Over the last 20+ years, the Glengarry Wine Academy has established itself as one of the leading wine educators in New Zealand. Initially created to train Glengarry staff, it is also widely used by the hospitality industry and wine enthusiasts. Informative, but never intimidating, the Glengarry Wine Academy courses are an opportunity for beginners as well as experienced aficionados to expand their knowledge and develop their interest.

In stage 1 you learn about the varieties, stage 2 you explore their differing personalities around the world. In Stage 3 you take a major look a key wine making regions in the world. This course dives under the cover, you learn all about the great wines of Bordeaux, Burgundy and many more.

A four week course | Wednesday 5th February, Wednesday 12th February, Wednesday 19th February, and Wednesday 26th February all starting 7pm. The course fee covers content for all four weeks.

The Family of Twelve is a fraternity of twelve of ours most prestigious and enduring artisanal wineries. Their goal is the promotion of New Zealand wine at its best, and the nurturing of longterm relationships via an exchange of information and ideas. Contrasting personalities, different wine regions and a variety of styles make up the twelve siblings, and they celebrate those differences while combining their individual strengths.

We will be conducting a workshop tasting involving three flights of four Family of Twelve wines featuring aromatics, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

The mythical Champagne Salon is one of the world's greatest wines. Created by one man, they only make one wine, from one village, one variety, and only ever produced in exceptional vintages. The 2008 is only the 38th vintage to be released since the inaugural 1921. 100% Chardonnay from Les Mesnil-sur-Oger in the heart of the Cote des Blancs, the 2008 is the smallest harvest, and possibly the greatest ever at Salon. Only 8000 Magnums were produced, available to purchase only in the Oenotheque case, along with special late disgorged versions of the 2004, 2006 and 2007. We have special permission to open one just for this event. This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to try all four of these wines together. We will also be tasting the stunning new 2012 vintage release from Salon's sister house of Delamotte. Our Fine Wine manager and Salon aficionado, Regan McCaffery, will lead us through the history and stories behind this legendary champagne.

Château Léoville-Las-Cases is one of the greatest wine estates in the world. Sited in the northern Medoc appellation of Saint-Julien, they produce incredibly concentrated and elegant wines from their old plots of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. They were classified as a second growth estate in the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux. Today they are regarded as a ‘super second’, often rivalling the First Growths themselves.

We’re very pleased to welcome their representative Florent Genty to New Zealand for the first time. He will be presenting some great older vintages from Léoville-Las-Cases, as well as wines from two other excellent Bordeaux properties they own, Château Potensac in the Médoc and Château Nenin in Pomerol.

We will start with the Merlot dominant Château Nenin, the epitome of a great Pomerol 'vin de garde'. This is a long-time favourite of the British royal family and we will be tasting two of their greatest vintages, the 2016 and the 2009. The Delon family also owns Château Potensac, unique in the Medoc for it’s limestone rich soil. Traditionally very structured this is a wine for classical Bordeaux lovers. We will be tasting the great 2016 and the rich 2003.

Then we will be tasting four vintages of the Grand Vin de Léoville-Las-Cases, which sell for an average of $700 a bottle. We will be tasting back over 30 years, from the superlative 2009, through 2004, then 1998, and finishing with the famous and rare 1989. Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to taste through history, with one of the world’s finest wines.

A fantastic dinner with ten guests from top Bordeaux estates. They are all here for one night only, so this is a very rare and special occasion. It’s your opportunity to enjoy a beautiful three-course meal with them, one of whom who will be joining each table. Each of the estates will be providing an older vintage of their Grand Vin to enjoy. The dinner will be held in the picturesque setting that is Westhaven’s Sails Restaurant.

The wines we’ll be drinking with dinner will be from:

Domaine de Chevalier; Château Haut-Bailley; Château Brane-Cantenac; Château d’Issan; Château Beychevelle; Château Langoa Barton; Château Léoville Barton; Château Pédesclaux; Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste; Château Pontet-Canet; Château Lilian Ladouys; Château Phélan Ségur; Château Larcis Ducasse; Château Pavie Macquin

This is such a brilliant occasion that we thought we’d offer you the best of both worlds and put the two events together at a special discounted price. We start at Glengarry Victoria Park with the Grand Bordeaux Tour between 4:30pm and 6:30pm. Here you’ll have time to walk around at your leisure and taste the stunning 2016 releases with the chateaux’ representatives. Then move with us to Sails Restaurant in Westhaven from 7:15pm for the Grand Bordeaux Dinner, where we’ll be enjoying older vintages from the châteaux in the company of each estate.

If you’re some sort of Bordeaux aficionado, or even if you’ve just thought you might like to be, this is a very special tasting event that you really shouldn’t miss. We are extremely elated to be hosting the largest group of châteaux from the legendary Bordeaux region ever to be assembled in New Zealand. Estates from across the region are sending their representatives here specifically for the occasion.

All of the châteaux attending will all be presenting their wines from the amazing 2016 vintage. The more time these spend in bottle, the clearer it is that this is one of the finest years ever for Bordeaux, better even than the famed 2015s. This will be a walk-around event, held from 4.30pm to 6.30pm, where you will be able to move between one château and the next and talk with them as you taste their wines.

The 14 properties that will be in attendance are:

From Pessac-Léognan, Domaine de Chevalier and Château Haut-Bailley

From Margaux, Château Brane-Cantenac and Château d’Issan

From Saint-Julien, Château Beychevelle, Château Langoa Barton and Château Léoville Barton

From Pauillac, Château Pédesclaux, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste and Château Pontet-Canet

From Saint-Estèphe, Château Lilian Ladouys and Château Phélan Ségur

From Saint Émilion, Château Larcis Ducasse and Château Pavie Macquin

Over the last 20+ years, the Glengarry Wine Academy has established itself as one of the leading wine educators in New Zealand. Initially created to train Glengarry staff, it is also widely used by the hospitality industry and wine enthusiasts. Informative, but never intimidating, the Glengarry Wine Academy courses are an opportunity for beginners as well as experienced aficionados to expand their knowledge and develop their interest.

For only the third time, a third stage of our Wine Academy is being offered. This course has been written recently and follows on from stage 1 and 2. In stage 1 you learn about the varieties; stage 2 you explore their differing personalities around the world. Now in stage 3 you take a major look at key wine making regions in the world. This course dives under the cover, you learn all about the great wines of Bordeaux, Burgundy and many more.

A four week course | Wednesday 18th March, Wednesday 25th March, Wednesday 1st April, and Wednesday 8th April | The course fee and content covers all four weeks.

Over the last 20+ years, the Glengarry Wine Academy has established itself as one of the leading wine educators in New Zealand. Initially created to train Glengarry staff, it is also widely used by the hospitality industry and wine enthusiasts. Informative, but never intimidating, the Glengarry Wine Academy courses are an opportunity for beginners as well as experienced aficionados to expand their knowledge and develop their interest.

In stage 1 you learn about the varieties, stage 2 you explore their differing personalities around the world. In Stage 3 you take a major look a key wine making regions in the world. This course dives under the cover, you learn all about the great wines of Bordeaux, Burgundy and many more.

A four week course | Wednesday 6th May, Wednesday 13th May, Wednesday 20th May, and Wednesday 27th May all starting 7pm. The course fee covers content for all four weeks.