Manchester WineAlive Big Winter Wine Festival

You will undoubtedly have known our legendary wine tastings under the name Three Wine Men but in '25 we have become WineAlive! Only the name has changed but the concept is still the same and this tasting is the highlight of our year. We loved every moment of tasting with you in Manchester Cathedral last year and can’t wait to taste with you again! The WineAlive 'Big Winter Wine Festival' in Manchester is always the much-anticipated unmissable tasting of the year and Oz Clarke, Tom Surgey and Luma Monteiro can't wait to share a stellar line-up of wines with you from all over the globe in the lead up to cosy autumn evenings and the festive period.

This unmissable event comprises:

• the main walk around tasting with hundreds of wines to taste
• 3 masterclasses - tutored tastings to learn more
• pop-up on stage features
  providing the perfect opportunity to taste and discover your next favourite bottles and fill up the wine rack in time for Christmas. Plus, many of the exhibitors have special show offers on their wines.

What can you expect at the tasting?

• Hundreds of wines to taste – all included in the ticket price
• Wines of all descriptions from reds, whites, rosés, sparkling, sweet and fortified – something for every palate
• Mingle with the experts – Oz, Tom and Luma are always on hand for a wine chat
• Talk wine with the people behind the labels
• Many of the exhibitors will have special show offers – time to fill up the wine rack for Christmas
• Three themed masterclasses hosted by WineAlive experts: 'A Journey through North West Spain' , 'Sparkling Wines from around the World' and 'Discover Southern France's Pays d'Oc wines'

If you’re new to wine and you have never been to a tasting, Oz, Tom and Luma want you there. They will point you in the direction of some top tipples to taste and start you on the road to vinous pleasure. If you are passionate about wine and cannot wait to share the next drop with friends, they want you to come and find something new and exciting. If wine is important to you, they want to show you the stuff you never knew existed. It doesn’t matter if you’re an expert or an enthusiast – just grab a glass and join in.

Wine is our passion and we want you to share it with you.

Tickets sell out fast so book now to sip splendidly!

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Info: Main walkaround tasting with the opportunity to taste hundreds of wines - all included in the ticket price.

Info: Main walkaround tasting with the opportunity to taste hundreds of wines - all included in the ticket price.

Info: Main walkaround tasting with the opportunity to taste hundreds of wines - all included in the ticket price.

Info: A MAIN TASTING TICKET MUST BE PURCHASED TO PURCHASE A MASTERCLASS TICKET. Learn and taste in this 35 minute tutored tasting. Join Tom Surgey as he tastes and talks through six outstanding wines from Castilla y León, one of Spain’s most diverse wine-producing regions. As one of the most important wine regions of Spain, it combines notable DOs such as Ribera del Duero, Toro, Rueda and Bierzo. Tom will take you on a tasting journey to discover the indigenous varietals that make the wine produced in this area so enticing. This Masterclass lasts 35 minutes leaving you plenty of time to enjoy the main tasting.

Info: With Luma Monteiro. Embark on a global fizz adventure! Sparkling wine expert and Committee Member of The Champagne Academy Luma Monteiro will get the corks popping to take your tastebuds on a tour with 6 top sparklers which you will taste. From Champagne to English Sparkling to South Africa’s Cap Classique you will be spoilt for choice in the lead up to Christmas. Learn all about the sparkling wines of the world and taste along with Luma in this 35 minute tutored tasting. Please note: A MAIN TASTING TICKET MUST BE PURCHASED TO PURCHASE A MASTERCLASS TICKET

Info: A MAIN TASTING TICKET MUST BE PURCHASED TO PURCHASE A MASTERCLASS TICKET. Learn and taste in this 35 minute tutored tasting. Oz Clarke will lead you through Languedoc-Roussillon’s bounty of diverse climates and geography which play out through sun-baked Mediterranean coastlines, rocky hillsides, higher-altitude plateaus and wind-cooled valleys. This is the landscape in which, Pays d’Oc IGP, has been thoughtfully developed over decades. Pushing boundaries in France, Pays d’Oc IGP allows winemakers throughout the Languedoc-Roussillon to create wines that fall outside the very strict boundaries of their local appellation system encouraging creativity and dynamism in winemaking. Oz will help you gain insight into what makes this such an exciting area for wine discovery as you taste through a range of wines.

