Portland Wine
Here you will find details of our upcoming tasting events. For more information on any of the events listed below, please pop in and see us instore, give us a call on 0161 962 8752 or email alice@portlandwine.co.uk
What's coming up...

Spring Wine Fair 2025
Join us on Friday 2nd May 2025 for our Spring Wine Fair!
This year sees Portland Wine turn 40, so we hope you will be able to join us to celebrate and kick off the Bank Holiday weekend in style; we will have a huge range of wines, sparklers, spirits and more to choose from, all available to try at your own pace while our team will be on hand to answer any questions you have or to help you find your new favourite.
Tasting will take place from 6-9pm at Ringway Golf Club in Hale Barns.
Tickets are priced at £18 per person, which includes all tasters and are available to buy online now by clicking this link. Group discounts are available for parties of 6 or more when purchased in advance via our Hale store.
For more information, please contact paula@portlandwine.co.uk or call 0161 928 0357.

Spring Wine Tasting with The Royle Tearoom
Join us and the team at The Royle Tearoom for an evening tasting some of our favourite wines for the Spring time - think refreshing whites, lighter reds and a cheeky glass of fizz on arrival!
You'll get a welcome drink and 5 wines to taste plus a grazing board to nibble on while we chat about the wines, all for £25 per person.
Places are limited and must be booked in advance - please pop in to Portland Wine Sale, or call 0161 962 8752 to bag your spot.

Everything's Coming up Rosé
Come along to Portland Wine Hale on 22nd April for an evening of all things pink.
Places are limited and must be booked in advance; tickets are priced at £25 per person including all tasters and nibbes.
To book your spot pop in and see us, call us on 0161 928 0357 or email paula@portlandwine.co.uk

USA Wines by The Federalist
Join us at Portland Wine Hale on Wednesday 16th April from 7pm when we'll be tasting wines from the Californian producer The Federalist; these are distinctly American craft wines wrought with as much character and bold spirit as the famous American statesmen that don every bottle.
£25 per person, including all tasters and nibbles.
Places are limited and must be booked in advance, either in person, by email to paula@portlandwine.co.uk or call 0161 928 0357

An evening with Gouguenheim Wines
We’re pleased to be joined by Santiago Gouguenheim on Thursday 27th February to show us the new vintages of a range of wines from the family winery in Argentina.
Tasting will take place in our Hale tasting room at 7pm.
Places are priced at £25 per person including nibbles and must be booked in advance.
For more information or to book your spot, please contact paula@portlandwine.co.uk, call 0161 928 0357 or pop in and see us.

Winter Wine Fair 2024
Join us for our 2024 Winter Wine Fair on Friday 15th November!
Tasting takes place from 6-9pm at Ringway Golf Club in Hale Barns. There will be a huge range of wines, sparklers, spirits and other goodies for you to try at your own pace, with our lovely team and suppliers on hand to guide you through and help you find a new favourite.
Tickets are available here or instore at Portland Wine Sale or Hale. For more information and group discounts, please contact paula@portlandwine.co.uk or call 0161 928 0357.

An Evening of Tomatin Whisky
Join us for an evening of Tomatin Scotch Whisky, presented by Matt Coates. This renowned Highland distillery are renowned for their finish and limited edition whiskies, so this is not going to disappoint!
Places are limited and priced at £20 per person, including whisky and nibbles. Must be booked in advance.
For more information, please pop in and see us or drop an email to paula@portlandwine.co.uk

An evening of Albarino
Join us for an all-white line up of Albarino & Alvarinho from Spain and Portugal.
6 stunning wines presented by James Mitchell of Alliance Wines.
Places are limited and priced at £25 per person, including wines and nibbles. Must be booked in advance.
For more information, please pop in and see us or drop an email to paula@portlandwine.co.uk

