WINE Tasting on the isle of wight

Every single day we host a 30-minute wine tasting for our residents. The tasting is included in every stay and is what really makes us a wine hotel in the truest sense. Sessions are fun, informal and usually eye-opening where we’ll use three bottles from our 900+ range to explain what makes wines taste like they do while everyone tastes along.

Non-residents can visit us for private wine tastings. Our priority is to make tasting fun, not stiff & intimidating. We can take your ideas, likes or dislikes & turn them into a whole range of tasting experiences for any occasion. We’ve hosted “snog, marry, avoid” tastings for hen dos, weaned a Burgundy fanatic onto lighter reds of the world, & showed a group of pinot-blush addicts that great rose can be dry no matter what the colour.

Tasting of the Day
Five wines with a common theme served in 50ml measures over an hour. We can accommodate from 4 - 14 guests at £25 per-person (parties of two are welcome at £50pp) & will suggest themes based on your interests or just what we happen to have open that day.

Interactive
This is a more competitive, fun style of tasting. Nine wines served blind in three rounds with a guessing or scoring element. Can you put the wines in price order? Can you tell which is French or not French? Can you tell a sauvignon from a chardonnay? There are no right answers, just a good laugh as we reveal the wines & winning team. From 8 to 24 guests at £35 to £45 per-person.

Your Choice
A flexible guided tasting for 8-24 guests of as many or as few wines as you’d like to try. You only pay for the wines opened, not the tasting itself. Bottles range from £20 - £120 so we can work to any budget. You can also take any remaining wine home.

Snacks
Nuts and olives - £5 per-guest
Cheese, charcuterie & breads - £15 per-guest

Trade
Are you a hospitality professional working on the Isle of Wight? You have an open invite to our nightly Residents’ tasting with no charge. We can show you how to present wines in a fun, knowledgeable way that engages your guests and encourages them to try wines other than the usual grigio-sauvignon-Provence-malbec suspects. To check availability just email us.

To discuss your visit please email bookings@theterraceventnor.co.uk