novum wines.
From the classic to the esoteric, each wine on show has a unique and intriguing story, designed to make your 2020 wine offering stand out from the list.
www.hnwines.co.uk @hnwines #HNtasting
10.00 – 11.00 – tasting for press only
Lunch: available between 12.30 – 15.00
RSVP: alison@ew-pr.co.uk

Indigena Wines launch Dinner
2020-02-12 19:00 - 23:00 | Satyrio Restaurant, 49 Aldgate High Street, London, EC3N 1AL, United Kingdom
We would like to invite members of the Circle of Wine Writers to join us for our special launch dinner for Indigena Wines at Satyrio Restaurant in Aldgate on the 12th of February at 7pm. We will present different wines from our agencies we represent, including 2018 “3 bicchieri gambero rosso” award winner “Vitalba” by Tre Monti with winemakers Inama, Tre Monti, Montego, Cantina Frentana who have chosen Indigena to be their distributor in the UK.
Places are very limited so please contact us as soon as possible if you would like to attend.
For any enquiry or to reserve a seat at this event please contact us at:
info@satyrio.co.uk
T. 02074883334
M. 07490203831- Andrea

Kayra's "Unplug Your Bunghole" Tutored Tasting & Lunch
2020-02-13 11:00 - 14:00 | Yeni, 55, Beak Street, London, W1F 9SH
Daniel O’Donnell invites you to Kayra’s “Unplug Your Bunghole” Tutored Tasting & Lunch

The Italian Chamber of Commerce - Tre Bicchieri 2020
2020-02-13 12:00 - 19:00 | Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street, London, E8 1EA
Trade and press are welcome to join from 12:00, while wine lovers can enter from 5PM
Please follow this link for full details

Oenotrade Portfolio Tasting
2020-02-26 10:30 - 17:00 | Landing 42, Leadenhall Building, London, EC3V
OenoTrade invites members of the trade and press to attend our first portfolio tasting in the stunning Leadenhall Building in the heart of the City. During the day there will be a series of exciting masterclasses including Loic Pasquet who will offer a rare chance to taste his exquisite Liber Pater wines. Guests are invited to enjoy a walk-around tasting featuring our top producers including Penfolds, Inglenook, Cardinale, Verité, Benjamin Romeo, Dominio de Es, and Chateau Belle-Vue from Lebanon.

Taste Champagne returns to London in 2020
2020-03-25 11:00 - 17:00 | The Lindley Hall, The Royal Horticultural Halls, Elverton St, London, SW1P 2PB
Following the resounding success of the inaugural Taste Champagne London 2019, the biggest champagne event series in the new world is returning to London in 2020.
Hosted by Australian champagne expert and International Wine & Spirit Communicator of the Year Tyson Stelzer, Taste Champagne 2020 will step up to a larger venue in The Lindley Hall at The Royal Horticultural Halls.
Taste Champagne 2020 will introduce specially focused masterclass sessions for the first time, hosted by Champagne’s top chef de caves including Louis Roederer’s Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon and Charles Heidsieck’s Cyril Brun.
Taste Champagne London 2020 will be held on Wednesday 25 March 2020 and welcomes wine professionals and media between 11am and 5pm and public between 6pm and 9pm.

California Wines virtual event
2020-05-19 18:00 - 19:00
California Wines continues their virtual events aimed at keeping the international wine trade connected with “Behind the Wines” series with Elaine Chukan Brown – a virtual chat and wine tasting featuring focused conversations with top California producers.
Behind the Wines with Elaine Chukan Brown | Ep. 7 – Paul Draper, Ridge Vineyards
Date: Tuesday, May 19
Time: 10:00am Pacific time//6:00pm UK
Register here

California Wines 'Behind the Wines' virtual event - Ep. 10 – Chardonnay
2020-06-09 18:00 - 19:00
Behind the Wines | Ep. 10 – Stephane Vivier, Stony Hill & Michael McNeill, Hanzell Vineyards
California Wines continues their virtual events aimed at keeping the international wine trade connected with “Behind the Wines” series with Elaine Chukan Brown – a virtual chat and wine tasting featuring focused conversations with top California producers
Date: Tuesday, June 9th
Time: 10:00am Pacific time//6:00pm UK
Register here

Australian Wine - Australia’s 2020 Vintage Webinar
2020-06-15 12:00 - 13:00
Join winemakers Virginia Willcock (Vasse Felix), Louisa Rose (Yalumba) and Sarah Crowe (Yarra Yering) to hear their take on the unprecedented 2020 vintage in Margaret River, Barossa Valley and Yarra Valley.
The winemakers will be beaming in live from their respective regions, with Sarah Ahmed leading the conversation and fielding questions.
They will be sharing their perspectives on vintage for their wines and regions. You’ll get a flavour of the year, hear about comparative vintages, and what was different this time. Discover the opportunities and challenges of the season, and find out what the winemakers are learning and how they’re adapting.
Before and during the webinar, you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions. Want to know Virginia’s favourite thing about harvest? Does Louisa have any harvest traditions or superstitions? What is Sarah doing differently in the winery this year? This is your chance to ask.
This webinar is free and open to all. You’re welcome to share details with colleagues and wine friends.
For more information about the webinar, the winemakers and to register, please visit https://www.wineaustralia.com/whats-happening/events/webinar-australias-2020-vintage

