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Wine
Tastings
Whether a party for
friends or a unique event for your clients and employees, The Savvy
Grapes wine tastings are a great way to sample a variety
of wines & learn from Accredited Sommeliers.
Each
wine tasting is customized to suit your entertaining style and your
budget. We will select the wines, provide tasting glasses
and create tasting notes for each of your guests.
Throughout the wine
tasting, we will provide insight about each wine, the
grape varieties, stories about the winemaker and winery along with tasting
techniques and matching food with the wine.
Wine tastings are ideal
for:
You
invite the guests,
& The Savvy Grapes will handle the rest!
Examples
of Wine Tastings include:
Test
your Tastebuds!
A first of its kind event
– a blind wine tasting! The Savvy Grapes hosted an
interactive & fun evening where each wine was hidden giving guests the opportunity to identify
(or guess!) the grape variety. MORE...
Viva
España!
Accredited
Sommeliers Debbie Trenholm & Susan Desjardins hosted a filled
evening featuring wineries that Susan discovered on her recent trip to Spain.
MORE...
Wines to Warm your Winter
It
might be a
winter wonderland outside, but, The Savvy Grapes helped a
sold out crowd take the chill off winter with a Sommelier led wine tasting of full bodied red wines.
MORE....
You
be the Judge!
The
Cellars of the World Wine Competition was held in conjunction with
the Ottawa Wine & Food Show. Over 400 wines were judged by wine
writers, wine industry professionals & Sommeliers. The competition was
organized The Savvy Grapes. At
this special tasting event participants sampled eight of the top medals &
the 'best of show' winners…BLIND.
Green
Wines & Green Thumbs!
The
Savvy Grapes
featured organic wines while Gardening Guru, Ed
Lawrence provided gardening tips during the busiest gardening time of the year.
Hidden Gems
So many wines, so little time!
With stores full of rows upon rows of wines waiting to be enjoyed,
it is too easy to just select a wine that you know.
Treasures from Tuscany
Accredited Sommeliers from The
Savvy Grapes
shared stories about their recent travels to Tuscany while guests sampled
regional wines, olive oils & balsamic vinegars.
Red,
White & Drunk All Over
Featuring
award winning author & Sommelier,
Natalie MacLean,
who lead
our guests chapter by chapter sampling wines featured in her new book.
End
of Summer Party
A Wine tasting of travels to Canadian wine regions
Throughout the summer, the team of Accredited Sommeliers from The
Savvy Grapes traveled to
wine regions across Canada. At this fun wine tasting, we
shared stories about our wine adventures & tasted several wine discoveries.
Discover the
Wonderful World of Single Malt Scotch
Scotch
whisky is similar to wine as there are different styles, flavours,
not to mention a rich heritage. The
Savvy Grapes'
guest speaker, Tim Collins, is well known in Ottawa as both a wine expert
& as a scotch aficionado.
Tempting
Tempranillo
An Evening of Spanish Wine & Tapas
There
is a mystery surrounding Spanish wines.
They are rich in heritage & made with indigenous grape varieties.
Yet these wines are often overlooked…but not at this wine tasting!
The World of Ports
Guest speaker, Tony Suarez, President of the Portuguese Wine
Society & owner of Lisbon Bakery guided our guests through the World
of Ports…and he knows his ports!
Clink
& Drink Pink!
A Rosé Wine Tasting
The Savvy Grapes welcomed in the summer with a Rosé wine
tasting. Whether you call
this wine Blush, Rosé (French), Rosato (Italian) or Clarete (Spanish) a
sold out crowd enjoyed the diverse range of refreshing flavours of these
summertime wines.
An Evening with 'The Prince of Grapes'
Often
referred by winemakers as, ‘The Prince of Grapes’, Pinot Noir
reigns as the quintessential grape & the world’s most sought after
wine. Guests joined us for a unique wine
tasting of Pinot Noir wines from Niagara.
Our Guests Say...
“The Savvy Grapes are very knowledgeable about wine & food. Their wine
tasting events are professional, not to mention extremely organized. Thanks
for a great night out!”
- Greg
"The
information presented for each wine was very interesting.
After sampling the wine on our own, it was a great experience to
smell and taste what you explained to us in advance.
This certainly put those of us who are new to wine tasting at
ease.” -
Julie
“A
lovely evening - the right balance of education & entertainment.
The Savvy Grapes know how to put on a stylish & fun
event." -Heather
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