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'Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine' · Dame Joan Collins
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Coming up AT WINE SCHOOL
View and book tickets for all of our upcoming events in date order.
If an event you’re interested in is fully booked you can join our wait list to be one of the first to know if tickets become available. Visit the event page and select ‘join waitlist’ – if you’re logged in to your Wine School account, that’s all you need to do! If you’re a new user, just enter your email address to join the wait list.
We offer a wide variety of wine tastings that are sure to excite your tastebuds. Join us at 2 AA rosette The Forge Chester in their gorgeous private dining room.
With a selection of around 100 wine tasting events hosted every year to choose from such as an evening of Rioja to a sensational five-course lunch at our signature Saturday Wine Schools, we’ve got you covered with wines from all around the world. Our events aren’t just about the wine – they all feature mouthwatering food pairings too! Saturday ‘A Taste of . . .’ events feature a three course lunch and our two hour Thursday evening events include small plates inspired by The Forge’s seasonal menu.
During the summer you can join us on the river aboard The Lady Diana for a delightful two-hour wine tasting cruise on The River Dee.
To offer the very best combination of service and balanced wine education our events are intimate too, with a maximum of 10 guests, therefore single group sizes are limited to 4 guests – if you are a larger group, contact us to discuss hosting a private wine school event as an alternative.
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Wine School gift box for printed gift tickets
£4.80Deliver the gift of wine knowledge in style!
Choose our gift box & we'll print your wine tasting tickets and post them with your gift box to your UK address (Royal Mail Tracked 48 mailing charge applies)
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Discover Rioja, 7.00pm Thursday 16/1/25 at The Forge Chester
£65.00Rioja is Spain's most famous wine region but many think Rioja is a red wine grape! There are many grapes across this exciting region in northern Spain used to produce sparkling, white, rosé and of course red wines. Learn more about Joven Rioja wines as well as Crianza, Reserva and Grand Reservas in one enjoyable evening! Join us in the gorgeous private dining room at The Forge Chester and look forward to food pairings with five of our six wines.
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A Taste of Portugal: lunch at The Forge Chester, 12.30pm Saturday 18/1/25
£125.00There is so much more to wine from Portugal than fortified wines from The Douro. Look forward to an intimate lunch in the private dining room at two AA rosette The Forge Chester featuring wines from all around Portugal! We'll welcome you with a white Port and tonic cocktail and each course will be paired with a different regional Portuguese wine!
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Saturday Wine School: France – at The Forge Chester with five course lunch, 12.00noon – 4.30pm, Saturday 25/1/25
£150.00Join us at two AA rosette The Forge Chester for an indulgent and intimate Saturday wine school with five course lunch in the timeless elegance of their private dining room! This super Saturday event features amazing wines from all around France. There's a taste of England too with a glass of Everflyht Late Release Edition 1 English Sparkling to welcome you and we'll share fun and useful wine tips and facts throughout the day!
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Italy from North to South at The Forge Chester, 7.00pm, Thursday 30/1/25
£65.00Join us for a super evening in the gorgeous private dining room at The Forge Chester Discover to some amazing wines from the largest wine producing nation on the planet! Look forward to some super wines from different regions of Italy, including one of the island regions, Sicily or Sardinia.
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A Taste of Spain: lunch at The Forge Chester, 12.30pm Saturday 1/2/25
£125.00Look forward to an intimate lunch at two AA rosette The Forge Chester featuring wines from all around Spain. We'll welcome you to their gorgeous private dining room with a glass of vintage Cava and each course will be paired with a different regional Spanish wine!
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Saturday Wine School: Italy – at The Forge Chester with five course lunch, 12.00noon – 4.30pm, Saturday 8/2/25
£150.00Join us for a five course lunch at two AA rosette The Forge Chester for an indulgent and intimate Saturday wine school in the timeless elegance of their private dining room! This super Saturday event features amazing wines from all around Italy. There's a taste of England too with a glass of Everflyht Late Release Edition 1 English Sparkling to welcome you and we'll share fun and useful wine tips and facts throughout the day!
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Spectacular South Africa at The Forge Chester, 7.00pm, Thursday 13/2/25
£65.00Discover more from spectacular South Africa! The exciting wine nation has evolved over the years and has become a meeting point of old and new world wine styles! There is so much more to South African wine than Stellenbosch with other well known regions such as Robertson and Franschhoek producing exciting wines together with lesser known regions such as Elgin, Coastal, Cape Town and Voor-Paadergerg!
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Discover Spain at The Forge Chester, 7.00pm, Thursday 20/2/25
£65.00There is so much more to Spanish wines than Rioja and Sherry! Join us for a super fun evening to discover some wine gems from all around Spain! Did you know that Spain has more vineyard's planted than any other single nation in the world? There are six wines to try, one will be a super value 'quaffer' and the rest each paired with food.
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A Taste of The Loire Valley: lunch at The Forge Chester, 12.30pm Saturday 22/2/25
£125.00France's Loire Valley begins on the coast near Nantes, home to Muscadet, and winds inland all the way to Sancerre. The Loire is also home to Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc as well as Malbec, where it's known as Côt, and Cabernet Franc too! We'll welcome you to the private dining room at two AA rosette The Forge Chester with a glass of Crémant de Loire and each course will be paired with a different Loire Valley wine!
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Discover the South of France at The Forge Chester, 7.00pm, Thursday 27/2/25
£65.00Think south of France and most think of Provence or sun drenched playgrounds such as Cannes but there is so much more to wine from many exciting regions! From Gascony in the south west to the Languedoc, the Rhone Valley and others, join us for an evening to discover some wine gems from across the south of France! There are six wines to try, one will be a super value 'quaffer' and the rest each paired with food.
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Saturday Wine School: the New World – at The Forge Chester with five course lunch, 12.00noon – 4.30pm, Saturday 1/3/25
£150.00Our Saturday wine schools feature an indulgent with five course lunch in the timeless elegance of the private dining room at two AA rosette The Forge Chester! This intimate super Saturday event features amazing wines from across the New World of wine. There's a taste of England too with a glass of Everflyht Late Release Edition 1 English Sparkling to welcome you and we'll share fun and useful wine tips and facts throughout the day!