Bordeaux Tasting
September is Bordeaux Wine Month, so what better way to celebrate than with a tasting of a great range of diverse wines from this wonderful region.
Places are limited and priced at £20 per person, including wines and nibbles. Must be booked in advance.
For more information, please pop in and see us or drop an email to paula@portlandwine.co.uk

Spring Wine Fair 2024
Join us for the return of our Spring Wine Fair on Friday 19th May 2024.
Tasting will take place from 6-9pm at Ringway Golf Club, Hale Barns where you will be able to taste your way through over 100 wines, sparklers, spirits and other goodies at your leisure. Our team and wonderful suppliers will be on hand to talk you through the offering and give you the chance to find your new favourites!
Tickets are priced at £15 per person, available in advance from Portland Wine Hale or Sale, or you can book online here.
For more information, to book your place or for group discounts, please contact paula@portlandwine.co.uk or call 0161 928 0357.

Chile's In Situ Wines
Join us on Thursday April 18th for an evening of wonderful Chilean Wines, hosted by Johnny Bingham of Delibo Wines, who will be taking us through a range of wines from In Situ Family Vineyards.
Tasting will take place at Portland Wine Hale from 7-8:45. Tickets are priced at £20 per person with tasting wines and nibbles included. Places are limited and must be booked in advance; for bookings or more information, please contact paula@portlandwine.co.uk or call 0161 928 0357.

Tasting with Ruth Sutton of Marques de Riscal
Join us at our Hale store on Thursday 4th April from 7pm for what promises to be a wonderful evening of Spanish wine. We’ll be joined by Ruth Sutton, Export Manager for Marques de Riscal to showcase some fantastic wines from their range.
Tickets are priced at £20 per person to include your tasting wines and nibbles. Places are limited and must be booked in advance; please contact Paula@portlandwine.co.uk or call 0161 928 0357 to book your spot or for more information.

Portland Wine Winter Wine Fair 2023
Join us on Friday 17th November for our Winter Wine Fair for 2023.
Tasting will take place from 6-9pm at Ringway Golf Club, Hale Barns and will feature a range of over 100 wines, sparklers, spirits and other goodies!
Tickets are priced at £15 per person, available in advance by clicking here or from Portland Wine Hale or Sale.
For more information or for group discounts for 6 or more people, please contact paula@portlandwine.co.uk or call 0161 9280357.

Turkey Flat Vineyards
Join us at Portland Wine Hale on Wednesday 20th September where we will be tasting a selection of wines from Turkey Flat Vineyards from Australia’s Barossa Valley.
Tasting will start at 7pm and will be led by Cathy Swift of Mentzendorff. Tickets are priced at £20 per person which includes the wines and nibbles and must be booked in advance. Places are limited so please get in touch with Portland Wine Hale on 0161 928 0357 or email paula@portlandwine.co.uk to book yours.

Don Cristobal Wines of Argentina
Join us at Portland Wine Hale on Thursday 7th September where we will be tasting a selection of wines from Don Cristobal of Argentina. Presented by Adam Cernik of Jackson Nugent, tasting will start at 7pm.
Don Cristobal always produce wines of outstanding quality and value so this promises to be a treat!
Places are limited and priced at £20 per person, including nibbles. Places must be booked via Portland Wine Hale by phone on 0161 928 0357 or by email to paula@portlandwine.co.uk.

2023 Spring Wine Fair
Join us on Friday 28th April 2023 for the return of our Spring Wine Fair.
Tasting will take place from 6-9pm at The Ringway Golf Club, Hale Barns. We will be joined by a host of our wonderful suppliers, with a fabulous range of wines, sparklers and spirits for you to try, as well as some great offers for orders placed on the night.
Tickets are available in store or to purchase here online and are priced at just £15 per person. We are currently offering an early bird price of just £12 per person for tickets bought before 20th March 2023.
For more information, to ask about group booking discounts or to get your tickets in person, please contact Paula at Portland Wine Hale on 0161 928 0357 or email paula@portlandwine.co.uk

Winter Wine Fair 2022
Join us for our annual Winter Wine Fair on Friday 21st October from 6-9pm at Ringway Golf Club, Hale Barns.
We will have a huge range of wines, sparklers, spirits and other treats for you to try and special prices for any orders placed on the night - perfect for getting an early start on Christmas shopping!
To purchase your tickets, click here or visit us instore. Tickets are priced at £15 per person.
For more information or for group booking enquiries, please contact paula@portlandwine.co.uk or call 0161 928 0357.

