BOOK NOW for the Good Food Show Winter, from 23-26 November 2023!
BBC Good Food Wine Club Tasting Theatre
The BBC Good Food Wine Club Tasting Theatre will be back with a bang this November. Grant Hedley, Laithwaites Wines very own wine enthusiast, will be hosting five sessions a day covering all the need to know tips and info for choosing your festive wines. From how to taste wine and get the most out of your favourite glass of vino, to sharing top tips and recommendations for one of the biggest occasions of the year – Christmas! There will also be the opportunity to taste and try a range of weird and wonderful grape varieties, and the chance to taste different sparkling wines, from English, to French and Italian.
Please note, this show is suitable for over 18s only.
Tickets for this year’s tastings are available now! These sessions have limited availability, and are selling quick, so book your slot before it’s too late! Check out the timetable below…
2023 Timetable
11:30am – 12pm: English Sparkling Wines vs. Champagne, Prosecco and Crémant
Your host Grant will guide you through this fabulous sparkling wine tasting, explaining the difference between four different styles of wine.
12:45pm – 1.15pm: How to Taste Wine
A guide to how the pros taste wine; looking at the appearance, nose, palate and quality indicators in a wine. Come and learn some tasting language!
2pm – 2:30pm: Wines for Christmas Dinner
Four classic wine matches for your Christmas dinner. Find out what to match with your salmon, turkey and all the trimmings!
3:15pm – 3:45pm: English Sparkling vs. Champagne, Prosecco and Crémant
Your host Grant will guide you through this fabulous sparkling wine tasting, explaining the difference between four different styles of wine.
4:15pm – 4:45pm: Weird and Wonderful Grape Varieties
Discover and taste a range of weird and wonderful grape varieties in this tasting, with the opportunity to experience new wines that you may not have come across before.
11:30am – 12pm: English Sparkling Wines vs. Champagne, Prosecco and Crémant
Your host Grant will guide you through this fabulous sparkling wine tasting, explaining the difference between four different styles of wine.
12:45pm – 1.15pm: How to Taste Wine
A guide to how the pros taste wine; looking at the appearance, nose, palate and quality indicators in a wine. Come and learn some tasting language!
2pm – 2:30pm: Wines for Christmas Dinner
Four classic wine matches for your Christmas dinner. Find out what to match with your salmon, turkey and all the trimmings!
3:15pm – 3:45pm: English Sparkling vs. Champagne, Prosecco and Crémant
Your host Grant will guide you through this fabulous sparkling wine tasting, explaining the difference between four different styles of wine.
4:15pm – 4:45pm: Weird and Wonderful Grape Varieties
Discover and taste a range of weird and wonderful grape varieties in this tasting, with the opportunity to experience new wines that you may not have come across before.
11:30am – 12pm: English Sparkling Wines vs. Champagne, Prosecco and Crémant
Your host Grant will guide you through this fabulous sparkling wine tasting, explaining the difference between four different styles of wine.
12:45pm – 1.15pm: How to Taste Wine
A guide to how the pros taste wine; looking at the appearance, nose, palate and quality indicators in a wine. Come and learn some tasting language!
2pm – 2:30pm: Wines for Christmas Dinner
Four classic wine matches for your Christmas dinner. Find out what to match with your salmon, turkey and all the trimmings!
3:15pm – 3:45pm: English Sparkling vs. Champagne, Prosecco and Crémant
Your host Grant will guide you through this fabulous sparkling wine tasting, explaining the difference between four different styles of wine.
4:15pm – 4:45pm: Weird and Wonderful Grape Varieties
Discover and taste a range of weird and wonderful grape varieties in this tasting, with the opportunity to experience new wines that you may not have come across before.
11:30am – 12pm: English Sparkling Wines vs. Champagne, Prosecco and Crémant
Your host Grant will guide you through this fabulous sparkling wine tasting, explaining the difference between four different styles of wine.
12:45pm – 1.15pm: How to Taste Wine
A guide to how the pros taste wine; looking at the appearance, nose, palate and quality indicators in a wine. Come and learn some tasting language!
2pm – 2:30pm: Wines for Christmas Dinner
Four classic wine matches for your Christmas dinner. Find out what to match with your salmon, turkey and all the trimmings!
3:15pm – 3:45pm: English Sparkling vs. Champagne, Prosecco and Crémant
Your host Grant will guide you through this fabulous sparkling wine tasting, explaining the difference between four different styles of wine.
4:15pm – 4:45pm: Weird and Wonderful Grape Varieties
Discover and taste a range of weird and wonderful grape varieties in this tasting, with the opportunity to experience new wines that you may not have come across before.
