Evening Intro to Wine!

Thames Valley Wine School are running an evening introduction to wine at Reading Biscuit Factory on Wednesday 10 February 2027, from 7 pm to 9 pm. It's a two-hour session led by one of their qualified tutors, and it's built around an interactive presentation with a Q&A running through it. You'll taste six different wines, and you get wine notes and handouts to take home with you.

If you've never done a tasting before, this is a good place to start. The whole thing is run by the Thames Valley Wine School, and it's their qualified tutors who lead the evening, so you're in safe hands. The two-hour format gives you plenty of time to work through the six wines without rushing, and the Q&A means you can ask questions as you go rather than just listening to a lecture. The notes and handouts are a handy addition, too — something to refer back to once you're home and trying to remember which wine was which.

The venue is the Reading Biscuit Factory, which sits in the town centre in the Broad Street Mall, on the corner of Oxford Road and Queens Walk. It's a bit of a multitasker: a three-screen cinema, a bar, a coffee shop, a live performance space and a community hub all under one roof, and it's fully accessible. The session is for over-18s only, so keep that in mind if you're thinking of bringing anyone along.

Tickets are £32.50, and the whole thing runs from 7 pm to 9 pm on Wednesday 10 February, so it's a mid-week evening in the town centre. You'll get six wines to taste, the tutor's guidance, and the handouts to take away.