California Wines 'Behind the Wines' virtual event - Ep. 11 – Pinot Noir
2020-06-16 18:00 - 19:00
Behind the Wines | Ep. 11 – Sarah Wuethrich, Maggy Hawk
California Wines continues their virtual events aimed at keeping the international wine trade connected with “Behind the Wines” series with Elaine Chukan Brown – a virtual chat and wine tasting featuring focused conversations with top California producers
Date: Tuesday, June 16th
Time: 10:00am Pacific time//6:00pm UK
Register here

California Wines 'Behind the Wines' virtual event - Ep. 12 – Sparkling
2020-06-23 18:00 - 19:00
Behind the Wines | Ep. 11 – Nicole Hitchcock, Winemaker, J Vineyards and Winery
California Wines continues their virtual events aimed at keeping the international wine trade connected with “Behind the Wines” series with Elaine Chukan Brown – a virtual chat and wine tasting featuring focused conversations with top California producers
Date: Tuesday, June 23rd
Time: 10:00am Pacific time//6:00pm UK
Register here

CWW - 'Let's talk about.....' weekly webinar
2020-06-26 14:00 - 14:30, 2020-07-03 14:00 - 14:30, 2020-07-10 14:00 - 14:30, 2020-07-17 14:00 - 14:30, 2020-07-24 14:00 - 14:30, 2020-07-31 14:00 - 14:30
Join us every Friday for the Circle’s very popular weekly webinar where we invite a guest speaker to talk about a topic of interest to our members. The event is usually held at 2 pm (BST) – but maybe subject to change. The presentation lasts around 25 minutes and is followed by a Q&A session. Check out the Circle’s FB page or your email for details about this week’s topic and also for the link to join us. Please advise if you wish guests to attend. See you then.

California Wines 'Behind the Wines' virtual event - Ep. 13 – Cabernet Sauvignon
2020-06-30 18:00 - 19:00
Behind the Wines | Ep. 13 – Rodrigo Soto, General Manager & Rebekah Wineburg, Winemaker, Quintessa
California Wines continues their virtual events aimed at keeping the international wine trade connected with “Behind the Wines” series with Elaine Chukan Brown – a virtual chat and wine tasting featuring focused conversations with top California producers
Date: Tuesday, June 30th
Time: 10:00am Pacific time//6:00pm UK
Register here

Benguela Cove, SA, Live Wine Tasting & Cooking Webinar Series
2020-07-02 18:00 - 19:00, 2020-07-09 18:00 - 19:00, 2020-07-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2020-07-23 18:00 - 19:00, 2020-07-30 18:00 - 19:00, 2020-08-06 18:00 - 19:00
For the Love of Food & Wine
Join our master winemaker live from the vineyards, with MICHELIN Star Restaurant Interludes’ Chef, Jean Delport, and Moody Lagoon’s Chef Annie Badenhorst, who will be sharing easy to make recipes for you to cook at home, paired perfectly with Benguela Cove Wines.
Join us Thursdays at 18:00 (BST), 2 July – 6 August 2020, for live tastings, recipes and fun snippets from the winery.
Register for our Live Wine Tasting & Cooking with MICHELIN Star Chef Jean Delport Webinar Series
Discover delicious dishes paired perfectly with our award-winning wines.
Experience an awakening of the senses as Johann and Jean take you through our easy to make dishes and pair them with our wines. Johann has also put together wine tasting packs, for you to enjoy the tastings with us. Buy wine online now and join the party on Thursdays.
https://www.benguelacove.co.za/wine-tasting-cooking-webinars

Australian Wine - Wine consumption & consumer behaviour during COVID-19 Webinar
2020-07-13 12:00 - 13:00
Wine Intelligence’s CEO Lulie Halstead will present findings from the latest Wine Intelligence COVID-19 impact reports for Northern Europe.
Lulie Halstead will be joining Wine Australia to discuss the latest COVID-19 impact reports for Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as give an update on the UK.
Based on data collected in April 2020, Lulie will review how wine consumers’ behaviours and attitudes have changed – or not – as a result of the impact of COVID-19. Lulie will look at how consumers anticipate their lifestyles, behaviour and drinking habits will change and be prioritised after lockdown. The webinar will feature insights on pre, during and predicted post lockdown behaviour including changes in the purchase and consumption of alcohol beverage categories, changes in wine drinking frequency and spend by occasion, and wine purchase channel change. Lulie will also share insights on what wine businesses can proactively do to build for the future.
This webinar is free and open to all. You’re welcome to share details with colleagues and wine friends.
For more information about the webinar and to register, please visit https://www.wineaustralia.com/whats-happening/events/webinar-wine-consumption-and-consumer-behaviour
