Flavour chemistry: exploring aroma compounds in red wine – Monday 16th June

Doubtless Members will have heard people (possibly even our own Sommeliers) talk about wines showing notes of carbonic maceration or American oak. Or maybe even those mysterious pyrazines.

Hundreds of these flavour and aroma compounds have been identified in wine, all of which can be traced back to different grape varieties, winemaking techniques and microorganisms. But what exactly are they and how do they impact the wine in your glass? Find out at this wine-tasting workshop with Netherlands-based flavour chemistry specialist Sietze Wijma of The Art of Tasting.

Sietze has a MSc in Sensory Science and the WSET Diploma (and is also something of a beer expert, holding the Advanced Cicerone®). At this informal but informative session, he will explain the origins of 10 important flavour compounds in red wine, including rotundone, eucalyptol and vanillin, and teach you to recognise them.

Members will receive 11 glasses of the same, neutral wine – the first glass is untreated, while the remaining 10 glasses each have an individual flavour compound added. After the origins of these flavours have been explained, you will try to identify each compound through a blind-tasting exercise.

This is the perfect event for Members looking to take their tasting ability to the next level – or, indeed, for intermediate to advanced level wine students.

St James’s Room
18:30 – Welcome reception
19:00 – Masterclass starts
20:30 – Masterclass ends

Please note that we now offer a tasting board of charcuterie, cheese, olives and smoked crispy chickpeas to accompany your tasting. Simply select your preferred option from the dropdown menu when you book your tickets.

Please note, tickets are refundable for cancellations up to 5 days before the event. Cancellations must be made in writing to [email protected]. Any cancellations within 5 days of the event are non-refundable unless 67 Pall Mall resells the ticket to another Member. This is only possible when the event is sold out and there is a waiting list.

Please note that once your order is placed, your ticket status will display as “processing” until after the event, when your member account is then charged. You will receive an email confirmation after ordering your tickets, stating that your order is being processed – please take this as full confirmation that your booking has been finalised. For any questions, please reach out to [email protected].