If you're unsure of what type of tasting you'd like below are our tried and tested favourites. If you have your own ideas or want a certain theme just get in touch and we can work with you to come up with your own bespoke tasting. All prices for private tastings are inclusive of VAT and subject to a minimum charge for 10 people. When you contact us please let us know your location or postcode so that we can quote for any additional travel costs.

Introductory Wine Tasting Probably the best place to start whether you want to learn the basics or add to your wine knowledge. Everyone will pick up new tips and tricks and grasp some solid wine tasting techniques. We'll taste wines from around the world based on the classic grape varieties. There are 7-8 wines to taste including whites, reds and usually a port. Prices are from £20, £25 or £30 per person.

New World Wine Tasting This wine tasting follows on from the Introductory tasting by starting to explore the structure of wine and the relationship between price and quality.Wines are from the New World including Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, South Africa, California. £20, £25 or £30 per person.

Champagne & Sparkling Wine Tasting An absolutely fabulous tasting of Champagnes and top quality sparkling wines from around the world. Find out why Champagne is so expensive and whether you can actually tell the difference between real Champagne and quality fizz - is it worth paying the extra? We show you how to create Champagne cocktails, invite you taste a wine with chocolate and, if you're in the garden, we can even teach you the art of sabrage! From £30, £35 or £40 per person.

Gourmet Cheese & Wine Tasting Calling all foodies! You are in for a real treat. We've matched gourmet cheeses with a delicious range of wines to send your taste buds into overdrive! Pick up tips for food & wine matching as well as learning simple wine tasting techniques. From £35 or £40 per person.

Chocolate & Wine Tasting Wine drinking Chocoholics, look no further. We've teamed up with chocolatiers Rococo to bring you a chocolate and wine tasting with various types of white, milk and dark chocolate matched to wines. We've covered a range of wines that work best - it really was hard working finding the winning combinations, but someone had to do it... From £35 or £40 per person.

New Zealand Wine Tasting ThirtyFifty boss Chris Scott is a kiwi so of course we had to have a New Zealand wine tasting - the wines are consistently good - not only the whites but the reds too! Find out what's hot on the New Zealand wine scene and discover wines you wouldn't expect from one of the world's most exciting regions. Prices from £25, £30 or £35 per person.

English Wine Tasting Chris's wife and co-founder of ThirtyFifty, Jane is English and so had to fight back. Seriously though, we English are producing wines of ever increasing quality. Find out how we're shaping up with this tasting of some of England's finest including rosé, whites, award-winning sparkling wines, a red and a dessert wine. From £30 per person.

Spanish Wine Tasting Think Rioja, think again! The tasting includes indigenous grape varietals and wines from lesser known regions to give you a flavour of the wine scene in Spain today. Serve tapas and cheese along with the wines to give your guests a real taste of Spain! From £25, £30 or £35 per person including VAT.

Italian Wine Tasting Italy produces the largest volume of grapes in the world so its no wonder the Italians drink wine at every meal... We guide you through the country's best known regions and introduce you to the natives! Forget Chardonnay and Merlot, while these are planted in Italy it's grapes like Sangiovese, Nebbiolo and Barbera that dominate. And its the native grapes that explain the uniqueness of Italian wine and why it is such a great match with so many different foods. From £25, £30 or £35 per person.

Americas Wine Tasting Fans of the New World will enjoy wines from California, Chile and Argentina as well as a few undiscovered gems in South America. This part of the New World accounts for around a quarter of wine imported into the UK and is producing top quality wines that are well worth checking out. From £25, £30 or £35 per person.

Beer Tasting

Beer lovers will love the chance to sample some of the finest brews from the UK and Europe and taste a few more unusual tipples from boutique breweries. We taste 10 beers including traditional bitters & stouts, wheat beers, fruit flavoured beers and premium international lagers. You can also choose whether to include seasonal ales, mild ales, belgian beers or special recipe beers to design your own tasting menu. We'll throw in a series of light-hearted quiz rounds, including prizes of a favourite beer for each of the winning team! We can also run a Beer & Wine tasting with 5 beers and 4 wines. From £25, £30 or £35 per person.

To organise a tasting please contact us to discuss your requirements further. If you have a date in mind please let us know your location or postcode and we can get back to you with our availability.