Portland Wine Spring Wine Fair
Join us on Friday May 13th for this year's Portland Wine Spring Wine Fair.
Following the huge success and positive feedback of our Winter Tasting, we will be returning to the fantastic Ringway Golf Club in Hale Barns for this event, which will showcase a huge range of wines, sparklers, spirits and more!
Tickets are priced at £15 per person and are available to buy instore from any Portland Wine Store, or by clicking here
For more information, please contact Paula at paula@portlandwine.co.uk or by calling 0161 928 0357

Portland Wine Winter Fair 2021
Join us for our 2021 Winter Wine Fair - and our first in-person event since early 2020!
We’re at a new venue at Ringway Golf Club, where we will have a superb range of wines, spirits and other goodies for you to try. Tasting takes place from 6-9pm on Friday 22nd October.
Tickets are available to buy instore or here: https://www.portlandwine.co.uk/event-tickets/portland-wine-winter-wine-fair-2021 and are priced at £15 per head.
We will be working hard to ensure our event is covid safe and we ask that you do not attend if you are unwell.
For more information, please contact paula@portlandwine.co.uk or call 0161 928 0357.
Tommasi Family Estates Virtual Tasting with Pierangelo Tommasi
We are really excited for this one…. Join us on Thursday 18th March from 7:30pm for what promises to be a fantastic evening. We will be joined by Pierangelo Tommasi of Tommasi Family Estates and 3 fantastic wines from their portfolio.
Please use the following link to book your place: https://www.portlandwine.co.uk/event-tickets/tommasi-family-estates-virtual-tasting-with-pierangelo-tommasi
Each tasting package will gain you access yo the Zoom meeting as well as 1 x 75cl bottle each of:
Tommasi Lugana
Tommasi Rafael Valpolicella Classio
Tommasi Valpolicella Ripasso
The wines will be available for collection from any Portland Wine or Goyt Wines store from Monday 15th March. Free local delivery is available within our usual local delivery area; outside of this there is a £9.49 charge. For more information, please contact alice@portlandwine.co.uk

False Bay Vineyards Wine Tasting with Paul Boutinot
Join us on Friday 19th February at 8pm for a fantastic wine tasting with Paul Boutinot and False Bay Vineyards. Named after South Africa’s most iconic bay, which frames much of the country’s premium winelands, False Bay Vineyards was borne out of a desire to make ‘real’ wine affordable.
This package is priced at £28.00 and includes a place on our Zoom tasting with Paul Boutinot and the following 3 wines (75cl bottles):
False Bay “Slow” Chenin Blanc
False Bay “Whole Bunch” Rose
False Bay “Old School” Syrah
Please use the following link to order: https://www.portlandwine.co.uk/event-tickets/false-bay-vineyards-wine-tasting-with-paul-boutinot
Delivery to our usual local delivery area is free of charge - for free local delivery, please use code FD20; outside of this area will be charged at £9.49 and delivered via courier. Packages will be available for delivery or collection from any Portland Wine or Goyt Wines store week commencing 15th February. For more information, please contact alice@portlandwine.co.uk.

