Events

We host tastings and masterclasses for other tipples too: Our gin events are a regular hit: you can try a variety of gins, usually between 5 and 7. Tonics are matched to get a great combination of flavours. Gin making has a lively history and we tell you all about it and then you infuse your own gin to take away and finish with our signature cocktail.

Katie has an amazing back story and we first met her in 2018 and were as impressed with her wines as we were with her. Katie’s Languedoc ‘adventure’ was revealed by Jancis Robinson who was hugely impressed at her conviction to establish her own independent vineyard with her husband against local antipathy. Now she is coming to do a full blown tasting with 20 of our lucky customers. She has a lot of new kit so is bringing her own film and slide show and we will get taste and learn about 7 wines in her range. Carignan Gris, Macabeo, Grenache Gris, Grenache Gris , Carignan, and Along Came Jones new superstar wines.

Natural wine is the drink du jour and has grown massively in popularity over the last five years. Only a proportion of our wines are natural but 99% are organic, biodynamic, vegetarian or vegan. However we have recently grown our range and the natural wines which we do stock are good. But along with Laura Bennet we thought it was the ideal time to introduce this type of wine to a whole new audience. Laura has been in the wine trade for 20 year and currently works with the major importer Enotria and we could not think of a better person to cover this ground. Natural wines are produced without adding or removing anything during winemaking both in growing the grapes and making grapes into wine. They are different to the terms organic and biodynamic but many natural wine producers follow as a minimum biodynamic in the vineyards and farm organically. But do not worry this is not heavy duty we get to taste delicious Fizz and 5 table wines.

Our longest running collaboration has been with the fantastic Feathers Inn. And a least once a year we take a charabanc (mini bus to you) up to their multi award winning Gastro Pub. We pair our wines with Rhians fabulous food. This year our theme is Sicily and we have a mouth-watering six course dinner accompanied by six of the great wines of Sicily

Gonzalez Byass was established in 1835 in the home of sherry, Jerez. Over the years their cellars are one of the star attractions in the town. But you don’t need to visit Spain to try them, Hamish, our man from Gonzalez Byass is here to introduce you to his sublime collection of sherries. And you can sample them in our Tasting room in the heart of Gosforth. This evening we will be tasting 9 of his collection, some of which are 30 years old, some sweet, some dry, all delicious. And to top it all of we will be furnishing our guests with Spanish tapas served from our Deli

Put a selection of North Chocolates, in a room full of our customers, pair them with a great range of Scottish Whiskey’s and invite the magnificent Beverly Stephenson the maker of North Chocolates to talk about the art of the chocolatier while you nibble and sip to your hearts content. What a great way to spend a winters evening.

Bogle Wines are BIG in the US, but less in evidence here, except for our shop, where will sell oodles of it and it is lush. We first met Jodie whose father and mother established the winery, in 2011 and she has visited us periodically since then.

This year Jodie will be showing 9 wines, but we feel the star of the show will be the new Phantom Chardonnay Jodie always charms with fantastic stories about the winery and its goings on, but equally the stories about each individual wine form the Petit Sirah to the Chenin Blanc and the Original Bogle Phantom Red.

We work proactively with local cultural institutions and value these relationships highly. In the past we have co-operated with the Baltic (a Wine Tasting Dinner for local collectors), The Laing Gallery (a speed Wine Tasting night) and the Newcastle Food Festival where we devised a series of ‘Drink along with Sideways’ evenings, pairing matching wines for customers while they watched this cult movie.

We look forward to a great afternoon with our friend Jeremy who we first met back in 2016. Jeremy not only makes great wine, but he supports the African Wild Wolf with some of the proceeds.

The magic of Burgundy and the perfection of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir make for a fabulous evening, all the more sweet as we get to try 10 different wines from this wine region.