Ideas for Tongham Wine Tasting Flights

For our first three Tongham Wine Tasting Get-togethers we have had three different places to buy wine as the theme – Tesco, The Wine Society and Sainsbury’s. Soon we need to move on to different themes. If you need some ideas, how about these;

• Wines from one country or region eg Australia, Chile, New Zealand, Argentina, Rhone Valley, Rioja etc
• Wines made with the same grape variety eg Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Tempranilla, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio etc.
• A battle of the vines eg Old World versus New World, France versus Australia, Cabernet Sauvignon versus Merlot etc.
• Wines recommended by a particular wine critic eg Oz Clarke or Olly Smith of the Daily Mail or Victoria Moore of the Guardian or Jonathan Ray of the Daily telegraph etc.
• A battle of the critics eg six wines each suggested by a different critic, or perhaps a head to head between two critica with three wines each.
• Wines of the same style eg six dry whites, or six full bodied reds.
• A supermarket comparison eg six own brand clarets each from a different supermarket or 6 Chablis each from a different retailer.

 Etc etc.   Most of all have fun choosing your wines and remember that the internet is a great source of inspiration.   For instance visit sites like Supermarketwine.com or read the wine reviews in the papers.