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JUN 7.30 pm13 2012 |  | Wine Tasting : Tour of ItalyAn evening of Italian wine, antipasti, good bread, olive oil and cheeses.Join us on a journey through the mountainous North, the undulating hills of Tuscany, to the rough-and-ready Apulian heel and onto Mediterranean Sicily. The Greeks called Italy the “land of the vines”, and it's still one of the world's most prolific wine countries, producing an amazing and varied selection of styles - and an often mystifying classification system. Wine tutor Steve explains all. Fun, relaxed and informative as always. As a "thank you for coming" we offer a 10% discount when you buy any of the wines we taste on the night. Salute! Where: Our Cherry Hinton Rd branch, 163 Cherry Hinton Rd When: 7:30, Wednesday 13th June Tickets: £15 Buy six tickets in one transaction and get one ticket free Bookings: 01223 214548 or email cherry@cambridgewine.com |
JUN 10.00 am23 2012 | | Wine Course : WSET Level 1 Certificate in Wines (Foundation)This is an entry level course intended for anyone new to the world of wine. It's open to both starters in the hospitality and retail industries - and to you if you just want to start learning more about what's in your glass. The course aims to
We'll taste different samples of each grape variety as we talk through them and you'll get excellent quality study materials from WSET, the Wine and Spirits Education Trust. At the end of the day there'll be a food and wine matching challenge and a simple multiple choice exam. If you pass (100% of our candidates have done!), you'll get an internationally-recognised qualification. The course is held in our Cherry Hinton Road branch. It's an informal and relaxed environment, and so is the teaching: rigorous but fun. If you'd like any more info, don't hesitate to contact wine tutor Steve or any member of the team, who will be happy to help. Where: At our Wine School, 163 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge CB1 7BX How much: £135 (including all course materials, wine samples, tuition, examination and certificate) How to enrol: Call Steve or the Cherry Hinton Road team on 01223 214 548. Email cherry@cambridgewine.com for more info. |
JLY 7.30 pm04 2012 | | Wine Tasting : Wines with AltitudeFollowing on from our Great Rivers of the World tasting we're going to be looking at another important factor determining wine style, namely altitude. Some of the world's greatest wines come from grapes grown in at high altitude, where the cool air and direct sunlight help the development of aromas and flavours. It is particularly important in hotter countries such as Argentina and Chile, home to the highest vineyards in the world. We'll be tasting some great wines from around the world and examining the role that altitude plays in producing exhilerating wine. Bread, cheese and olives supplied.Where : Cambridge Wine Merchants, 163 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge CB1 7BX When : Wednesday July 4th Time : 7.30 pm How much : £15 (buy six in one transaction and get one ticket free) To buy tickets call 01223 214 548 and speak to one of the Cherry Hinton team or if you are in the area pop into the branch. For enquiries email : cherry@cambridgewine.com |
JLY 11.00 am16 2012 | | Wine course : WSET Level 2 Certificate in Wines & Spirits (Intermediate)This course covers the main grape varieties and wine producing regions and aims to go beyond basic knowledge. It's intended for candidates who'd like to solidify and further what they already know by looking behind the label. It's suitable for retail and hospitality industry employees. But many candidates are just interested in wine, love drinking it, and want to learn a bit more about it.The course aims to give:
Over the course you'll taste dozens of wines in order to develop tasting technique and ground your knowledge in the experience of tasting. You'll get superb study materials produced by WSET, the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, including textbook, study guide and tasting notebook to keep. The course takes place at our Cherry Hinton Road branch, which is our Wine Bar and Wine School. It's a relaxed environment and so is the teaching: rigorous but always informal and fun. If you'd like any more information, don't hesitate to contact wine tutor Steve (details below) or any of the team, who will be happy to help. We invariably obtain exceptional results on this course, many of our candidates gaining distinction in the past few months. Candidates go away confident in their knowledge and - hopefully - enjoying wines and spirits all the more. When: 3 day classes 11am-5pm: Monday 16th July, Monday 23rd, Monday 30th July Where: at our Wine School, 163 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge CB1 7BX How much: £345 (includes all study materials, tasting samples, tuition, examination and certification). How to enrol: Call our Cherry Hinton Road team on 01223 214 548. Email cherry@cambridgewine.com for more information. |
SEP 11.00 am24 2012 | | Wine Course : WSET Level 2 Certificate in Wines & Spirits (Intermediate)This course covers the main grape varieties and wine producing regions and aims to go beyond basic knowledge. It's intended for candidates who'd like to solidify and further what they already know by looking behind the label. It's suitable for retail and hospitality industry employees. But many candidates are just interested in wine, love drinking it, and want to learn a bit more about it.The course aims to give:
Over the course you'll taste dozens of wines in order to develop tasting technique and ground your knowledge in the experience of tasting. You'll get superb study materials produced by WSET, the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, including textbook, study guide and tasting notebook to keep. The course takes place at our Cherry Hinton Road branch, which is our Wine Bar and Wine School. It's a relaxed environment and so is the teaching: rigorous but always informal and fun. If you'd like any more information, don't hesitate to contact wine tutor Steve (details below) or any of the team, who will be happy to help. We invariably obtain exceptional results on this course, many of our candidates gaining distinction in the past few months. Candidates go away confident in their knowledge and - hopefully - enjoying wines and spirits all the more. When: 3 day classes 11am-5pm: Monday 24th September, Monday 1st October, Monday 15th October Where: at our Wine School, 163 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge CB1 7BX How much: £345 (includes all study materials, tasting samples, tuition, examination and certification). How to enrol: Call our Cherry Hinton Road team on 01223 214 548. Email cherry@cambridgewine.com for more information. |
SEP 10.00 am29 2012 | | Wine Course : WSET Level 1 Certificate in Wine (Foundation)This is an entry level course intended for anyone new to the world of wine. It's open to both starters in the hospitality and retail industries - and to you if you just want to start learning more about what's in your glass. The course aims to
We'll taste different samples of each grape variety as we talk through them and you'll get excellent quality study materials from WSET, the Wine and Spirits Education Trust. At the end of the day there'll be a food and wine matching challenge and a simple multiple choice exam. If you pass (100% of our candidates have done!), you'll get an internationally-recognised qualification. The course is held in our Cherry Hinton Road branch. It's an informal and relaxed environment, and so is the teaching: rigorous but fun. If you'd like any more info, don't hesitate to contact wine tutor Steve or any member of the team, who will be happy to help. Where: At our Wine School, 163 Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge CB1 7BX How much: £135 (including all course materials, wine samples, tuition, examination and certificate) How to enrol: Call Steve or the Cherry Hinton Road team on 01223 214 548. Email cherry@cambridgewine.com for more info. |
OCT 4.00 pm01 2012 | | The Botanist Gin, from those eccentric folk at Bruichladdich distillery on IslayOn free tasting in selected branches from October.
A small-batch, artisanal Islay gin made using nine of the classic gin aromatics – orris root, cassia bark, coriander seed, etc – and augment with a heady harvest of 22 wild, native island botanicals, hand-picked by their expert foraging team from the windswept hills, peat bogs and Atlantic shores of the Hebridean island of Islay.
This seasonal and exotic cocktail is then slow "simmer" distilled in their unique and cherished Lomond pot-still, "ugly betty".
Bottled un-chillfiltered at 46% this is an astonishing gin by any measure: rich in texture and super-intense in flavour.
Taste it against mass-produced gin – the difference is striking. |
