Testimonials

Some feedback from our clients...

Just to let you know that the tasting on Saturday was fantastic!  It was a real success and everyone enjoyed it (especially the bride-to-be!).  Alex was great and got everyone involved (and coped amazingly well with a bunch of very noisy girls!!).  Kirsten (Mar 08)

Erik, I just wanted to say massive THANK YOU for the wine tasting session you did for us last weekend - Laura and all our hens had a fantastic time. I've already been trying to pass on my newly gained wisdom to the rest of my family! Tessa (Mar 08)

A fabulous night and Robert was fantastic - thank you very much for everything! Sarah (Mar 08)

Jane, thanks for a fab evening, we all really enjoyed it - think you can tell that from all the smiley faces! We had great fun and learnt a lot. Jean (Mar 08)

Charles, Just wanted to say a big thank you to you and your team for a great event last night, it all went really well and we've had a fantastic response from all of the staff.  Everything seemed to run very smoothly and it was a pleasure working with you. Thanks again for all you help and I hope we'll be able to team up again in the future. Emma Parkin, IPC Media (Feb 08)

Charles, thank you so much, we all really enjoyed ourselves. I have been receiving complimentary comments all week from our friends as they all really enjoyed the evening and they said they all learnt something yet it was fun at the same time. So thank you very much, you pitched it just right! We enjoyed the wine, everyone particularly loved that Australian red. Nicky (Feb 08)

Thanks very much for our Wine Tasting on Saturday, David and I really enjoyed it and think all our friends did too.  I certainly learnt a lot and thank you for making it so relaxed and fun. Bridget (Feb 08)

The wine tasting was fantastic!  We all had a great night!  Alex was fab really informative but still keeping it fun! Amy (Jan 08)

Thank you to everyone involved for what was an absolutely terrific night very much enjoyed by all! Meryl Gentle, Aspire Defence (Jan 08)

I would just like to thank you for a fantastic evening at Prism. Charles was very professional and all our guests were impressed with the quality of the wines and his knowledge on them! I look forward to working with you again in the future. Claudia Olver, Bank of New York (Jan 08)

I thought the tasting went very well. Everyone enjoyed it and learnt a few things. The selection of wine and beers was very good - they were all different and tasted good. David Broomhall, Fagerhult (Dec 07)

I would like to pass on a thank you to Lucy and your company for providing a great evening of wine tasting at our corporate event this week. All our guests enjoyed themselves and I think it broke the ice. Bernadette Ward, Napp Pharmaceuticals (Dec 07)

The wine tasting was awesome - really good fun and just the right tone. I am sure we will be requesting similar shenanigans in the future. Charlie (Dec 07)

The team event that Chris ran for us was not only educational, informative but real fun too. The whole team were involved and it appealed to everyone. Its always difficult choosing a corporate event because people are so different in what they like and dislike! All comments received back from the team were very positive. Thank you so much. Rachel, AAH Pharmaceuticals (Nov 07)

The wine tasting was a great success. Everyone really enjoyed it, it was a lot of fun. Sara was great too - very easy-going and informative. I would definitely recommend ThirtyFifty to friends and family. Samantha (Nov 07)

The wine tasting was great - really kicked the weekend off how I wanted, as an ice breaker for the group of hens who didn't all know each other and a bit of education to boot! Robert was very efficient, patient and knowledgeable. Sandra (Nov 07)

I just want to say thank you so much for the wine tasting event you organised for us earlier this week.  Charles was our delectable host, his knowledge and enthusiasm for all things wine related was amazing.  We all now feel as if we are wine tasting specialists!  Dianne Guy, Edenbrook (Oct 07)

On behalf of the Bank of America Corporate Events team, I wanted to let you know that our tasting yesterday was fabulous. Alex was an excellent and knowledgeable instructor (not to mention a lot of fun!). Katy Cooney, Bank of America (Oct 07)

Thank you so much for the absolutely wonderful Champagne Tasting evening you hosted for my friends' hen party.  The champagne selection was fantastic, your presentations were fun & informative & everyone had a really fantastic evening! Belinda (Oct 07)

Hi Alex, Thank you very much for last night, we all had a fantastic time and learnt a bit too - who would believe Italy produced the most wine! Five out of five! Emily (Oct 07)

All went really well on Saturday.  Charles was brilliant - he pitched the evening just right with a good balance of information and fun stuff.  He really listened to what I wanted him to do and the timing was great as well.  Everyone said how much they enjoyed themselves. Jessica (Oct 07)

The wine tasting was great and Julia was a great host. Thanks for everything, I will certainly recommend thrityfifty to my friends. Erica (Oct 07)

