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20 years of tried, tested and trusted wines! 🍷
Did you know that every bottle on our shelves has been tried and tested by our team before it makes the cut? It`s something we`ve done since we first opened our doors 20 years ago, and it`s a tradition we`re rather proud of!
We believe that to recommend a wine, you need to know it. Not just where it comes from or which grapes go into it, but what it actually tastes like, what makes it special, what it will pair well with and, importantly, whether it`s worth recommending to our customers.
And while we`ve tasted rather a lot of wines over the past two decades, the principle behind us doing so has never changed. Whether you`re looking for a reliable everyday favourite, something a little different or a bottle for a special occasion, you can be confident that every wine we recommend has earned its place on our shelves.
20 years of tasting wines, so you can enjoy the best of them. It`s a tough job, but someone`s got to do it! 😉 Cheers! 🥂
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📣 New tasting announcement! 📣 Few wine regions have quite the reputation of Burgundy. Home to some of the world’s most celebrated bottles, it’s a region where small differences in vineyard, village and terroir can produce remarkably different wines.
It can also be a region where finding genuine value has become a real challenge, and that’s exactly what this tasting is about: discovering exceptional Burgundy without the exceptional price tag.
For this special evening in The Tasting Room, we’ll be opening seven beautiful Burgundian wines, and discovering exceptional bottles with the help of Elliott O’Mara, Regional Specialist & Buyer at Awin Barratt Siegel, a multi-award-winning wine importer. What`s more, each wine will be carefully matched to its own small plate, prepared by our in house chef.
It’s a chance to taste your way through Burgundy, discover what makes its wines so distinctive and see just how much the right food pairing can bring out in the glass. Book via the details below:
☎️ Call the store on 01277 204899 to secure your place…
📧 …or enquire about booking via events@shenfieldwine.co.uk.
📅 Thursday 29th October, 7pm start
🍷 7 pours carefully paired with 7 small plates.
📍 The Tasting Room at Shenfield Wine Company, 86 Hutton Road, Shenfield, Essex, CM15 8NB.
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You lot really do love a tasting! 🍷And before we tell you what we`ve got coming up, we need to say a huge thank you to everyone who has booked a tasting recently. The support has been incredible, with several events selling out remarkably quickly; some almost as soon as tickets have been released!
With that in mind, we`re letting you know now what`s coming up so that you can get organised:
The @nyetimber Tasting is proving particularly popular, so much so that a second session at an earlier time of 5:30pm has now been added. Spaces for that one are extremely limited though, so if you missed out first time, this is your chance to book! Please do so by phoning the store on 01277 204899 or emailing us on events@shenfieldwine.co.uk to enquire about booking.
Alongside the Nyetimber Tasting, we also have some new tastings waiting in the wings as follows:
🥂 Nyetimber Tasting: Thursday 22nd October, sessions at 5:30pm and 8:00pm.
🍷 A Taste of Burgundy: Thursday 29th October, 7pm start.
🇮🇹 The Grand Italian Tour: Thursday 19th November, 7pm start - our premium `showstopper` tasting of 2026.
🥃 @clonakiltydistillery Whiskey Tasting: Saturday 21st November, 7pm start.
Tickets for the last three tastings featured above will be released very soon. If you’d like to be among the first to hear about them, make sure you’re signed up to the mailing list via the form at the bottom of our website; the link is in our bio. 👆
Most importantly, this post is a little thank you for your support. These evenings wouldn’t be what they are without the people around the table, and it’s wonderful to see so many of you wanting to pull up a chair and enjoy a glass!
We hope to see you all at a tasting or two very soon! 👋
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It’s the final weekend of this year`s Oktoberfest! 🇩🇪🍻 If you’ve been joining us in working your way through this year’s Oktoberfest beers, we`d love to know, which one has been your favourite?
And if you haven’t tried them yet, there’s still time. They’re certainly not all the same, so here’s our very quick guide to finding the one for you:
🍺 Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier: if you like your beer smooth, crisp and very easy drinking, with plenty of bready malt character, start here.
🍺 Spaten aus München Oktoberfest Bier: fan of classic, balanced lagers with those lovely bread and biscuit flavours? If so, this should be right up your Straße!
🍺 Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Bier: like something a little richer? This has a slightly honeyed malt character and just enough bitterness to balance it out. Even better with a Bratwurst! 🌭
🍺 Flötzinger Wies’n Märzen: if maltier beers are more your thing, this one is smooth and rounded with a softer finish and gentle hops. Wunderbar!
🍺 Löwenbräu München Oktoberfest Bier: prefer a bit more character? This beer is slightly more robust and spicy, with aromatic hops alongside the malt.
So…based on the above, which gets your vote? Or are you still conducting very important research? 😉
There’s one final weekend of Oktoberfest to find your favourite, so pop into the shop and pick up a few while you can. Prost! 🍻
📍 Shenfield Wine Company, 86 Hutton Road, Shenfield, Essex, CM15 8NB.
EXTRA TASTING DUE TO DEMAND! 📣 We always knew that our special evening celebrating Nyetimber, the finest of English sparkling wine, would be popular, but we didn`t quite realise how popular! 😅
Due to demand, we are now hosting a second Nyetimber tasting on Thursday 22nd October. Hosted by @nyetimber Ambassador Mark Duce @meduce, this is a rare chance to taste England`s answer to Champagne at its very best, guided by genuine expertise from within the estate.
Discover five exceptional Nyetimber wines, each thoughtfully paired with a small plate designed to bring out its character. From crisp, elegant sparkling wines to complex, vintage cuvées, this is a great opportunity to discover Nyetimber and find your favourites ahead of the festive season.
