39 Tasting Experiences courses

Learn the basics of wine and have a fun evening (with dinner) in Manchester City Center! This beginners wine course is for anyone who wants to start learning about wine, either for passion, personal interest or for those looking for a career in wine or hospitality. No prior knowledge is required. Fast-track your way into the wine knowledge with a well done training with our highly-experienced sommelier instructor. You'll learn how to distinguish a shiraz from a nero d'avola and a pinot grigio from a grillo with this one day beginner level introduction to wine, held at our premise Sicilian NQ wine bar in Manchester Northern Quarter. Together we’ll use our senses to explore the main types and styles of wine in a cosy informal environment.  Highlights: * Gain basic wine experience * Master 6 wines paired * Italian Dinner 3 courses  (vegan and vegetarian options available)  * You be awarded with a Dirextra's certificate to showcase your skills at the end of your course * A fun experience * Suitable for beginners 📅 19th March 2024 ⏰ 5.00-9.00pm📍 Sicilian NQ - Restaurant and Bar, 14 Turner St, Manchester M4 1DZ COURSE VENUE Sicilian NQ,  award winning "Best Neighbourhood  Bar 2023 - Central Manchester", it's a charming mediterranean style wine bar, relaxed and characterful venue nestled in Manchester’s trendy Northern Quarter, right in the heart of the city center. Northern Quarter is a cool neighbourhood, with lively street art, bohemian bars and independent shops. It's home to lively restaurants and some of the city's biggest music venues, featuring concerts from trendy independent bands and famous artists.Location COURSE PROGRAMME You’ll learn how to: * The main types and styles of wine, grapes varieties and regions * Common wine grapes in the world and their characteristics * Evaluate quality: cheap and fine wines * Assessing wine ageing * The principles of food and wine pairing * How to store and serve wine * Spot wine faults and how to deal with them * Best producers and new stars to look out for * How to describe wine using the Level 1 Systematic Approach to Tasting Wine

EXPERIENCE 2 HOURS OF CHOCOLATE HEAVEN! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discover a wide variety of techniques for making beautiful and delicious chocolate truffles, have fun making a generous assortment of your very own treats to take away and end your experience with a relaxing guided truffle tasting! Most visitors to The Chocolatarium are adults, and the truffle-making experience is especially recommended for chocolate lovers aged 10+.

Our Whisky Tastings provide step-by-step instruction in how to get the most from tasting single malt whisky. Wherever you live in Hampshire, you can get together, relax and indulge with Hampshire Wine School and like-minded students of all ages.

Want to try a wide variety of wines and learn about grape varieties? Want to discover what acidity and tannin are? Want a fun, social, interactive wine course which will teach you all the basics about wine and a lot more? Then this is the course for you!

Only 12 places available, so please do hurry booking as this exclusive tasting will sell out quickly. There will be no more opportunities to taste these extremely rare wines. These Champagnes were released in very small quantities in the first place and then aged in my own wine cellar to perfection, so none of them are still available on the market to purchase.

If you know what you like, but want to understand why - then this evening is for you. We will taste six wines from around the world and provide many pointers which will enhance your appreciation of wine. NO previous wine tasting experience necessary. 

If you know what you like, but want to understand why - then this evening is for you. We will taste six wines from around the world and provide many pointers which will enhance your appreciation of wine. NO previous wine tasting experience necessary. 

Gin is not just gin as this tasting tutorial will reveal. You will become experts in botanicals and garnishes, and know the difference between all 5 main flavours in Gin.

Gin is not just gin as this tasting tutorial will reveal. You will become experts in botanicals and garnishes, and know the difference between all 5 main flavours in Gin.

Japanese food, japanese cuisine, Japanese sake, vegan, fermentation