Did you know that Glengarry started retailing wine back in 1945, at 54 Jervois Road in Herne Bay?
Malt Club
To understand the differences between various whiskies, take a look at each individual section or, even better, buy a bottle or two from each country and try them out against each other. Or, you could come along to one of our fabulous monthly Glengarry Malt Whisky Club tastings. Learn about the regions, the styles, the flavours and how to pronounce Caol Ila. Conducted by our very own malt master, Jak Jakicevich, these are brilliant get-togethers.
Next tasting:
Malt Club: Isle of Arran
Isle of Arran Distillers are one of the few remaining independent distilleries in Scotland, and the only Malt Whisky distillery on the Isle. The distillery was opened in 1995 (they celebrate their 21st anniversary this year), at Lochranza, in the north of the Island. Lochranza in Arran really is a perfect location for producing the perfect Malt for
a couple of reasons: the area is home to the purest water in all of Scotland and it enjoys
a warm microclimate, ideal for the speedy maturation of single malts. Arran only use the traditional methods of distilling, with wooden washbacks and copper stills, designed to exact specifications. They don’t use peat in the production process or caramel for artificial colouring (unlike many other distilleries). And all their Single Malts are non-chill filtered, which means they’re natural in pigment and exactly the way whisky should be!
When: 7pm Thursday 23 June
Where: Victoria Park, 118 Wellesley St West
Seat Price $45
Pinot Noir Club
Nothing shows the differences between different pinot noirs better than lining them up in a tasting and giving them due consideration. And taking a good mouthful or two, of course. Liz Wheadon runs our Pinot Club, which looks at pinot from everywhere - Burgundy, Central Otago, Martinborough (and more) and provides a great opportunity to taste some outstanding (and often very expensive) wines; you’ll see why the Holy Grail of grapes continues to excite and amaze.
Next tasting:
New Zealand Pinot Noir: New Wines, Vintages & Producers
Ask the globe’s finest pinot noir producers where they draw their inspiration from and many will tell you, ‘Burgundy’. Even though the notoriously fickle pinot noir grape is
a Burgundy native it has found a very happy second home in New Zealand, with an exciting range of distinctive regional and terroir-driven styles. So we feel it’s time to have a little (blind) round-up session of some of our best local pinot noir producers and take a look at some fantastic new producers and vintages.
When: 7pm Thursday 16 June
Where: Victoria Park, 118 Wellesley St West
Seat Price $45
Also at Victoria Park in June, these great tastings and events:
Wednesday 15 June - Craggy Range Prestige Launch
Tuesday 21 June - Church Road Tom 2013 Launch
Saturday 25 June - Syrah / Shiraz Journey
And at the beginning of July
Tuesday 5 July - Trinity Hill with John Hancock
For more details on these tastings - www.glengarry.co.nz/tastings
The Glengarry Wine Room is available to book for functions and events - call T: 0800 733 505 or email sales@glengarry.co.nz for more details.