Christmas Wine Tasting Experiences

A fab informative enjoyable experience

Excellent tasting of wines, beers and spirits. Very good guide around the small establishment

Fantastic experience, from the knowledge of our guide, the tasting experience, location etc. Would highly recommend

Although the actual tour was cancelled due to illness we still had the wine tasting. We were given a talk about the different grapes they use and how the wine is made. During the talk, by a very knowlegable gentleman, we were given a glass of sparkling rose wine then we had the tasting, a dry rose, a white and a red. They were very nice. We had a very nice time.

An interesting talk about the vineyard history followed by a wine tasting session was very good. The guide, one of the owners, was very informative and friendly. The afternoon tea that followed was very nice.

Our tour was led by Tom who is extremely knowledgeable and very engaging. The whole experience was first class with Chapeldown wines coupled with delicious English cheese.

We had a fantastic day at Shawsgate Vineyard. The tour was extremely informative and the guide was knowledgeable and entertaining. The lunch consisted of cheese, ham, salad and bread with a delicious cheesecake for dessert. There was no choice, but the food was good. The wine tasting involved quite a lot of wine, and we were able to choose a glass of our favourite for lunch - something to consider if you are driving! I would highly recommend this!

Haven't yet done the tour but very much looking forward to it! The booking of the tour was very easy and straight forward.

Great wines with lots to try. An interesting tour even in the rain! Andrew our guide was very knowledgeable. Highly recommend

The owner gave us a wonderfully informative and interesting talk about his winemaking journey, followed by a wine tasting with nibbles and then we went for a beautifully fresh and indulgent afternoon tea. I would definitely do this again and it makes a wonderful present for someone

The hotel is lovely, clean bright and welcoming. The staff were cheerful and polite and immediately mentioned that they were aware of the emails that I had earlier sent to them, telling them about my allergies. I gave them a paper, taken from Allergy UK, explaining everything about my BOP allergy, and they were not only interested, because no one had heard of it, but asked if they could print a copy off. They said that they would show it to the chef, but also keep it as future reference for any other sufferers. We were then shown to our table, and the chef, and serving staff had gone the extra mile to make sure everything was correct, even placing different items on my server that they knew I was safe to eat. It was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon tea. It felt so special and the staff were so friendly and welcoming, that we felt like regulars. We will certainly be going back again.

Very informative tour, good fun, lots to taste!