Tastings

Most events are bespoke to accommodate the style and occasion and the level of wine knowledge and how didactic an event is required to be.

Many wealthy wine collectors have a good knowledge but are always enquiring and wanting to know more. The art of a good event is to make it fun and entertaining whilst leaving the audience feeling they have really learnt something new, without condescension or boring facts.

Help can be giving in either purchasing or finding sponsors for events, depending upon the specific requirements.

Previous events have included; “the Worlds ten greatest wines” “Wines ending in One” (great wines from vintages ending in one, starting from 1861,1891, 1921, 31, 41, 51, and ending in 1961), Specific Chateau or properties (ie Lafite, Margaux, d’Yquem, Grange, Chadwick, Sassicaia, DRC, etc..)

More academic lectures have featured verticals and horizontals of a region or property, “blind” tasting techniques, and rare varietals of grapes.

Christopher very much believes that wine should be part of every civilised way of life, not pretentious or “geeky” but to be shared with friends and with good food.

So, tastings can be for good "every day" wines, or far more extravagant and themed, by region, vintage, producer. One often interesting theme for a Wine Club or friends, is a "bring a bottle" which can be fun.

Christopher also tutors and helps wine students for the Institute of Masters of Wine, and is currently involved with an International Tutorial supported by the top producers, to give young wine-makers and sommeliers the opportunity to taste and learn about the World's greatest wines, which have now become so expensive, that most younger members of the wine industry very rarely have ever tasted.