Fine wine tastings Cape Town & Johannesburg
Tastings
Experience the very best international and local wines at our upcoming events, or create your own custom tasting. Unless otherwise stated, we generally taste between 10 and 15 wines at each wine tasting.
Our tasting schedule for 2024 has something for everyone! Please sign up to our mailing list if you'd like to be notified of any upcoming events.
- Cape Town
- Johannesburg & Pretoria
- 5 AugPremium WSET Level 2 Award in Wines18h00 - 21h00Wine Cellar Observatory, Cape TownR12,995per ticket
Monday evenings, from 6pm to 9pm. **Please note that places are strictly limited and subject to availability**
More infoSold Out - 17 OctExclusive launch of Vilafonté Series C 2022, alongside Bordeaux greats12h00 – 16h00Salon Cape Town, The Old Biscuit MillSold Out
- 15 OctExclusive launch of Vilafonté Series C 2022, alongside Bordeaux greats12h00 – 16h00Pot Luck Club JohannesburgSold Out
- 7 NovThe Cape’s finest Single Cask Brandies16h30 – 18h00Strauss & Co | 89 Central Street, Houghton, Gauteng
Create your own tailored tasting
Send us the following information and we’ll get back to you with a quote and our recommendations:
Budget
We recommend a wine budget of at least R 1 000 per person.
No. of people
We host private tastings for anywhere between 10 – 100 people.
Theme
Let us know your wine tasting preferences or the theme of your event.
Previous Tastings
Exclusive Bordeaux Dinner with Neal Martin
This extraordinary 3-course dinner with the most revered critic in the world, Neal Martin, featured back vintages of Haut-Brion, Léoville Las Cases, Kanonkop Paul Sauer, and more.
Dinner with Château d’Yquem – the King of Sauternes
On his first ever trip to SA, Yquem’s Cellar Master, Toni El Khawand, presented 4 vintages back to 1984, as well as their Bordeaux Blanc from the magical 2016 vintage.
A ‘spellbinding’ 99-pointer: Launch of MR de Compostella 2021
A guided vertical tasting with Mzokhona Mvemve and Bruwer Raats, perfectly matched with a long table lunch.
Piedmont’s GD Vajra Comes to SA
Led by Simone Mannelli of GD Vajra, this masterclass compared multiple vintages of their Barolos, including those from the region’s best-kept secret – Luigi Baudana.
Grower Champagnes: Artisans & Terroirists
We celebrated the end of the year by exploring the nuances of Grower Champagnes – small, family-owned producers who make and bottle wines from their own vineyards.
Coats Family Cellar Tasting at Auslese
A tasting of treasured wines from the most prestigious collection ever offered in South Africa, spanning more than 150 years!
Piedmont’s Pio Cesare: Langhe Lunch with Federica
A memorable Langhe lunch with Federica Boffa, owner of Piedmont’s Pio Cesare and daughter of the legendary Pio Boffa.
Leeu Passant Masterclass in Sandton
This tasting featured coveted new releases from Chris and Andrea's Leeu Passant winery in Franschhoek, alongside international benchmark cuvées from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Southern France and Italy.
Cancellation policy
Due to high demand and limited event size, payment is required to secure your booking. In the event of cancellations, full refunds will only be given if we are notified 5 business days or more before the date of the event via email. Substitution of an attendee may be made at any time after payment. We reserve the right to cancel or reschedule an event due to low enrolment or other reasons beyond our control. If we have to cancel a tasting event, we will notify customers immediately and offer a full refund or the opportunity to reschedule.