£125.00
Winemaker for the Day – Blending Workshop
£125.00
( Seats Available )
Be a winemaker for the day… EXCLUSIVE — FEBRUARY – MARCH 2019 – Early Booking Join us for an exclusive English Wine Making Masterclass, with the head winemaker at Bluebell Vineyard (Kevin Sutherland). We’ll introduce you to the fundamentals of winemaking and teach you how to make a classic cuvee, before letting you loose with Bluebells base wines to make the perfect blend. As if that wasn’t enough, after a busy blending workshop, taste your way through Bluebells signature sparkles, followed by a two course lunch and a tutored tasting at Kingscote Estate. Day includes:
- Winemaking masterclass
- Sample Bluebell Vineyards signature wines
- Two course traditional English pub lunch
- Tutored tasting at Kingscote Wine Estate
- Return travel from Central London
If you love sparkling wine and have always wanted to know the secret to a great bottle of bubbles then this is a day not to be missed.
Itinerary Winemaker for the Day – Blending Workshop
08.45am Collection London Bridge 10.30am Arrive Bluebell Vineyard Coffee & Croissants Opening introduction from the winemaker – Kevin Sutherland Learn to taste base wines for sparkling wine 11.15am – 12.15pm Divide up into teams Taste up to 8 base wines Decide on two blends
- Chardonnay for a blanc de blancs blend
- mix of pinot noir and pinot meunier base wines
12.15pm – 12.45pm Taste through the 10 blends together as one group Assess the blends Vote and find a winner 12.45pm – 1.15pm Taste 3 Bluebell sparkling wines Guided tasting of the finished product Shopping time at Bluebells Vineyard Shop 1.30pm Back on the bus 1.45pm Arrive The Bent Arms Lunch: Two course lunch. Choose from a menu of your favourite English dishes (think Fish & Chips, Bangers & Mash all the naughty but nice stuff) and of course more English Wine. 3.00pm Back on the bus for the next Vineyard 3.30pm Arrive The Kingscote Estate Vineyard Tour Wine Tasting English Wine Shopping Time 5.00pm Back on the bus 6.30 – 7.00pm Arrive London Bridge
