Non-Alcoholic Wines

Thames Valley Wine School is running a non-alcoholic wine tasting at the Reading Biscuit Factory on Wednesday 20 January 2027, starting at 7:00pm. It's a session built around high-quality non-alcoholic wines, and the timing is a nod to Dry January, when people give up alcohol for the month.

The tasting is led by a Thames Valley Wine School instructor who draws on his experience working for some of the biggest and smallest pub companies to frame the evening. The whole thing is set up to help you navigate a Dry January, so if you're planning on cutting back or cutting out for the month, it's a practical way to see what's actually out there rather than just guessing your way through the options. The school itself is part of the Local Wine School Network, which it describes as the world's fastest-growing network of independent wine schools and that's been featured in The Daily Telegraph and Time Out Magazine.

The venue is the Reading Biscuit Factory, which sits in the Broad Street Mall on the corner of Oxford Road and Queens Walk in Reading town centre. It's a three-screen cinema, bar, coffee shop, live performance space and community hub all under one roof, fully accessible and aimed at being a welcoming place where people can relax, work, meet and create. It's easy to get to, right in the middle of town, so you don't have to trek far for it.

Tickets are £37.50, and the tasting kicks off at 7:00pm on Wednesday 20 January at the Reading Biscuit Factory, 1 Queens Walk, RG1 7QE.