Decanter are offering a free wine tasting kit. This 22-page booklet is a guide to holding your own wine tasting. It includes

• Setting up
• Glasses and wines
• How to taste
• Writing taste notes
• What do the grapes taste like?
• Aroma chart
• Tasting sheet

This is a really useful piece of kit if you’re interested in learning more about wine or fancy having a fun wine tasting event. You can download the free PDF booklet by clicking on the link below:
Decanter Magazine: Free wine tasting kit (PDF, 541KB)

Billingsgate Seafood Training School has a wide variety of courses for food lovers, chefs and fishmongers, and young people.

The school has charitable status and uses profits from its commercial courses to fund free courses for children.

Their 2009 course dates are now available. Visit their website for more information about the courses on offer:
Billingsgate Seafood Training School website

The London Wine Academy offer wine courses, food and wine courses, wine courses in France, wine tours, wine tastings and corporate events. They also sell gift vouchers which can be used as payment or part payment for their courses.

From the London Wine Academy’s website:
“With over a decade of experience, the London Wine Academy offers a unique approach to wine education. The unparalleled expertise of our small team allied to our friendly, informal style really does set us apart from the competition. All our courses and events are intended and designed to be enjoyable as well as informative.”

For more information and to book a course or buy a gift voucher online, please click on the banner below.