As the seats are rapidly taken, please register to the following tastings if you desire to participate:
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Tutored Tastings
If you are interested in attending any of the tastings below, please click on the email contact to request places. Please note that this will NOT register you for general attendance at the b.f.t., and so you must also register separately for the b.f.t. itself via the Visitor Registration page.
Aged Tawnies and Colheita Ports from the Symington Family Estates
Court Room and Library (first floor)
10.30am
Tutored Tasting, pre booking required. Please contact Michael Oppenheim to request places.
Tutored by Johnny and Paul Symington, and featuring some gems from the wood of Symington's lodges.
Reflections of Vintage Port by Niepoort and Ramos Pinto
River Room (first floor)
11.30am
Tutored Tasting, pre booking required: please email Liz Morphew to request places
Dirk Niepoort and Joao Nicolau d'Almeida will tutor a tasting of one another's vintage ports, from 2011 back to 1942/1924
The Evolution of Tio Pepe En Rama (Masterclass)
Court Room and Library (first floor)
1pm
Tutored Tasting, pre booking required: please email Louise Bartholdi to request places.
Tutored by Antonio Flores, Head Winemaker. A fascinating insight into how this remarkable wine passes through its aging stages.
Sandeman Port-blending workshop: how Aged Tawnies are blended
River Room (first floor)
2pm
Tutored Tasting, pre booking required. Please contact Ben Campbell-Johnston to request places.
Led by Luis Sottomayor, head Port Winemaker at Sogrape. Luis will demonstrate how aged tawnies are blended, before letting you make your own.
Fladgate Port Masterclass - Where does quality come from? Quinta? Grapes? Spirit?
Court Room and Library (first floor)
3.30pm
Tutored Tasting, pre booking required. Please contact Ben Campbell-Johnston to request places.
Tutored by David Guimaraens, the tasting will include four Single Quinta Ports from a single vintage, and spirit samples used for fortification.
Madeira Masterclass: Colheitas and Frasqueiras
River Room (first floor)
4.30pm
Tutored Tasting, pre booking required. Please contact Ben Campbell-Johnston to request places.
Tutored by Rubina Viera, head of the tasting panel at the Madeira Wine Institute. And in depth look how vintage-dated Madeiras differ by variety and category.