Shop Tasting

On certain evenings through the year, Kernowine hosts various wine, beer, cider and spirits tastings in our Falmouth shop. Whether you’re a Rioja or Sauvignon Blanc fan, or just want an alternative to the same old, same old – why not book on to one of our classes.

The classes don’t cost too much and you’ll have a laugh informally learning about the wines of the world – and we do some food matching as well, like our sweet wine and dessert class – plus cheese matched with wine, port, Madeira and sherry nearer Christmas.

Refund policy: If you’re booked on to one of our classes and have paid in advance – we’re happy to refund you 50% of your ticket price if someone can’t come to the class (due to illness for example) and you’ve told us 24 hours before the class, or 100% of the ticket price if you tell us 48 hours before the class.

Greek wine tasting – Wednesday 19 March

On Wednesday 19 March between 6-7.30pm we’ll be holding a Greek wine tasting class in the bar. 

Greece must be one of the most exciting wine-producing countries at the moment – with a long history of growing and producing top-quality indigenous grape varieties. 

It may have a reputation for slightly dodgy Retsina but that view couldn’t be further from the truth right now – with top class Assyrtiko whites and sweet wines from the island of Santorini – to old vine Xinomavro reds from the mainland. 

We’ll be trying one of those Assyrtikos, a modern Retsina, an aged Xinomavro plus three other wines from Greece and its islands. 

Tickets cost £25pp – please email jake@kernowine.co.uk to book your spot or pop into the bar. 

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When we’re not so busy in the shop (mainly through the winter months) we will be offering tastings at home – whether you live in Cornwall or are just visiting our lovely county for a week or two. We’ll bring the wine and some tasting glasses – you just relax and try some of our favourite wines, beers, ciders and spirits. More details to follow and get in touch for corporate tastings.

We won’t unfortunately be offering WSET courses any time soon as our application to open an APP (Approved Programme Provider) was rejected by the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, despite their being a local need in the Falmouth area for wine tuition. Del had also been on the waiting list to become a WSET wine educator for more than two years without getting on a course, so has consequently withdrawn his request to become a WSET educator. Kernowine will instead become a provider of Wine Scholar Guild courses in due course.