Friday 26th 12 noon - 1pm
Wines of Nicholas Choblet with Tim McLaughlin-Green. Taste Nicholas Choblet’s Muscadet, Sauvignon Blanc, Gamay and Cabernet Sauvignon, including wines released from the winery at ten years old. Tim McLaughlin-Green is an award-winning sommelier whose enthusiasm and knowledge is second to none. Tickets £7.50.
1.30 - 2.30pm
Wine Tasting Made Easy with Hayley Reynolds and Wines of Chile A fun and informal tasting with wine enthusiast Hayley Reynolds. Learn the basics of wine appreciation with a range of Chilean grape varieties and styles to try. Hayley Reynolds, director of food and drink specialist agency RAW PR and Marketing, has a WSET diploma in wine and a great passion for the subject. Tickets £7.50.
3.00 - 4.00pm
Master Class with Peter Ayling from Peller Estates This master class will be a lesson in the best that Canada has to offer. Peller Estates Icewine is a rare des- sert wine produced from naturally frozen grapes that have been picked in the middle of a cold Canadian winter. Tickets £7.50.
4.30 - 5.30pm
Plymouth Gin: Spirit of Discovery Master Class with Matt Green, from The Plymouth Refectory Bar. Discover the unique heritage of Plymouth Gin with a masterclass from leading British mixologist, Matt Green. Hand-crafted at England’s oldest working gin distillery since 1793, Plymouth gin is still made using the original recipe and is the first ever gin to be referenced within a Martini recipe. Tickets £7.50.
Saturday 27th 12 noon - 1pm
Sherry and Tapas with Fiona Beckett (
www.matchingfoodandwine.com) From a chilled Manzanilla to a rich and sweet Pedro Ximénez there is a wealth of different styles of Sher- ry, the famous Andalusian tipple, to try. Enjoy a fascinating Sherry and Tapas tasting with The Guardian’s highly acclaimed wine writer, Fiona Beckett, who was recently voted amongst the Press Gazette’s ‘Top 10 food and drink journalists in the UK’. Tickets £7.50.
1.30 - 2.30pm
Natural Wines Master Class with Liam Steevenson MW Master of Wine Liam Steevenson hosts a tasting session showcasing some of his favourite ‘Natural Wines’. Liam will unravel the mystery behind the subject and explain through tasting why this new movement is gaining so much interest, and how these wines, perhaps more than any other, offer the true taste of ‘terroir’. Tickets £7.50.
3.00 - 4.00pm
Microbrewing and Tasting with Giles Hawkins and John Jones from Bridgetown Brewery Creators of our festival beer, Golden Decade, John and Giles of the Bridgetown Brewery will talk about the trials and tribulations of microbrewing as you taste a number of ales and stouts. This was last year’s most popular tasting, great fun as well as educational. Tickets £5.
4.30 - 5.30pm
Plymouth Gin: Spirit of Discovery Master Class with Matt Green, from The Plymouth Refectory Bar. Discover the unique heritage of Plymouth Gin with a masterclass from leading British mixologist, Matt Green. Hand-crafted at England’s oldest working gin distillery since 1793, Plymouth gin is still made using the original recipe and is the first ever gin to be referenced within a Martini recipe. Tickets £7.50.
Amazing mixologist Nick Strangeway will repeat his cocktail demo and tasting which was a highlight of last year’s festival. This year it will take place at Dartmouth Apprentice on Saturday 27th October, starting at 5:30. All welcome and no need to book, just come and join the fun’.
Sunday 28th 1.00 – 2.00pm
Chablis: Comparing the North to the South of the Region with Tim McLaughlin-Green Award-winning sommelier Tim McLaughlin-Green presents two very different styles of Chablis, the northernmost wine district of the Burgundy region in France. In the tasting Tim will also talk about the diversity of the soil in the region. Tickets £7.50.
2.30 - 3.30pm
English Wines from the Sharpham Vineyard with Steve MacKinlay Classic English wines are produced at Sharpham Vineyard as a result of a happy marriage of soil, climate and grape variety known as terroir. Come and enjoy this educational tasting with Sharpham’s wine expert Steve Mackinlay. Tickets £7.50.
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