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Follow on Google News |  Where London’s gastronomes gather…UK’s Wine Educator of the Year, Tastour, makes meeting people and learning about food and drink fun and easy
By: Kely Bayliffe This is where Tastour, the UK’s Wine Educator of the Year, comes in. Tastour provides food and drink experiences for Londoners who are interested in sampling high quality gastronomic treats and learning more about them. Events range from food and drink tastings to exclusive dinners, recipe swaps, day trips and walking tours as well as monthly mini wine tastings and social networking nights. At Tastour, there’s something for everyone! With informal, fun settings, guests can bring along friends or turn up on their own and make new ones! Tastour's unique formula, which involves changing tables between each tasting round, means that everyone, by the end of the night, has met 80% of the event’s attendees. Our events encourage lively debate about scrumptious food and wine samples, making it easy to join a ready-made group of friends to laugh, taste and exchange tips with. Tastour's signature speedTASTING events, filled with one-liners and quirky facts, are all served alongside quality food and drink. It’s fun, informative, and - dare we say - one of the best places in London to meet like-minded people. Bring a date, a mate, or come on your own. Whether guests are single or partnered, it’s where people with good taste meet. In only its second year, Tastour has beaten off stiff competition to win, not one, but two coveted places on the IWC Merchant Awards shortlist: ‘Wine Club of the Year’ and ‘Wine Educator of the Year.’ On 7th September, Tastour was crowned the UK’s ‘Wine Educator of the Year.’ Kelly Bayliffe, the founder, 30, Tastour Tip of the day: Tastour Tip: Break the rules – when it comes to cheese, white wines match better than reds. If you’re having goats cheese, try a crisp, mouth watering Sauvignon Blanc or, for the more adventurous, try a glass of Champagne with a mild cheddar or Gouda. Upcoming Event: Champagne & Sparkling Wine SpeedTASTING Big bubbles, little bubbles; big price tags, little price tags... so what’s the difference? One thing’s for sure, when we’re talking about the bubbles in Champagne, size does matter! At this sociable and informative tasting extravaganza, there are 6 rounds and over 10 sparkling beauties to enjoy! Date: 20th November Time: 6:30 pm Location: Theodore Bullfrog, 26 John Adams Street London WC2N 6HL Nearest Tube: Charing Cross & Embankment Cost: £45 (Special Offer - £40 if booked before 13th November) Pre-booking is required Website: www.tastour.co.uk Group discount: Book 5 tickets get 1 free (email info@tastour.co.uk for details) ENDS Contact: Kelly Bayliffe London www.tastour.co.uk info@tastour.co.uk 0791 905 3064 NOTES TO EDITORS: Page 2 of 2 1. The International Wine Challenge (IWC) Awards are the Oscars of the wine industry, regarded as the world’s most influential independent wine competition. Tastour was shortlisted for Wine Club of the Year and was awarded, Wine Educator of the Year a. http://internationalwinechallenge.com/ b. Sam Harrop, Master of Wine and Co-Chair, says about Tastour winning: ‘It was a no-brainer. A unanimous decision’ 2. Complimentary tickets for editorial purpose: a. To celebrate being shortlisted, Tastour is giving away a limited number of complimentary tickets (worth £40 each) i. To offer your readers tickets, or member of your team, to this event or any others, please contact Kelly (details above) 3. Tastour offers weekly epicurious events for Londoners and organises private parties for corporate and social clubs. a. For more information about Tastour and a full programme of future events, please visit www.tastour.co.uk or contact Kelly Bayliffe. b. Over the last 2 years, Tastour’s high quality weekly food and drink tasting events have become very popular: over 200 members have attended more than five events. i. Members (known as ‘Tastourians’) ii. Currently, membership is free and Tastourians only pay for events they attend. iii. A sample list includes: Bollinger fuelled day at Royal Ascot, learning about diamonds and Cristal Champagne, a distillery tour of Sipsmith, an English Rosé tasting in an English Rose garden, the history of afternoon tea, and introductory courses such as its flagship ‘How to taste wine without wasting time’ event. For those wanting to whet their appetite, the monthly mini-wine tasting for only £5 is a good initiation. 4. Tastour is a new company set up by 30 year old mum Kelly in October 2008. a. Kelly, a classically trained chef and wine educator, presents, writes and designs the interactive tastings with her team. b. Kelly also hosts wine lectures at Books for Cooks in Notting Hill. c. Kelly became a mum in August 2009. In addition to the normal swim lessons, she is also on the committee of the National Childbirth Trust - Chiswick branch and runs a social group for babies and mums in West London (The BMWs) i. On starting a business and becoming a mum, Kelly says: ‘I love sharing what I’ve learnt, which makes being a mum very enjoyable... But it was really tough.... I worked 80 hours a week when I was eight months pregnant. How did I do it? Members’ 5. Tastour Social Networking sites a. www.facebook.com/ b. www.twitter.com/ c. www.meetup.com/ d. www.qype.co.uk – Screen Name: Winenut – 800 Contacts # # # Tastour offers exhilarating experiences revolving around food and drink. Tastour also creates bespoke events for companies; the events are the ‘perfect blend’ of teambuilding and employee enrichment. End
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