RWA Tasting with Julia Langshaw
Join us for a fantastic evening in to help get your Valentine’s weekend under way!
We will be joined by Julia Langshaw of Richmond Wine Agencies to take us through three fantastic wines from across the world on Friday 12th February from 8pm on Zoom. There is also the option to purchase a delicious package of snacks and nibbles to enjoy alongside the wines, courtesy of The WineStuff of Lymm.
The wines for this evening will be:
Dewetshof Bon Vallon Chardonnay
Whispering Angel Rose
Doppio Primitivo
There will be a full bottle option at £46 and a 250ml sample size option at £20.
Please use the following link to purchase your tickets: https://www.portlandwine.co.uk/event-tickets/richmond-wine-agencies-tasting
Delivery to our usual local delivery area is free of charge - for free local delivery, please use code FD20; outside of this area for wines only will be charged at £9.49 and delivered via courier. For more information, please contact alice@portlandwine.co.uk.

Delheim Estate Wine Tasting with Roelof Lotriet
Join Johnny Bingham and wine maker Roelof Lotriet for our Delheim Estate Virtual Tasting.
Delheim Wild Ferment Chenin, Delheim Pinotage Rose and Delheim Grand Reserve Cabernet.
Wines will be something new and exciting for many of you.
Delheim Estate and the Sperling family, quite simply, are unique. The family owned Estates in Stellenbosch are still owned by brother and sister, Victor and Nora. who live on the property with their families and their mother Vera. Delheim as we know it was established in the late 50’s by their father, the late Michael Hans “Spatz”
To book a place on this event please follow the link, tickets £35 https://www.portlandwine.co.uk/event-tickets/delheim-estate-wine-tasting

Burns Night Tomatin Whisky Tasting Monday 25th January
My love is like a red red rose………………
Join our very own Keith on a virtual Tomatin Whisky tasting. Monday 25th January.
Tomatin Legacy, Tomatin 12yr old and Tomatin 14yr old Port Finish.
Since 1897 there has been a quiet revolution unfolding in the heart of the Scottish Highlands. In this idyllic spot the naturally soft water of the Alt-na-Firth burn is introduced to tender Scottish barley. From the tall, slim copper stills a mellow, fruity spirit is born.
To book a place on this event please follow this link: https://www.portlandwine.co.uk/event-tickets/burns-night-tomatin-whisky-tasting

Graham's Port Tasting with Tom Symington
Our final virtual tasting of the year…. and it’s a festive one! Join us on Thursday 17th December for our port tasting with Tom Symington and Graham’s Ports. Tom is the Brand Manager for Symington Family Estates, as well as being a member of the winemaking team - so this is bound to be a really insightful and interesting evening.
This ticket gives access to our Zoom tasting plus a 5 x 5cl selection pack of Graham’s Ports to include:
Fine White
Fine Ruby
LBV
Six Grapes
10yo Tawny
To book your place, please visit https://www.portlandwine.co.uk/event-tickets/grahams-port-tasting-with-tom-symington
Delivery to our local delivery area included. Packs will be delivered from Monday 14th December or will be available for collection from any Portland Wine or Goyt Wines store from the same day. Delivery further afield charged at £8.99 - please get in touch to confirm. For more information, please contact alice@portlandwine.co.uk.

Wine & Cheese Tasting Evening with Burt's Cheese
We are really excited to once again be joined by Claire Burt of Burt’s Cheese for another cheese and wine tasting evening. Join us on Friday 11th December at 8pm on Zoom, where Claire will chat with us about the cheeses and we will pair them with a range of wines.
We have two pricing options available for this tasting, one for full bottles and one for 250ml sample sizes (easily enough for 2 to share!). Both include the same size cheese board as below - generous portions for 2. Tickets are available at the following link: https://www.portlandwine.co.uk/event-tickets/cheese-amp-wine-night-with-burts-cheese
Please enter code FD20 for free local delivery.
The wines for this tasting are as follows:
Dopff et Irion Riesling 750ml
Primitivo Carlomagno 750ml
Casa Silva Late Harvest Semillon Gewurtztraminer 500ml
Graham’s LBV Port 750ml
Alongside this, you will receive a selection of cheeses specially selected by Claire Burt as follows:
Burts Blue
Drunken Burt
Reserve Rachel, hard goats cheese
Montgomery Cheddar
Delivery within our usual local delivery area is free of charge. Delivery or collection from any Portland Wine/Goyt Wines store on the afternoon of Friday 11th December . Due to the need for refrigeration, we will be unable to deliver outside of this area - please get in touch to confirm if we can deliver to you. For any queries, please email alice@portlandwine.co.uk

