Join Michael for a tasting of excptional Millton wines. He'll be tasting the Millton Te Arai Muskats At Dawn 2017 and Millton Opou Chardonnay 2018. Tasting held live via our instagram account at 6pm - https://www.instagram.com/glengarrywines

The popularity of Gin is showing no signs of abating. Even in Winter, there were some awesome spiced gins to keep us cosy. However, it is in Spring and Summer that gives gin a chance to shine. Luckily for us, we don't have to go far to find some extremely fine gins, as most of these are made in our own backyard. The one exception is a very smart Aussie example (yes, there are some). We will be tasting eight gins in total. These include; Reid & Reid Native, Reefton Little Biddy, Scapegrace Black, Cardrona Source Gin, Victor (by Thomson Whisky), Roots, Denzien, and Four Pillars Olive Leaf.

Your ticket includes sample bottles of all gins. The team will be using applicable protective practises when preparing the samples. They will then be dispatched to you before the tasting on Thursday evening. Details will be included explaining how to set up your computer/phone/iPad to join the tasting, conducted via Zoom. If you cannot join the live tasting, watch the replay at your leisure.

This is a live tasting you don't want to miss! Liz will trying her hand at making a slow roasted lamb shoulder, the recipe courtesy of our friends at Akarua. Join her live (yes live!) via our instagram at 6pm as she shows us how it's done.

Join Phill for a tasting of Auckland based brewery Hallertau. He'll be tasting his way through their kick-ass mixed pack. Tasting held live via our instagram account at 6pm - https://www.instagram.com/glengarrywines

Enjoy this Pinot Noir tasting from the comfort of your own lounge, anywhere in New Zealand. Domaine Parent is located in the famed Burgundian village of Pommard, in the heart of the Côte d’Or. Today it is run by the 12th generation, Anne and Catherine Parent, perpetuating a family tradition dating back to the 17th century. There are no Grand Cru vineyards in the village, but it does contain some of the finest Premier Cru in the region, including Les Epenots, which is currently under consideration to be upgraded. Tonight, our Fine Wine Manager, Regan McCaffery, will lead us through the history of the village and the Domaine. We will be tasting four different Premier Cru vineyards and comparing the 2015 and 2016 side by side. Two of the greatest vintages of all time in Burgundy. We will be tasting Domaine Parent Pommard 1er Cru Les Chanlins 2015/2016, Pommard 1er Cru Les Argillieres 2015/2016, Pommard 1er Cru Les Chaponnieres 2015/2016 from 75 year old vines, and finally the legendary Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots 2015/2016.

Your ticket includes 50ml sample bottles of all wines. To ensure these samples reach you in safe and optimum condition, we use the Coravin system to check for cork taint, the tasting bottles then filled under a veil of argon gas to minimise contact with air and prevent oxidation. The team will be using applicable protective practises when preparing the samples. They will then be dispatched to you before the tasting on Wednesday evening. These are designed for short term storage, not for keeping in your cellar. Details will be included explaining how to set up your computer/phone/iPad to join the tasting, conducted via Zoom. If you cannot join the live tasting, watch the replay at your leisure.

We have just landed the exceptional 2017 Bordeaux vintage. This is a great year, with all the wines hand-selected by us from tasting them directly in Bordeaux. Join us for a walk around tasting, where you have 2 hours to take your time and try 25 top wines from across the region. Ranging in price from $20 all the way up to $135 a bottle. Our staff will be on hand to introduce you to the different appellations and styles. Grab some friends and visit Bordeaux for the afternoon!

Join us for an incredible tasting of one of the world’s greatest wines, in your own lounge anywhere in New Zealand. Bordeaux Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion was established in 1533 by Jean de Pontac. He owned the estate across the road, which became the famed 1st Growth, Chateau Haut-Brion. Over the centuries there was a fierce rivalry, with La Mission always the chief challenger to Haut-Brion itself. Then in 1983 they came back under the same ownership (a case of ‘if you can’t beat it, buy it’). Since then the two have been managed together with the same winemaking team. Unique deep gravel soils are planted with high densities of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, producing a fuller, richer, and more flamboyant style than that of Haut-Brion. It is also one of Bordeaux’s most successful wines in poor vintages. If there was a reclassification today, they would top the list for promotion to 1st Growth. We will be tasting 6 vintages, including 3 of the greatest wines ever made at the Chateau. La Mission Haut-Brion 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2015.

Your ticket includes 50ml sample bottles of all the wines. To ensure these samples reach you in safe and optimum condition, we will be using the Coravin system to check for cork taint. The tasting bottles will then be filled under a veil of argon gas, to minimise contact with air and prevent oxidation. The team will be using applicable protective practises when preparing the samples. They will then be dispatched to you before the tasting on Thursday evening. These are designed for short term storage to get them to you for the tasting, not for keeping in your cellar. Details will be included explaining how to set up your computer / phone / iPad to join the tasting which will be conducted via Zoom.

