Wine Tasting at Commonwood Manor,Cornwall
Commonwood Manor offers some of the best wine tasting and appreciation courses in Cornwall
The wine appreciation courses at Commonwood Manor will range from introductory appreciation weekends to specialist regional, varietal and wine development tastings. Looking at the same wine from different vintages and viewpoints can offer a fascinating insight to the wine taster. You learn how the flavour changes as the wine ages and how the same grape variety is affected by locality..
- Experience new flavours and wines from around the world
- Understand the history and background to different wines
- How to spot the bargains
- How to read the meanings on the labels
We offer relaxed evening tastings or weekend courses of good food, wine and conversation.
Wine tasting evenings start at £15 per person. Weekend courses start at £195.00 per person (based on two people sharing). Price includes two night’s accommodation in one of our luxury river or garden-facing rooms, breakfast, a light lunch, a 3-course dinner and two tutored tastings.
Terms and Conditions: Call us on 01503 262 929 Bookings must be made direct with Commonwood Manor. A single supplement of £45 may be available on this offer. Subject to availability. Cannot be used in conjunction with any offer, or on stays already booked. 50% deposit will be taken on booking.
Meet your tutor, Simon Barker
Simon Barker, one of the owners of Commonwood Manor, was lucky enough to start his working life with Ehrmanns, an old-fashioned wine merchant in London which was linked with one of the largest importers of German, Spanish, French and New World wines in Britain. There he was tutored by Rudi Nassauer, reputed to have the finest palate in England at the time.
After spending some years tasting up to 300 wines per week (someone had to do it) he was awarded the Wine and Spirit Education Trust Diploma. (The only level more advanced is Master of Wine.) Since then he has led wine appreciation tours to the Loire, the Champagne region and Bordeaux and has led numerous wine tastings and wine appreciation courses.