Our 9th Annual Summer Wine Festival will take place at Gate Street Barn, (less than a mile from our store) on Wednesday 12th May 2010 between 6 pm and 9.30pm.
30 of our main suppliers including several Masters of Wine, winemakers and winery owners will be present between them showing over 300 wines as well as stands from a couple of local breweries and even some unusual spirits and liqueurs. Tim Bulmer who so ably illustrates our catalogues will also have a stall and will be selling prints of his work as well as taking commissions. Wines on taste will include everything from 'everyday' wines at £ 5 to 'fine wines' for the cellar and many of the wines on show will be on 'show specials' for the evening.
The entrance fee is non-refundable £ 10 per person which is payable on the door, £ 5 of which will be donated to the Samson Centre in Guildford that helps those with Multiple Sclerosis. The Samson Centre which is Guildford Rotary Club's nominated charity for the year receives no public funding and has to rely entirely upon donations to continue.
As always there will be plenty of complimentary cheese, pate and coffee available throughout the evening.
It helps us cater for you better if you RSVP using the form below so that we have a more accurate idea of numbers. If you enter your email address you will be emailed a copy of the show brochure about a week before the event.
Riedel Masterclasses
Following on from last year's highly successful Riedel Masterclasses, Matt Knight of Riedel glassware will be presenting a tutored tasting using four Riedel glasses to show the extraordinary effect the glasses have on 4 different grape varieties.
These Masterclasses will take place in a dedicated side-room. Space restrictions do however mean that the tastings are limited to 15 people per class, each demonstration lasting around 45 minutes. Please arrive 10 minutes in advance to be ensure your space is not reallocated as the classes are likely to be over-subscribed.
There is a charge of £ 15 for the classes(payable on booking) , which includes a free Riedel glass (worth a minimum of £ 17). Classes are at 7pm and 8.30pm to book please contact the store. Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
"The finest glasses for both technical and hedonistic purposes are those made by Riedel. The effect of these glasses on fine wine is profound. I cannot emphasize enough what a difference they make."
The world's most influential wine writer -Robert Parker Jr.
For more information about what makes Riedel glasses so special please visit www.ridel.com
RSVP:
To help us anticipate the number of guests attending we would be very grateful if you would let us know if you are planning to attend. This can be done easily by filling out the short form below.
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