Description

The world-famous Rioja wine region is located in northern Spain, on both sides of the River Ebro and the region’s wines are favoured by many around the world. Whilst this region is more famous for its red wines, there are in fact a diverse range of wines from Cava to easy drinking white wines and rosés through to the full-bodied Gran Reservas.

Join us in our unique event space, Art Box and look forward to an entertaining evening of wine education and enjoyment together with an enjoyable wine and food pairing experience in Chester with Cheshire wine specialist, Richard J Smith. Art Box features some amazing paintings from emerging artists around our region offering guests a light yet calming environment to experience wine and food pairing at its best. There are always foodie treats on the menu but never wine snobbery! Look forward to mouth watering canapés paired with each wine which are prepared and served by the amazing students at Academy West at The Cheshire College hospitality school. We are proud to support the college wherever possible as we have done since 2013.

Our evening events usually last around two hours where guests can learn more about the wonderful world of wine in a relaxed atmosphere and free of political opinions!

Find more about the Rioja ageing terms Joven, Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva – better still taste them all too! Look forward to trying white Rioja, Rosé Rioja and the four stages of ageing of the reds.

Learn how to understand some of the ‘jargon’ from the world of wine and discover what all the swirling and sniffing is really for – most importantly you’ll taste the wines too! What are tannins?, what do legs mean?, does wine really ‘breathe’? Find out the answers and more!

We’ll share some fun wine facts throughout the evening and we love questions so ask away and let us help you to more about what makes an amazing bottle of wine! There are 6 wines to taste, all of which represent amazing value for money, sourced from a range of local and online specialist stores such as Tanners Wines, Waitrose, DeFine Food and Wine, Wandelust Wines, Laithwaites and M&S: find out why there’s such an array of wine pricing around the world too. We don’t sell any wine at our events so there’s no hard sell at the end. Your bespoke wine tasting notes book is there for you to use during the evening and take home with you: a handy reference should you wish to visit any of the wine stores we’ve used at a later date.

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