MasterClasses from £30

This is a NEW type of evening where we invite wine experts who are specialists in their particular field. Many of them are Masters of Wine - the highest wine qualification - there are only 288 in the World!

These MasterClass events, like all our events, are open to everyone - however the speaker will presume a basic knowledge of wine, and may talk in more depth about the wines on show.

• Fear of Chinese blockade speeds wine shipments from Bordeaux
  A threat by the Chinese government to impose an anti-dumping tax on European wines appears to be speeding wine shipments out of Bordeaux this week, as importers rush to stockpile supplies.
• Bordeaux negociant Cordier Mestrezat unveils luxury large-format storage
  Cordier Mestrezat Grands Crus are launching a range of luxury wine storage boxes to house rare collections of large-format Bordeaux bottles.
• Vinexpo expands to shows in Beijing, Tokyo and Hong Kong in 2014
  Vinexpo will launch in Beijing for the first time in 2014, alongside shows in Hong Kong and Tokyo.
• Aurelio Montes takes up new Wines of Chile position
  Improving Chile's image overseas will be top of the agenda for Aurelio Montes Sr following his appointment as international vice-president of Wines of Chile.
• Cazes family and Rocha release Lynch Bages cookbook
  Jean-Michel Cazes, proprietor of Grand Cru Classe Lynch Bages in Pauillac together with Jean-Luc Rocha, the two Michelin starred chef of Chateau Cordeillan-Bages debuted their new book at Vinexpo this week.
• 200% increase in English wine sales boost Majestic profits
  Rising sales of English sparkling wine helped retailer Majestic Wine post a slight increase in full-year pre-tax profits today.
• Wine Mosaic will protect original wine grape varieties, say founders
  A new project to preserve, protect and promote the original grape varieties of the Mediterranean will kick off in Porto later this year.
• Hailstorms decimate Loire vines
  A hail storm at in the early hours of Monday morning has caused widespread damage across much of the Loire communes Vouvray and Reugny.
• 1855 classification seeks UNESCO World Heritage status
  Bordeaux's oldest wine ranking, the Grands Cru Classés en 1855, is applying for the same UNESCO World Heritage status as the climats of Burgundy, and the cellars of Champagne.
• Amorim announces 'new generation' spiral wine stopper
  Cork manufacturer Amorim has got together with O-I, the world’s biggest glass company, to create what they call 'a new generation' of stoppers.