52 Food & Wine Pairing courses

People think of wine as the perfect partner to cheese, we're here to show you whilst that holds true, beer has just as much to offer.

Wine and Beer go head-to-head to see which makes the best pairing with Steak! Which will you choose as we pit Wines from around the World with the ultimate Beers all accompanied by succulent Steaks? A wonderful culinary evening showcasing mouth-watering steaks, paired with 3 superb wines from classic wine regions and 3 beers. A fabulous feast for food, wine, and beer lovers!

Wine and Beer go head-to-head to see which makes the best pairing with Steak! Which will you choose as we pit Wines from around the World with the ultimate Beers all accompanied by succulent Steaks? A wonderful culinary evening showcasing mouth-watering steaks, paired with 3 superb wines from classic wine regions and 3 beers. A fabulous feast for food, wine, and beer lovers!

Are you a little tired of drinking the same three or four different reds every time you go out? During this event, we will take you through a range of wines made around the world using lesser-known indigenous varieties.

Are you a little tired of drinking the same three or four different reds every time you go out? During this event, we will take you through a range of wines made around the world using lesser-known indigenous varieties.

Sometimes you just don't have anything in the fridge, can't be bothered to cook, and for some reason can't decide on a takeaway, but still fancy having some wine and something nice to eat with it.

Gin seems unstoppable at the moment with new micro-distilleries opening up seemingly every month, but what exactly is gin? Where was it first made? Which country drinks the most gin and what are the styles of gin available today? Find out everything you need to know about gin during this fascinating two-hour tasting. We'll be taking a look at (and sniffing) a range of the botanicals used in the production of gin, then we'll taste six gins from around the world alongside some of our favourite premium tonic waters.

The French arguably make the best sparkling wine in the world – Champagne, but their counterparts in the New World are catching up fast with their own versions ... England included, especially our very own country, Hampshire!  We will blind-taste 6 of the very best Hampshire sparkling wines, and decide for ourselves once and for all which one deserves to be our favourite! This is an opportunity to taste high quality sparkling wines coming from great locations around Hampshire.

The evening is aimed at demonstrating which wines go well with different types of food. Our detailed food and wine matching workshop will help you understand which wines to pair with a wide variety of meat, poultry, fish vegetarian dishes as well as desserts and cheese, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON CHRISTMAS since it is the time to be jolly! ;-)

Pairing food with wine should be easy and fun, yet so many people become stressed at the idea of make a wine faux pas. Yet the best part about pairing food with wine is the experimentation and delights at finding a pairing that YOU enjoy.