Spaces for this exclusive tasting are extremely limited; book yours via the details below 👇
☎️ Call the store on 01277 204899 to secure your place…
📧 …or enquire about booking via events@shenfieldwine.co.uk.
📅 Thursday 22nd October, 5:30pm start.
🥂 Includes 6 pours, each thoughtful paired with a small plate.
🎟️ £55 per person, tickets sold in pairs.
📍 Shenfield Wine Company, 86 Hutton Road, Shenfield, CM15 8NB.
Shenfield Wine Co. cigar of the week: the Trinidad Topes. 🔥
If you know your Cuban cigars, the Trinidad Topes probably needs little introduction. You`ll know that it was originally released in 2016 as a Habanos Edición Limitada, and that the Topes made quite an impression. This was partly because its substantial 56 ring gauge was the largest Trinidad had produced at the time.
But if you’ve never tried one, here’s what you can expect… 👇
A rich, rounded smoke with notes of cedar, coffee and toasted nuts, alongside a gentle sweetness and touches of spice as it develops. Creamy and well-balanced, with plenty of depth without becoming overpowering.
If you`re wondering what to enjoy in the glass alongside the cigar, we’d recommend something with enough richness to stand up to it. That`s why we`re pairing it with 20YO Santiago de Cuba Cuban Rum at our next Sip and Smoke, as it`s a particularly good match, bringing mature notes of dried fruit, caramel, vanilla and oak that work beautifully alongside the Topes. 🥃
The Trinidad Topes is the cigar being presented at our next Sip & Smoke on 2nd October, with Tom Lewis of Hunters & Frankau talking us through it. We`ll be pairing it with the aforementioned 20YO Santiago de Cuba Cuban Rum, and this really is a pairing to take your time over and enjoy.
If you would like to join us this Friday for the Sip and Smoke, we`d advise getting in contact with us ASAP, as spaces are now extremely limited; call the store on 01277 204899 or email events@shenfieldwine.co.uk to check with us about last minute places.
As we move into autumn, our thoughts naturally turn to bigger, deeper reds. And few wines capture the character of their territory quite like Rutherford Hill Cabernet Sauvignon. 🍷
This is a classic Napa Valley Cabernet: it`s rich, structured and generous, with the warmth and concentration you’d expect from @rutherfordhillwinery. The 2016 vintage is now showing beautifully, bringing layers of ripe blackcurrant, blackberry and plum, alongside vanilla, cedar, spice and a touch of mocha. The tannins have softened with age, leaving a long, warm and beautifully rounded finish.
And as we move into the autumn months ahead, bear in mind that this wine is a great match for slow-cooked beef, roast lamb or a good steak; the wine’s rich dark fruit, firm tannins and subtle oak complement the depth and savoury flavours of the meat
A lovely example of what makes Rutherford Cabernet so compelling, with plenty of character and a real sense of the region. Quite frankly, it`s autumn in a glass! 🍷
Pop in store to purchase yours.
📍 Shenfield Wine Company, 86 Hutton Road, Shenfield, Essex, CM15 8NB.
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NEW TASTING ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣 Join us for a special evening celebrating Nyetimber, the finest of English sparkling wine. 🥂
Hosted by @nyetimber Ambassador Mark Duce @meduce, this is a rare chance to taste England`s answer to Champagne at its very best, guided by genuine expertise from within the estate.
Discover five exceptional Nyetimber wines, each thoughtfully paired with a small plate designed to bring out its character. From crisp, elegant sparkling wines to complex, vintage cuvées, this is a great opportunity to discover Nyetimber and find your favourites ahead of the festive season.
Spaces for this exclusive tasting are extremely limited; book yours via the details below 👇
☎️ Call the store on 01277 204899 to secure your place…
📧 …or enquire about booking via events@shenfieldwine.co.uk.
📅 Thursday 22nd October, 7pm start.
🥂 Includes 5 pours, each thoughtful paired with a small plate.
🎟️ £55 per person, tickets sold in pairs.
📍 Shenfield Wine Company, 86 Hutton Road, Shenfield, CM15 8NB.
Did you know that, despite the name, Oktoberfest doesn`t take place entirely in October? 🇩🇪 Munich’s famous beer festival traditionally starts in September and finishes in early October.
Why is it called Oktoberfest then, we hear you ask?! Well it originally began in October back in 1810, but over the years the celebrations crept forward into September to make the most of the warmer weather.
Which to us just seems like a perfectly sensible reason to start drinking Oktoberfest beer now rather than wait until next week... 😉
So, with Oktoberfest now in full swing and our specialist beers having landed, it’s time to introduce five Bavarian beers we’ve got in store at the moment:
🍺 Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier: bright golden and full-bodied, with rich, bready malt, gentle hop bitterness and a lovely crisp finish. Smooth and dangerously easy to drink!
🍺 Spaten aus München Oktoberfest Bier: a classic Munich Oktoberfest beer, with rounded malt flavours, hints of fresh bread and biscuit, and a clean, gently bitter finish.
🍺 Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest Bier: a little richer, with smooth, slightly honeyed malt flavours balanced by a touch of bitterness. One that would be very happy alongside some good German Bratwurst.
🍺 Flötzinger Wies’n Märzen, Rosenheim: malt-forward, smooth and easy drinking, with a mild hop character and a lovely soft finish.
🍺 Löwenbräu München Oktoberfest Bier: pale and bright, with a slightly more robust, spicy character, plenty of malt and aromatic hops keeping everything nicely balanced.
As you can see, not all Oktoberfest beers are the same! Giving you the perfect excuse to try one or fünf, maybe working your way through the lot...Lederhosen optional! 😉
Why not pop in store today and purchase some for yourself? Prost! 🍻
