Our new event – The Futurologist Gastronomist – the sensory fine food tasting game
On 3 September 2022 it will be The Tasting Quarter’s 20th birthday. Looking back at the last 20 years, I wonder if the last week of March 2020 was the…
Hybrid tastings are here
Work has changed forever. I won’t bore you with how because you know already. Our collective adoption of Zoom, Webex, Microsoft Teams and other platforms has shown us all new…
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Wine & climate change – what wine drinkers can do to help
Climate change is impacting us all. We know some of the broader societal changes we need to make - switching to electric cars, eliminating unnecessary travel, choosing renewable energy and…
Which corkscrew should you buy?
I’ve used every type of corkscrew under the sun over the years, from the twin lever corkscrew, to the zig zag/fish corkscrew (not a fan, sorry), to the lever arm…
Which national independent wine merchant should you buy from in the UK?
After over 20 years in the wine business I felt the time was ripe to let you know which independent UK wine merchant I think you should buy from, if…
Le Nez du Vin Review: The Ultimate Lowdown
We’ve been using Jean Lenoir’s wine aroma phial kit for nearly 16 years in our wine tasting events and would like to christen our blog with a super useful Le…
Best Affordable Wine Chillers
There are many expensive wine fridges available on the market which offer a controlled cool range of temperatures, and allow you to chill multiple bottles at the same time, but…
Gin Aroma Kit – 24 Aroma Nose Training System – a review (including a discount code)
Anyone who has attended our events will know we’ve long been fans of aroma phial kits – dictionary sets of aromas which aid in scent recognition (and are used both…
An introduction to The Scotch Whisky Aroma Nosing Kit
Our friend Charlie Maclean, who has been kind enough to host our Whisky Explorer tasting from time to time, recognises no less than 32 primary aromas in Whisky tasting (compared…