One Evening Tasting – Wonderful World of Wine – Alsace, Germany & UK

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Wines tasting of Alsace, Germany & UK. Time to discover the aromatics of Europe!

Part One – Alsace

'This is the underrated French region with a difference and something to shout about’ – Jimmy

Alsace in eastern France lies on the border of Germany and is as German as it is French in terms of population, architecture and its’ grape varieties. Germanic Riesling and Gewurztraminer are found here side-by-side with French Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris all adding to a small-but-complex wine producing region offering the most aromatic and different styles in comparison to the rest of France. It unusual, its unique, its great.

Part Two – Germany & UK

‘Germany is the home of the King of the white grapes, Riesling, an extremely versatile grape, making some of the world’s best-aged whites’ – Jimmy

Forget Germany of the past (wine-wise). The UK used to be inundated with mainly sweet, sugary wines from Germany (e.g. Liebfraumilch) but now is dominated by dry, acidic and mineral-led wines from Riesling, Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder) and Pinot Gris (Grauburgunder) and the complex and wondrous Pinot Noirs (Spatburgunder). It’s a country with a well-guarded secret of amazing wines, something we’ll have to investigate!

Places Available: 2

Course Date/Time: Tue 2nd Mar 2010 at 7pm

Duration: 2 hours

Venue: The Wine Cellars, Fulham