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Tutored Tastings

Come along for expert chat and speed tasting through wines from our range. No previous experience in wine tasting required. You will merely be asked to taste some delicious wines and listen a bit to us talk about them, nothing onerous.

Fine Burgundy Tutored tasting £40, Thursday 17th April

Thu 17th April 2025 7:00 pm at Great Grog Shop Tasting room, 61 Pleasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9TQ

Richard presenting a tutored tasting of 9 wines from the finest wine region on the planet. In the tasting room next to the Pleasance Shop (61 Pleasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9TQ) Starting with Cremant de Bourgogne sparkling, then whites, washed down with gorgeous reds 30 spaces max

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1st-25th August EVERY DAY! Edinburgh Festival Tutored Wine Tastings £15

Fri 1st August 2025 2:00 pm at 61 Pleasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9TQ

Book Here An expert from Great Grog will be leading you through 5 wines in 45 minutes in our tasting room nextdoor to the Pleasance GrogShop.  You will get 5 wines (hand-poured approx 1/2 a glass of each) to try.  Wines will generally be £10-£20 retail price range selected from the 500 wines in the shops. No previous wine tasting experience required.   What better way to enhance your Edinburgh Fringe?!

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Live Facebook /Instagram Tastings

Instagram and Facebook live wine every week. All you do is buy the wine, taste along and listen to our live chat! Get free delivery as part of a wine order over £99 or collect from the bottleshops or warehouse for free.  Join us and cheer up your/our mid-week.
CHABLIS DOM DES MALANDES 2020 Edinburgh Scotland

Instagram Live @ Pleasance: Chablis Malandes

Fri 2nd May 2025 5:00 pm at 61, Pleasance

This Friday Richard will be at our Pleasance shop with a bottle of this steely, organic Chablis to chat about how it tastes and whether Burgundies are really worth the price tag. Just buy a bottle and taste along or even better pop in and…

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Inca Torrontes

Instagram Live @ Pleasance: Inca Torrontes

Fri 23rd May 2025 5:00 pm at 61, Pleasance

JP will be giving one of our new listings a whirl this Friday. The Torrontes grape is really distinctive in it's flavour profile and this one is a classic with jasmine, orange blossom and elderflower and honeyed stone fruits on the palate. A fruit cocktail…

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Bottleshops FREE DROP-IN Tastings

All year round, every week-end...Follow us @greatgrogshop for more info. Very informal, just drop by.

Private Tastings

Fees and Costs:  Small private events are charged at £195 inc vat for a Host-Tutor for the evening plus any wines tasted at retail price. Larger events are charged at £20 per head (minimum £400). No maximum number of participants. . A good number of wines to try is 8-10. Champagne or fine wine equivalent tastings are £30 per head (minimum £600) Snacks: If you would like a food vs wine element to the evening we can do snacks (Olives, Smoked Almonds etc) for a small charge. Tasting Themes: can be along "Country" themes, but could be by "Grape Variety, Organic, Regional" etc. The choices are almost limitless. We are happy to suggest wines along your chosen theme. Venues: We can suggest venues that can host wine tastings if you don't have your own space in mind. What we bring: We will bring the wines, glassware, tasting sheets, spitoons (often under-used) and considerable expertise and entertainment..