Trading Up - wine tasting with cheese in Saltaire Fri 23rd May The Drink Talking
Trading Up - wine tasting with cheese
WHEN 7pm Fri 23rd May 2025
WHAT Eight wines with two cheese pairings
WHERE Salts Works, 202 Saltaire Rd, Saltaire, Shipley BD18 3JF
TICKETS £39 PER PERSON
Limited tickets available
Spending just a little more gets you a lot more for your money - or does it? Let's put it to the test.
Join us for a Trading Up wine tasting, where we explore the nuances of upgrading your wine choices. Does spending a bit more really get you a superior bottle?
We'll taste eight wines to put this theory to the test and you can decide. We’ll delve into how a higher price tag can offer greater complexity, craftsmanship, and character, but also highlight when sticking to a lower price range delivers exceptional value. Plus, we’ll discuss when it’s worth turning to a wine merchant for expert selections versus the convenience of supermarket finds.
Whether you’re a seasoned enthusiast or a curious newcomer, this tasting will help you navigate the world of wine and make smarter choices, whatever your budget.
CHEESE, PLEASE
There will be glorious cheese too! You will also taste two cheeses carefully sourced from Harrogate cheese monger The Cheeseboard. These small batch, artisam cheeses are complex and truly special.
WHO IS THE DRINK TALKING?
Sophia Luckett, AKA The Drink Talking, is an engaging and entertaining wine educator based in Yorkshire. With a rich background rooted in her family’s vineyard in Canada, she has honed her wine expertise from the ground up. Sophia teaches WSET wine qualifications to industry professionals and brings her infectious passion for wine to life through fun, educational tasting events.
It can be overwhelming eyeing up the wall of wine in a supermarket or wine merchants. Have you ever bought wine based on a snazzy label or solely because it was reduced from £12 to £6? We all have! How would you like to walk into a wine shop, confidently find your favourite wines, and leave 100% satisfied?
Anyone can learn to become a wizz-kid at smelling and tasting wine, all you need is practice. I've had people tell me that 'wine just tastes like wine' to them and they have a terrible sense of smell etc, only to find themselves saying 'I really can smell elderflower' only an hour into the wine tasting. It won't be long until you are picking out 'leather', 'peaches' or 'banana' too. Like any other muscle this is just a skill to be honed and toned and you'll be amazed at what you are capable of.
One of the world's most famous wine writers, Jancis Robinson, describes wine as 'geography in a bottle' - so true! You will see so many maps, pictures of soil, weather diagrams that if you aren't already a geography buff, then you soon will be! Alongside this, you also learn about history of wine regions and the culture that goes along with it.
Have you ever loved a wine but had no idea how explain what you loved about it and why? The more you taste various styles and flavours, you'll feel confident in talking about wine with anyone.
It's easy to make pals when you have a shared interest. These wine tasting events are designed for you to feel relaxed chatting with everyone in the room and getting to know other wine lovers like yourself.
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Come by yourself, with your ma, your bestie, your partner in crime, your work peeps, whoevs. All are welcome for this epic geeky wine tasting