Wine Tasting
Have you ever wondered how Masters of Wine identify grapes, countries and years in wine without seeing the label? With the unique formulas behind the Taste of the Vine Blind Tasting Challenge™ you and your group will be enthralled at just how much you can detect in wine and how quickly the necessary skills can be developed.
Structure
These events are a blend of comedy, theatre and interaction; they create a convivial atmosphere and develop corporate relationships. However, with the application of the principles of accelerated methods of learning, guests leave with a new skill.
Show Format
With the assistance of our ‘Virtual tour of the Palate’(tm), our experts leads teams on an interactive exploration of their senses. After the show, guests (tasting in teams, as well as individually) are given a range of unidentified wines to taste with the assistance of our sensation charts. The aim is to detect the grape, country and vintage of each wine, which, due to our unique formula soon becomes second nature! Guests will also learn to unlock the mysteries of picking good from bad, finding the bargains and avoiding corked and problem wines.
Quiz
A quick-fire, team wine quiz is added between the first two rounds. Questions based on the opening show are asked along with those submitted by the guests along the lines of ‘All they ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask’.
‘I’m Getting Gooseberries’
In between the second and third rounds teams need to correctly identify a range of aromas against the clock.
‘Uncorked’
A rather unusual take on the classic art of decanting wine. Teams need a corkscrew, dexterity, deft handling skills and of course a blind fold to excel at this challenge!
Summary
The success rates for the tasting are high, for expert & novice alike, as it is not reliant on prior knowledge. Guests will learn rather more than they would at a standard tasting, though the atmosphere is light hearted and fun and the format is that of an interactive, humorous show.
Your Package Includes:
- 1 professional expert/entertainer
- Wine assistant/s
- Six wines for the tasting (glasses topped-up throughout)
- Six professional ISO tasting glasses per person
- Animated ‘Virtual Tour of the Palate™’ clue show
- Multimedia equipment – laptop, data projector and screen for the show
- PA sound system – (if necessary)
- A choice of music available on request (or you can provide music)
- Bespoke tasting cards (company logo & colours can be added)
- Glassmats, pencils, etc.
- Wine decoration for guest tables & presentation tables (amphorae, pictures, spittoons, cellar candles, pewterware and other related items)
- Invitation assistance
Prizes
- 1st prize – Jancis Robinson wine course (hard back encyclopedia)
- Group prizes – The Complete Interactive Wine Tasting Courseâ„¢ CD-Rom
- Pocket Sommelier™ for all guests to take away
- Booby Prizes may be included at your discretion
More information & how to book
For a full event proposal and to book your Wine Tasting experience, please contact us via telephone on 020 7384 2355, by email to events@jellyandcustard.co.uk or complete our online enquiry form