Thursday 12th October 2023 | 18:45-20:30
Presenter:
Nick Baker
Location:
The Finest Bubble HQ, 11 Shillingford Street, Islington, N1 2DP
Places are limited to 10 people
18:45 Arrival for aperitif
19:00 Sit down to begin tasting
20:30 Finish tasting
This English wine tasting experience will introduce guests to the various styles from England, highlighting the nuanced characteristics unique to each. Eight wines will be tasted in total, across various styles. The experience will be an informal sit-down tutored tasting, taking place at The Finest Bubble HQ in Islington.
Guests will be able to taste, ask questions and expand their knowledge of English wine and hopefully broaden their list of favourites. The tasting will be presented by The Finest Bubble's Nick Baker.
English wines to be tasted:
Everflyht Rose de Saignee 2019 - £42.00
Simpsons Flint Fields Blanc de Noirs 2018 - £42.00
Harrow and Hope Blanc de Blancs 2017 - £42.00
Wiston Estate Blanc de Noir 2014 - £54.00
Hundred Hills Preamble Rose 2018 - £44.00
Ridgeview Blanc de Blancs 2009 in Magnum - £148.00
Chapel Down Grand Reserve 2018 - £44.00
Danbury Ridge Chardonnay 2020 - £34.00
Nick Baker - The founder of The Finest Bubble, Nick has worked in the wine industry since leaving university in 1989, starting in selling and eventually moving onto marketing. He spent a year working with MMD and Louis Roederer before getting the taste for California and heading to Sonoma County for a few years. He set up TFB in 2014, testing the concept of same day delivery in London for Champagne. The website grew quickly and the service is now even more focused: delivering to London within two hours from a range of 600+ Champagnes and English sparkling wines. Nick spends time each year in Reims and Épernay researching new producers and future releases, writing up the news on TFB.