New Zealand Wine Tasting with Rebecaa Gibb MW & Greenhough Wines
We are delighted to be joined by Master of Wine and author of The Wines of New Zealand Rebecca Gibb for a Kiwi-themed evening. On 4 December, Rebecca will host an exclusive tasting for Portland Wine customers, uncovering the latest developments in the land of the long white cloud and introducing the latest addition to our range, organic New Zealand wine producer Greenhough. Not only will it be a delectable evening, it should also be a lot of fun: there wil be a quiz during the tasting and participants have the chance to win a bottle of Greenhough.
Tasting will take place using Zoom and will start at 8pm. We will be featuring the following 4 wines:
River Garden Sauvignon Blanc
Apple Valley Riesling
Road Block Chardonnay
Stones Throw Pinot Noir
There is an option for either full bottles or 250ml sample size bottles - more than enough to share for a taster for 2! Please visit https://www.portlandwine.co.uk/event-tickets/37yaj5j2xdrccyisw36gn7u9q6u1q9 to order your tickets and book your spot.
An email link to the Zoom meeting will be sent to the email address used to place the order before Friday 4th December - if not received, please contact Alice@portlandwine.co.uk. Delivery is free of charge within our local area, £8.99 if further afield (please get in touch to confirm) and wines will be delivered week beginning 30th November.
Miguel Torres Cordillera Virtual Tasting
Join us on Friday 27th November at 8pm on Zoom for a superb opportunity to try some fantastic wines from the Cordillera range by Miguel Torres. We’ll be joined by Neil Duckworth from JE Fells who will talk us through the wines and a bit of history behind the winery.
The wines on the tasting will be:
Cordillera Chardonnay
Cordillera Carmenere
Cordillera Carignan
There is a full bottle option and a 250ml option depending on your preference; both are available to order here: https://www.portlandwine.co.uk/event-tickets/miguel-torres-cordillera-virtual-tasting
Delivery is free of charge within our local delivery area (please get in touch to confirm and use code FD20 at checkout) or charged at £8.99 if further afield. For more information, please contact alice@portlandwine.co.uk.
Portland Wine Winter Wine Extravaganza - CANCELLED
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL THIS EVENT. We are planning a few virtual ideas to replace it. If you'd like to join our mailing list to receive the information on these, please email alice@portlandwine.co.uk.
Join us for a fantastic evening of wine tasting, with over 100 wines, sparklers, ports and spirits to try.
We will be joined by several winemakers and importers who will be available to guide you through their products.
Tasting is from 6-9pm at The Mercure Bowdon Hotel, Langham Road, Altrincham.

Beatnikz Republic - Craft Beer Tasting
One for all the beer lovers out there! On Friday 20th November at 8pm, we’ll be hosting a tasting and Meet-The-Brewer event with the guys from Beatnikz Republic, one of Manchester’s award winning craft breweries.
This package includes 1 x 440ml can each of:
Prague Away - Lager;
Stripes & Pumps - Dry hopped sour;
Barrel Aged Russian Riot;
Ekuanot Silhouette - NEIPA
Please visit https://www.portlandwine.co.uk/event-tickets/beatnikz-republic-craft-beer-tasting to book your place - please use code FD20 for free local delivery if in our usual delivery zone; please get in touch to confirm.
Beers will be available to collect week commencing 16th November from any Portland Wine Store or from Goyt Wines. An invitation to the Zoom event will then be sent via email in the run up to the day. Delivery is free of charge within our local delivery area (please get in touch to confirm) or charged at £8.99 if further afield. For more information, please contact alice@portlandwine.co.uk.