Thanks for a great night, all the hens really enjoyed themselves and Eric was excellent! I just hope he didn't find us all too rowdy as it did get rather loud towards the end! I would definitely recommend your company to my friends. Jo (Oct 07)

Just wanted to say thank a BIG thank you to Chris and the team for putting on a brilliant event. It was a great success and everybody enjoyed themselves very much. We had a big turn out and we went through all the wine! Hester Pickard, Logicalis (Sept 07)

Good Morning. I've just heard from my guys. They loved the wine tasting - thank you so much it was the highlight of the Cliveden experience! Simone Hogan, UBS (Sept 07)

We had a jolly good evening on 29th September with Robert. We all had a good time and it was an interesting evening learning about the wines.  Some of us were better than others at knowing which wines were which but it was a fun evening so thank you very much - we shall certainly bear you in mind for another time. Rachel (Sept 07)

The wine tasting was great fun and enjoyed by all - please pass on my thanks.
Will definitely recommend you to anyone else who is looking to do a similar event! Sally (Sept 07)

In brief summary we thought it was fab! It was very interesting and pitched at just the right level with the right balance between lecturing/lessons and interaction/quizzes etc. Erik was great - very informative, prepared to answer the wide variety of questions we threw at him and with a great sense of humour! It exceeded the expectations of many of the girls and all commented on how much they enjoyed it. Jessica (Oct 07)

The wine tasting was great fun and enjoyed by all - please pass on my thanks.
Will definitely recommend you to anyone else who is looking to do a similar event! Sally (Sept 07)

The wine tasting was fantastic - everyone loved it! Lucy was really good at explaining things and she made the whole evening fun but informative. The selection of wines and champagne was excellent as well, so much so I think we've all been on your website already! Ruth (Sept 07)

Just wanted to pass on our thanks again to Alex for a great evening on Saturday night.  He got the level and the atmosphere just right and everyone had a really good time.  I'm sure we'd be interested in another tasting, maybe next year sometime but would definitely recommend ThirtyFifty on the basis of Saturday night's experience.  Helen (Sept 07)

Dear Michael, I just wanted to send you a quick email to say the wine tasting was fantastic on Saturday night at my hen party. We were all very impressed with how you remained professional and entertaining throughout, despite having 18 slightly tipsy hens to deal with!!! Kate (Sept 07)

The wine tasting was great - we all thoroughly enjoyed it and Charles was brilliant. Emma (Sept 07)

Just wanted to say thank so much again for a terrific night on Thursday. The feedback from the girls here has been really fantastic. The champagne was great, and the food really yummy - well done on putting together such a tasty spread. It really made for a complete evening. We
will all certainly be recommending you guys! Treasa Meegan, Marakon Associates (December 06)

I'd just like to say a quick thank you to Alex for Saturday night. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it and Alex was more than accommodating to quite a rowdy crowd! Will definitely be recommending ThirtyFifty to my friends. Liz (December 06)

The tasting session was great and hit the spot with everyone! David Hayde, Olympic Delivery Authority (November 06)

An outstanding wine tasting session – Charles was a very engaging and knowledgeable host. BP (November 06)

Many thanks for an excellent evening last week. The feedback has been very positive from all the guests who attended. Hope you drum up some more business from the event! Tom Tabrah, Deloitte (November 06)

Thanks for the wine tasting on Saturday - everyone enjoyed it and we want to do it again!! Sara was brilliant & you have been very helpful, we are recommending you & I think a couple of our guests will re-book! Janet & Damien (November 06)

Hi Jane, It was great to meet you on Saturday - we all so enjoyed the afternoon (and even tried a few tastings on the night with some good bottles of Sancerre in Cheltenham!) It was a great event and the afternoon spent with you was certainly a highlight - thank you! What a great idea - such fun! We will all spread the word and hopefully one day be able to do it all again!! Charlotte (November 06)

Thanks again for the wine tasting - our group really enjoyed it, and it was a great activity for our hen party. I have already been asked to email your details out to some of the group, so I think that is the best evidence of how much everyone enjoyed it. Fiona (November 06)

Everyone was very impressed with the wine tasting event! Thanks for all your help and please also thank Erik! Claire Wright, Siemens (October 06)

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for such a lovely afternoon of wine and cheese tasting! everyone commented on your delightful, friendly personality and professionalism hosting the event. Your wine and cheese selection were superb and I will definitely recommend your company to fellow employee's & friends. Siobhan Skinner, Deloitte (September 06)