A once in a lifetime chance to taste these great Ports from the comfort of your home. Taylor’s Port representative Robert Bower will be tuning in from Porto to take us on a virtual rabelo boat ride down the Douro river and taste through three 100-point Vintage Ports from three different decades. Showing the pure class of this leading Port estate, we will taste through the Ruby and Tawny range including; 10YO, 20YO and LVB, before settling in to try the 2016, 2007 and 1994 Vintage Ports. All rated 100 points by top wine reviewers James Suckling (2016, 1994) and Tyson Stelzer (2007).

Your ticket includes 50ml sample bottles of all ports. To ensure these samples reach you in safe and optimum condition, we use the Coravin system to check for cork taint, the tasting bottles then filled under a veil of argon gas to minimise contact with air and prevent oxidation. The team will be using applicable protective practises when preparing the samples. They will then be dispatched to you before the tasting on Thursday evening. These are designed for short term storage, not for keeping in your cellar. Details will be included explaining how to set up your computer/phone/iPad to join the tasting, conducted via Zoom. If you cannot join the live tasting, watch the replay at your leisure.

As Bordeaux specialists, each year when the latest vintage of En Primeur arrives, we like to taste the best of the best. The 1st Growths are amongst the finest red wines in the world, and have held this position for hundreds of years. Embark on the vinous journey of a lifetime, as we taste our way through over $15k worth of the 2017 vintage, including two incredibly rare bottles this year.

We start this year with one of the greatest and most rarest white wines in the world, Chateau Haut-Brion Blanc. This is far and away the finest dry white of Bordeaux, and is very rarely seen, much less tasted. There are usually only 6 bottles allocated to New Zealand. We will then be drinking four of the five famed ‘First Growths’ from the 1855 classification; Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Chateau Haut-Brion, and Chateau Margaux. These Cabernet dominant wines have been the favoured wines of Royalty for centuries. Thomas Jefferson famously visited and placed the first orders for the United States in 1787. From the Right Bank we also have the legendary Chateau Cheval Blanc, holder of the highest rank of Premier Grand Cru Classe (A) in Saint Emilion. Finally we finish with a wine that every Bordeaux lover has lusted over, but few have ever tasted due to its stratospheric price of around $5,000 a bottle. The mythical Chateau Petrus from Pomerol is one of the most sought after wines in the world, made from 100% Merlot growing on a special plot of rare blue clay soil.

We know these estates extremely well. Our General Manager Liz Wheadon, and Fine Wine Manager Regan McCaffery will lead you through the history, stories, and winemaking of each of them. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to try these phenomenal wines side by side in this once in a lifetime tasting.

Let the drams pour! We’re crossing our fingers in the hopes that us whisky lovers can gather and share a selection of drams together. Technically a delayed August Malt Club but destined to be in October. Fate has taken the reins and we must have been waiting for the release of Thomson Whisky’s brand new Single Cask expression! Which could be its first formal outing, lucky us and you! Jak Jakicevich and Mat Thomson will be hosting you this evening, tasting and sharing stories over six whiskies and nibbles. All are welcome. Whisky newbies or whisky aficionados. This time around, we will embark on an exploration of the significance that barrels hold when talking about whisky. From ageing, finishing and sourcing wood casks, it’s going to be all about barrels and all the BS you’ve ever heard about them. Thursday 22nd October, 7pm at Glengarry Wines Victoria Park.

Just in time for summer… Join us for a fun evening sampling some of the finest Rose produced in New Zealand and in the South of France. We will have winemakers joining us for this fun and informal tasting. We will be tasting; Rockburn Stolen Kiss 2019, Terra Sancta Special Release First Vines 2019, Waiana Estate Indian Summer 2019, Jules Taylor OTQ Rose 2019, Chateau Leoube 2018, Chateau Leoube Secret 2018, Mascaronne 2017, and Chateau Puech Haut 2018.

Your ticket includes 50ml sample bottles of all wines. To ensure these samples reach you in safe and optimum condition, we will use the Coravin system to check for cork taint, the tasting bottles then filled under a veil of argon gas to minimise contact with air and prevent oxidation. The team will be using applicable protective practises when preparing the samples. They will then be dispatched to you before the tasting on Thursday evening. These are designed for short term storage, not for keeping in your cellar. Details will be included explaining how to set up your computer/phone/iPad to join the tasting, conducted via Zoom. If you cannot join the live tasting watch the replay at your leisure.

First established in 1996 in the Bannockburn sub region, Akarua today boasts the largest privately-owned estate in Central Otago. The majority of the vine-yards are planted in their signature Pinot Noir, 'hard won' from soils of broken schist and sand. The consistency of Akarua’s wines is impressive, their Pinot Noir has garnered no less than 12 trophies and 28 Gold Medals over just the last 6 vintages. Tonight we will be tasting even more than that, 10 vintages in total going back to 2009. We will be tasting Akarua Pinot Noir 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and the unreleased 2019. The evening will be presented by head winemaker Andrew Keeleyside who has seen 11 vintages on the estate. He will be joined by Zoe Ladyman their international sales manager. We are also lucky to have their Viticulturist Mark Naismith, who has been managing their expansion and conversion to organics over the last seven years. Don’t miss this incredible vertical tasting!