Events / The Wine Show Chelsea (Trade Tasting)

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The Wine Show – Chelsea will be held in London’s Chelsea Old Town Hall on 16-18 October. The three-day event will bring high-end wine producers to the doorstep of influential consumers in fashionable west London.

The show will launch on Friday 16 October with a trade-only session from 1pm to 5pm, which will feature a series of insightful masterclasses. The show will then open to consumers and will run through to 6pm on Sunday 18 October.

The Wine Show – Chelsea, a new event that will match top quality wines with high-end consumers is being launched by the drinks business.

Exhibitors will occupy the Main Hall in the historic venue on the Kings Road. One of the halls will showcase the Global Masters award-winning wines, while the Cadogan Suite will be dedicated to specialist Masterclasses.

The Masterclasses

2pm – “Gran Selezione vs Gran Reserva”
For the first time ever we pit Chianti’s very best wines against those from Rioja. Using only wines from Chianti’s new top tier, Gran Selezione, and Rioja’s uppermost quality classification, Gran Reserva, we’ll consider the stylistic differences between these two great European wine regions, as well as, importantly, which one is making the better wines.

3pm – Devaux Champagne: does size really matter?
Come along and taste the difference between single bottles and magnums of three distinct styles of Champagne from the boutique brand Devaux: brut, extra-brut and rosé. This revelatory tasting aims to answer the age-old question: when it comes to Champagne, is bigger always better?

4pm – “Obscure with a high score”
The chance to taste brilliant wines that you never knew existed. All the wines have gained a gold medal in The Drinks Business Global Masters following a blind tasting by Masters of Wine. An opportunity to try first-rate Cabernet from Macedonia, lip-smacking Chardonnay from Lebanon and Rhone-rivalling Syrah from Switzerland.

Click here to register for The Wine Show Chelsea Trade Tasting