Robert was really great and we all had a fab evening, I even bought myself a crate of red! Robert was friendly, knowledgeable and easy to get along with. He made the evening most enjoyable and my rowdy mates even behaved which I think he was rather disappointed about! Many thanks for a top evening! Linda (September 06)

I just wanted to send a quick note to say thanks very much for our wine tasting on Saturday. We all really enjoyed it and Erik did a brilliant job of being both informative and entertaining. It was definitely a high point of the hen weekend! Kerry (August 06)

Dear Jane, Thank you so much for a fabulous time on Saturday.  We all thoroughly enjoyed it - your obvious expertise made it a really interesting wine tasting and I like the way you injected fun into the proceedings. Eleanor (August 06)

Just wanted to say a big thankyou to Charles for giving us a
fantastic Hen Wine Tasting. Everyone had a great time and Charles got all got involed. Will definitely be recommending ThirtyFifty to friends. Tracie (August 06)

I'm just writing to thank ThirtyFifty and specifically Robert Hudson for an excellent and highly entertaining wine tasting afternoon in Bath on Saturday. Everyone who attended felt that it was probably the best tasting they had ever attended. Robert was very informative and happily tackled our questions, he got everyone involved, and as a number of the girls had not met before, really helped us to break the ice. Kate (July 06)

I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for Saturday night.  My friends, sisters and I all thoroughly enjoyed your company and the whole wine tasting experience.  I'm still feeling proud of myself for getting Sauvignon Blanc and Rioja right blindfolded (thanks for selecting two very distinctive wines!!).  Diana (July 06)

I just thought I would write you a quick email to say what a PERFECT day we had on Saturday. Sophie was absolutely spot-on, pitching it ot totally the right level, being fun but informative. We really couldn't have hoped for more and had a great time. Nicola (July 06)

A big thanks has to go the Charles who was a star and pitched the wine tasting perfectly for our party. Nothing was too much trouble and he made sure that we all, but in particular the hen, enjoyed ourselves. I especially liked the impromptu karaoke which was a great surprise. I must also say some of the wines we tasted were divine and no doubt there will be a few orders placed! Alison (June 06)

I just wanted to say thank you very much for hosting the wine tasting for my hen party on Saturday. Everyone thought it was marvellous! It was just the right mix of information and fun, and will happily recommend you. Vicky (May 06)

Thanks again Jane for a fabulous evening. Everyone really enjoyed themselves and I have told them all to spread the word! Andrea (May 06)

Please pass on our thanks to Erik for the excellent wine tasting session last night to round off our management team meeting. He made it fun and informative with his approachable style and stayed onto dinner at the team's request to answer more probing questions and chat about wine. Faithful & Gould (May 06)

I have now attended three ThirtyFifty wine tastings, and I just wanted to write a note to say a big thank you to Charles for making them all a brilliant session. You catered for the different groups brilliantly (from an informal evening with friends, to a more formal environment in our client dining rooms) and made each session equally entertaining and informative. Claire, Accenture (May 06)

ThirtyFifty did an outstanding job in entertaining us with their interactive wine tasting show. Our main objective was to have fun - our umpires don't get together very often but when they do we want to ensure they have a good time. Chris and Paul were brilliant at keeping them
entertained through the course of the evening. I'd highly recommend ThirtyFifty and the show - I've never seen anything like it before. Chris Kelly, England & Wales Cricket Board (April 06)

Charles - just a message to say thanks for the beer tasting - it made for a unique and fantastically enjoyable stag activity and everyone remarked afterwards that they thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Many of the stag group hadn't met before and it is thanks to the beer tasting that they were all soon joking and laughing together. Sorry if you found us occasionally baffling - beer mixed with our diverse senses of humour can make for a heady brew! Rory (March 06)

A quick note to say thanks so much for a fantastic wine tasting on Saturday - we had a great time and it really made the whole hen weekend very special and memorable. All my friends have been saying how much they enjoyed it, but that they can't remember enough! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend you and hope to find an excuse to book you again one day very soon - thanks again, you couldn't have been more helpful or made it more enjoyable and fun. Henrietta (January 06)

Dear Charles! There is not an awful lot that I can say other than: Fantastic! You were the absolute star of the evening! With your fun, interesting and most entertaining show you did create an electric atmosphere which people felt comfortable in and gave ease to introductions that might not have been possible otherwise. I had a lot of enthused comments about you and I assure you - you will be remembered. And, as I said already, I shall of course bear you closely in mind for any other occasion. Thank you SO much for everything! Dreamspace (October 05)

