Wine and Spirits Tastings
Here at Hedonism Wines, we regularly host fantastic wine and spirit tastings with some of the world's greatest distilleries, Domaines and Châteaux. Previous events include Harlan Estate with Don Weaver, Screaming Eagle with Mary Margaret McCamic MW, Château Haut Brion with Prince Robert of Luxembourg, The Balvenie with Kirsten Grant, Dom Pérignon with Richard Geoffroy, Staglin with Garen and Shari Staglin and many more.
Each month in our Hedonism Wine School series, we invite you to join our events manager, Sherry Rose Stolar, for a deep dive tasting featuring a selection of wines from a particular region, grape variety or style.
This month, in the lead up to the early June Jubilee celebrations, we’ll be focusing on English wines. While many think sparkling is the only game in town, there are also some incredibly interesting and delicious still wines making waves in the English wine scene (including, believe it or not, an impressive Pinot Noir from Essex!).
In this tasting, guests will have the opportunity to taste the following wines:
Nyetimber Tillington Single Vineyard 2013
Cradle Valley Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris 2018
Litmus White Pinot 2017
Chapel Down Kit`s Coty Chardonnay 2018
Tillingham Qvevri 2020
Danbury Ridge Pinot Noir 2019
Please note this tasting will be held at 3/7 Davies Street, London, W1K 3LD.
Throughout the month of May in the lead up to the Jubilee celebrations, we will be offering a series of events focused on some of the best that the UK has to offer.
Please join us on Tuesday, 24 May for the first of these events focused on our most popular spirit, whisky. We'll start with a blind tasting of four different whiskies - one from each England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
We'll then introduce the makers, who will share a bit more about their whiskies, as well as offer their signature serve.
We'll then have the opportunity to discuss the current nature of the whisky industry.
In this tasting, guests will have the opportunity to taste the following whiskies:
Isle of Raasay Single Malt R02
Lakes Distillery Whiskymaker`s Edition Mosaic
Dunville`s 12 Year Old PX Cask
Penderyn Madeira
Please note this tasting will be held at 3/7 Davies Street, London, W1K 3LD.
Switzerland is one of the less well-known wine-producing countries as virtually all its wines are consumed in the country, leaving little for the rest of the world. The country is a treasure trove of indigenous grape varieties, many of which are planted only in Switzerland, growing alongside more familiar varieties in the unique Alpine terroir with its wide diversity of climates.
We're delighted to welcome Simon Hardy DipWSET, UK Brand Ambassador for the Albion Group of leading Swiss wine producers, to introduce three new wines at Hedonism and three old favourites from Switzerland. He will be joined by Fred Hoffmann - whose family own the Domaine de la Pierre Latine in the region of Vaud - who will focus on the estate’s leading wine, Clos du Crosex Grillé and its historical connection with Winston Churchill.
In this tasting, guests will have the opportunity to discover six distinctive wines, enjoying local specialities made from Chasselas, Petite Arvine, Cornalin and Amigne, as well as some world-class fine wines made from Pinot Noir and Merlot:
Reserve du Clos du Crosex Grille Blanc 2019
Muses Petite Arvine 2020
Germanier Amigne de Vetroz 2020
No 3 Pinot Noir Schlossgut Bachtobel 2019
Cornalin Domaine des Muses 2019
Sassi Grossi Merlot Gialdi 2019
Tickets for this tasting include a £10 voucher, redeemable against any of the wines shown on the night.
Please note this tasting will be held at 3/7 Davies Street, London, W1K 3LD.
Join experienced Sake Educator Honami Matsumoto from House of Sake to discover the impact that different Sake rices can have on the taste and experience of Sake.
In this tasting, Sakes made from various rices, including Yamadanishiki, Gin-no-Yume, Gohyakumangoku, Murasakikomachi, Shigawataribune and Omachi, will be paired with an exclusively curation of canapés designed by Ollie Dabbous at HIDE.
Guests will have the opportunity to taste the following sakes, each with its own unique canape pairing crafted by Ollie:
Dassai 45 Junmai Daiginjo
served with grilled eryngi mushroom with white miso and black pepper
Keigetsu Gin no Yume Junmai Daiginjo
served with dressed cucumber and mustard
Hakkaisan Junmai Ginjo 3 Year Old Snow Aged
served with sea bream carpaccio with pink pepper and yuzu
Furosen Wataribune
served with bluefin tuna tartare
Gozenshu Evolution
seved with chicken liver parfait, toasted brioche, fig and hibiscus chutney
Ine Mankai
served with barbecued glazed Iberico pork
This tasting will cater to all levels, and Sake basics will be also covered.
Tickets include a £15 voucher towards purchase of any Sakes tasted on the night.
Please note this tasting will be held at 3/7 Davies Street, London, W1K 3LD.
Each month in our Hedonism Wine School series, we invite you to join our events manager, Sherry Rose Stolar, for a deep dive tasting featuring a selection of wines from a particular region, grape variety or style.
This month, we’ll be focusing on wines from Spain. From the refreshing whites of Rias Baixas to the iconic reds of Rioja and Ribera del Duero, Spain is a vast wine-producing country filled with quality and diversity (and in this tasting we'll only be scratching the surface!).
In this tasting, guests will have the opportunity to taste the following wines:
Albarino Granbazan Don Alvaro de Bazan 2015
Rafael Palacios As Sortes 2020
Finca Allende Rioja Blanco 2016
Bierzo Quite Veronica Ortega 2020
Psi Peter Sisseck 2019
Roda I Bodegas Roda 2016
Tickets for this tasting include a £10 voucher, redeemable against any of the wines tasted on the night.
Please note this tasting will be held at 3/7 Davies Street, London, W1K 3LD.
Founded in 1952, with the production of the first ever vintage of Barca-Velha, Casa Ferreirinha pioneered the quality revolution in Douro still wines and was the first producer in the region dedicated entirely to producing wine, rather than port. Named after the legendary Porto matriarch Dona Antónia Ferreira, one of the formidable widows of the world of wine, Casa Ferreirinha, pays homage to the memory of this visionary woman.
We're thrilled to welcome Head Winemaker Luís Sottomayor to guide us through a wide range of the best Casa Ferreirinha has to offer, including its prized gem, Barca-Velha.
In this tasting, guests will have the opportunity to taste the following wines:
Casa Ferreirinha Vinha Grande Branco 2020
Casa Ferreirinha Vinha Grande Tinto 2019
Casa Ferreirinha Castas Escondidas 2018
Casa Ferreirinha Quinta da Leda 2017
Casa Ferreirinha Reserva Especial 2009
Casa Ferreirinha Barca Velha 2011
Tickets for this tasting include a £10 voucher, redeemable against any of the Casa Ferreirinha wines shown on the night.
Please note this tasting will be held at 3/7 Davies Street, London, W1K 3LD.
