A two-hour interactive wine tasting and presentation of six wines from South Africa and the USA, with notes and a Q&A.
World of Wine: South Africa and the USA comes to the Reading Biscuit Factory on Wednesday 31 March 2027, starting at 7:00pm. It's part of the 'World of Wine' tasting series run by the Thames Valley Local Wine School, which takes guests on global wine journeys from the Antipodean delights of Australia and New Zealand to the Andes of Chile and Argentina, and across to South Africa and the USA.
The South African half looks back over more than 400 years of wine production, and since the end of apartheid its quality has risen to showcase the talent its long history deserves. Winemakers there craft fruit-driven reds, complex oak-aged reds and fresh whites from varieties like Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinotage, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Syrah.
The US section moves beyond California's cheap, sweet wines and its super-premium Napa Valley world to the middle ground: strawberry-scented Zinfandel, earthy Pinot Noir and creamy Chardonnay, plus wines from other states, like Riesling from New York's Finger Lakes and Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir from Oregon.
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On the night, you'll taste six carefully selected wines, with wine notes and handouts to follow along. A wine tutor leads a two-hour interactive presentation, including a Q&A, so you can ask questions as you go. Tickets are £37.50, and the session runs at the Reading Biscuit Factory, 1 Queens Walk, Reading RG1 7QE.