Dear Lucy, thanks for the wine tasting we all had a fabulous time everyone was really pleased we had done it. It was also very informative even though we were all a little tipsy after it. The wines were great and really enjoyed it. Thanks again will definitely keep you guys in mind if I want to arrange it again. Thanks so much. Great cure from the night before!!!! Sam (August 05)

Chris, Lucy, Thank you for a great event last night. I think it went very well - everyone seemed to really enjoy it. The wines were delicious and I thought it was good fun. Edel (May 05)

Dear Julie, Just to say many thanks indeed for your time and knowledge on Saturday - everyone really enjoyed the tasting, and it was a great start to the evening. Jenni (May 05)

Hi Chris, The wine tasting evening went extremely well. Julie and her assistant were both great and a good time was had by all. Just wish I could remember more of the wisdom that was imparted! I blame the wine. Thanks for your help with the organisation. Event and venue were both fantastic. Deloitte (April 05)

The evening was a tremendous success - everybody had a great time. ThirtyFifty I thought did a fine job - really hit the right note to get the evening going. Paul and Chris were both excellent - everybody had fun. Many thanks for everything. Hutchison 3G (April 05)

Dear Chris, I just wanted to drop you a quick note to say thanks for a great lunch time champagne tasting. Charles was fabulous and as we got louder he adapted his style and delivery perfectly. We had great fun with the quiz and all got very competitive and enjoyed tasting and learning about the Champagnes you brought along. I have had lots of good feedback on the session and I hope that we can use you again for another event. Rowan Link, Yahoo Europe (February 05)

Thanks once again for another fantastic evening. It really was brilliant - we've had nothing but the usual endless praise for your talents. Have a happy christmas and enjoy your holiday! Beth, Trinity Hospice (December 04)

hi, just a quick email to say thanks for helping us host a great party on saturday night. everyone really enjoyed themselves and said what a good idea it was; however, we don't remember much and might have to do it again!! sorry if we were rowdy and it made your job more difficult, but i'm sure you're
used to that! cheers! amelia and bella xx (November 04)

Dear Chris and Jane, Thanks so much for the excellent, very entertaining wine tasting on Saturday. Feedback from the five billion people we had in the house was all very positive, and I know some are keen to have wine-tastings themselves. Apologies for throwing you in the deep end with the two extra wines - a good test of your skills and you came up trumps. Thanks again, you guys are guaranteed a lot of very favorable word of mouth marketing from everyone who was there. Transport for London (November 04)

Dear Chris, I would just like to thank you and Charles for helping to make my hen party last weekend a success. Everybody had a great deal of fun during the winetasting - Charles was spot on, with an informal but informative, friendly and charismatic style. It got the party off to a great start and I would certainly like to organise another such event in the future. So please pass thanks to Charles from a hen who is now... rather tired. Jane (September 04)

Thank you for the wine tasting you provided on 7th September. The feedback from the evening was very good so I hope we may be able to use you again. Standard Life (September 04)

Just a quick note to thank you for your time, assistance and professionalism with reference to the Director's Wine Tasting evening. I can advise the directors enjoyed themselves immensely and I received very positive feedback in terms of the venue, the staff and the wine tasting experience courtesy of Chris, although there were requests for strong black coffee the next morning!!! F&G will definitely consider hosting a similar event, hopefully on a larger scale in the near future. Faithful & Gould (May 04)

Just a quick note to say thank you so much for the lovely party you did for us last weekend. Everyone who came thoroughly enjoyed it, as did we and hope to re-book with you again. We particularly enjoyed the relaxed but informative chat you gave us. Jenny (March 03)

Thank you so much for your help with my cheese & wine evening. The wines you supplied were very interesting and having a recommended list of cheese to go with the wine meant we could really appreciate how much better wine and cheese tastes if carefully selected to go together. Everybody really enjoyed themselves with the cheese and wine supplying a focal point to the party. Cate (March 03)

ThirtyFifty conducted a wine tasting evening at my house for 26 guests. The evening was thoroughly entertaining and education and they showed a good knowledge of the wines sampled. The wines were of excellent quality and many were inexpensive. This has to be the ultimate in try before you buy. Gavin (March 03)

Following our recent wine tasting evening I wanted to write and tell you what an excellent evening we had. We had fantastic feedback from our friends and we all have much more of an insight into the wines we are most likely to appreciate. Thanks for your input and enthusiasm - we look forward to doing it all again. Peter & Lucy (November 02)

I found the wine tasting great fun and very educational. It's a great venture you have and I'll make sure I spread the word. Thank you for returning my preferences and the list of other wines I might like to try, I'll certainly give them a go! Katherine (November 02)