Info: A MAIN TASTING TICKET MUST BE PURCHASED TO PURCHASE A MASTERCLASS TICKET. Learn and taste in this 35 minute tutored tasting. Join Tom Surgey as he tastes and talks through six outstanding wines from Castilla y León, one of Spain’s most diverse wine-producing regions. As one of the most important wine regions of Spain, it combines notable DOs such as Ribera del Duero, Toro, Rueda and Bierzo. Tom will take you on a tasting journey to discover the indigenous varietals that make the wine produced in this area so enticing.

Info: A MAIN TASTING TICKET MUST BE PURCHASED TO PURCHASE A MASTERCLASS TICKET. Learn and taste in this 35 minute tutored tasting. Embark on a global fizz adventure! Sparkling wine expert and Committee Member of The Champagne Academy Luma Monteiro will get the corks popping to take your tastebuds on a tour with 6 top sparklers. From Champagne to English Sparkling to South Africa’s Cap Classique you will be spoilt for choice in the lead up to Christmas.

Info: A MAIN TASTING TICKET MUST BE PURCHASED TO PURCHASE A MASTERCLASS TICKET. Learn and taste in this 35 minute tutored tasting. Oz Clarke will lead you through Languedoc-Roussillon’s bounty of diverse climates and geography which play out through sun-baked Mediterranean coastlines, rocky hillsides, higher-altitude plateaus and wind-cooled valleys. This is the landscape in which, Pays d’Oc IGP, has been thoughtfully developed over decades. Pushing boundaries in France, Pays d’Oc IGP allows winemakers throughout the Languedoc-Roussillon to create wines that fall outside the very strict boundaries of their local appellation system encouraging creativity and dynamism in winemaking. Oz will help you gain insight into what makes this such an exciting area for wine discovery as you taste through a range of wines.

Info: A MAIN TASTING TICKET MUST BE PURCHASED TO PURCHASE A MASTERCLASS TICKET. Learn and taste in this 35 minute tutored tasting. Join Tom Surgey as he tastes and talks through six outstanding wines from Castilla y León, one of Spain’s most diverse wine-producing regions. As one of the most important wine regions of Spain, it combines notable DOs such as Ribera del Duero, Toro, Rueda and Bierzo. Tom will take you on a tasting journey to discover the indigenous varietals that make the wine produced in this area so enticing.

Info: A MAIN TASTING TICKET MUST BE PURCHASED TO PURCHASE A MASTERCLASS TICKET. Learn and taste in this 35 minute tutored tasting. Embark on a global fizz adventure! Sparkling wine expert and Committee Member of The Champagne Academy Luma Monteiro will get the corks popping to take your tastebuds on a tour with 6 top sparklers. From Champagne to English Sparkling to South Africa’s Cap Classique you will be spoilt for choice in the lead up to Christmas.

Info: A MAIN TASTING TICKET MUST BE PURCHASED TO PURCHASE A MASTERCLASS TICKET. Learn and taste in this 35 minute tutored tasting. Oz Clarke will lead you through Languedoc-Roussillon’s bounty of diverse climates and geography which play out through sun-baked Mediterranean coastlines, rocky hillsides, higher-altitude plateaus and wind-cooled valleys. This is the landscape in which, Pays d’Oc IGP, has been thoughtfully developed over decades. Pushing boundaries in France, Pays d’Oc IGP allows winemakers throughout the Languedoc-Roussillon to create wines that fall outside the very strict boundaries of their local appellation system encouraging creativity and dynamism in winemaking. Oz will help you gain insight into what makes this such an exciting area for wine discovery as you taste through a range of wines.

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Manchester Cathedral, Victoria Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

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