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North South Wines Portfolio Tastings
North South Wines hits the road and is heading to Bristol, London and Manchester to showcase a selection of new producers, new ranges and premium focus ranges from within the portfolio.
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To attend at any of the locations, email events@northsouthwines.co.uk.
Monday, March 28 Le Vignoble Fermentation Building Bristol BS1 6JQ
Wednesday, March 30 The Ampersand Hotel 10 Harrington Road London SW7 3ER
Tuesday, April 5 King Street Townhouse 10 Booth Street Manchester M2 4AW
Vineyards of Hampshire Trade Tasting
Taste your way through Hampshire’s wines from member vineyards including the newest addition to the portfolio, Pommery Pinglestone Estate.
Latest vintages and new releases will be on show from members including Black Chalk, Hattingley Valley, and Jenkyn Place.
Wednesday, April 6 67 Pall Mall London SW1Y 5ES
Australia Trade Tasting
Featuring more than 700 wines from 160 producers, this tasting is designed to demonstrate the quality and diversity of Australian wine with styles ranging from crisp sparkling wines and fresh whites to complex fortified wines and sparkling Shiraz.
Guests will be able to taste more than 40 different grape varieties, from Aranel to Assyrtiko, Sagrantino to Sangiovese, and Zibibbo to Zweigelt.
Highlights include some particularly ageworthy wines from Pewsey Vale and Peter Lehmann, iconic releases from Vasse Felix, Clonakilla, Henschke and Kooyong, and old-vine stars from Torbreck, Tahbilk and Thistledown.
The line-up features sparkling wine from Tasmania, Margaret River, Clare Valley, Barossa Valley, Yarra Valley and Coonawarra.
This year’s tasting will also focus strongly on new-to-market wines seeking distribution, with a bespoke area and catalogue for 100 wines all eyeing up the UK as their next target market.
This new-to-market selection covers 23 regions in Australia, from Adelaide Hills to Yarra Valley, Hilltops to Hunter Valley.
Wine Australia has declared 2021 as a “unicorn” vintage, after a season characterised by near-perfect growing and ripening conditions across most states and regions, leading to exceptional quality and good crop size. This is great news for Australia after two successive small vintages.
The tasting will be split into two sessions: 10am to 1.30pm and 2.30pm to 6pm. Places are limited. To register, email uk@wineaustralia.com.
