Book a guided wine or beer tasting with The Tasting Class this holiday season. Whether you’re looking for a fun way to entertain friends and family, or a unique way to thank your team for a year’s hard work, for some corporate event inspiration, or a great Christmas gift idea for someone who enjoys the finer things in life a Christmas wine tasting (or beer tasting) could be the answer.
You can host a tasting at home for 150 AED per person, excluding the cost of drinks, or from AED 230 per person at one of our public partner venues. *T&C’s apply.
What’s included in a home wine or beer tasting class?
A qualified sommelier will come to your home or chosen venue to teach a 1.5 hour lesson equipped with grape variety specific glassware by Riedel, tasting sheets and learning aids.
We’ll explore six wines or beers helping you and your guests to identify and articulate what you smell and taste.
You’ll learn about the most important grape varieties and the key wine regions they come from.
Get lots of great tips for the next time you’re shopping for wine or choosing a glass at a restaurant, or want to know where to buy wine in Dubai and the UAE.
What wines or beers can you learn about?
Our team of professional sommeliers can hone the tasting to whatever wine or beer styles you’re most interested in learning about. Still need some inspiration? Here is a list of some of our most popular classes:
Wine Tasting 101
A crash course in six of the most readily available grape varieties from the places that make them best.
Wine & Cheese Pairing
We’ll introduce you to some premium cheeses and teach you what classic wines they pair best with.
Belgian Beer
We all love refreshing lager, but beer can be so much more. No one knows that better than the Belgians. Taste a range of historic and delicious beer styles.
Bubbles 101
What makes Champagne so special, and how is it different from other bubbly wines? Taste through the differences of Prosecco, Cava, Champagne, and some of the world’s other great sparkling varieties.
South American Wines
South America has been going from strength to strength in the wine world in recent decades. Learn all about how their Malbec, Carmenere and Torrontes has stolen the show… and all at great prices.
Wines of France
France is arguably the king of the wine world, but the wine labels are notoriously difficult to understand. Get the low down on what you can really expect from a Bordeaux, Burgundy, Chablis and more.
Blind Wine Tasting Challenges
Challenge your friends to a duel of the palates. We’ll teach you some tricks to identifying a wine just by smelling and tasting, then it’s your turn to figure out what the six wines in front of you are. Don’t worry we give plenty of clues.
Contact us at [email protected] or 050 9186761 for more information or to schedule your tasting today.
By The Tasting Class
November, 22 2016
