a hearty cheers from the wine training group at giggling grape

Great times with wine

Tasting Events

I love getting people together for a good time! Of course, assisted by delicious wines, and usually a bite to eat. Did anyone say champagne and crisps!?

As well as hosting events, I also do ‘just for you’ private tastings, often for celebrations, birthdays or hen parties, when you choose the wines, any food, and perhaps a theme; e.g. “big reds”, “local English” or “honeymoon country” wines.

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Upcoming Giggling Events

Here’s the tastings and events coming up. Sometimes wine is front and centre, and sometimes wine shares the stage with food – whatever the format, there’s always a great time to had!

  • Thursday16Oct 2025
    expert food and wine pairing supper

    Autumnal wine tasting with light seasonal supper

    Ash House Main Road, Ash, T12 6PB

    7:30pm - 9:30pm

    £40

    Celebrate the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness with rounded white, and hearty red wines, accompanied by small seasonal plates; think roasted vegetables and rich flavours.

    In the Jane Austen-esque setting of Wendy Johnston’s stunning home, Ash House, we’ll “commence” (I think Jane would have liked that word) in sparkling style with a fizz, then accompanying a three-course light harvest supper from Olive Kitchen and Bar; a full-bodied white, followed by two contrasting rich reds. I’ll bring the wines to life, chatting about how they came to taste as good as they do in the glass – with plenty of time for lively conversation with friends.

    Seats are limited. To book contact me on caroline@gigglinggrape.com or Wendy on wendy@ashhousesomerset.co.uk

    Booking enquiry
  • Thursday23Oct 2025
    Wine expert sommelier assessing wine

    Let's get fizz-ical!

    Market House, Castle Cary, BA7 7AH

    7:30pm - 9:30pm

    £50

    A sparkling wine tasting workshop!  Learn about how sparkling wine gets to taste quite so delicious, and get all fizz-ical by tasting five champagnes and sparkling wines!  

    Why does Champagne taste like, well … like champagne?  What’s different about how Cava is made?  How is Prosecco made and why does it taste different?  Why is English sparkling wine so expensive?

    I LOVE fizz, and I love the magic that brings the sparkle to my glass, and my mood!

    And only by tasting can we truly learn!  So the evening includes; sipping

    • Premier Cru Champagne
    • Top notch Cava
    • Cheapie Champagne
    • English sparkling wine
    • Prosecco DOC

    Booking enquiry
  • Friday14Nov 2025
    candle for evening of scent and wine

    Sniff and sip! An evening of scent and wine

    Catelier, Market Place, Castle Cary, BA7 7AH

    7pm onwards

    £35

    A feast for the scent-es … and the palate! Guided by wine expert Caroline Sharley, the Giggling Grape, and Perfumer Tracey Smythe, from Catelier, Perfumery and Interiors in Castle Cary, explore how four important aromas show up in perfume and in wine – by tasting and smelling.

    Then, leave with a unique fragrance made from the four individual notes. The best Sniff and Sip evening EVER!

    https://www.catelierstore.com

    Booking enquiry
  • Friday21Nov 2025
    Wine tasting at Schimmel Hardware shop

    Giggles at Schimmels!

    Schimmel Hardware, Fore Street, Castle Cary, BA7 7BG

    6:30pm - 9:30pm

    15

    Launching the Giggling Grape’s ‘Good Sip’ wine list, this is a great opportunity to begin to taste your way round it!  All delicious; there’ll be some classic wines you’d expect plus some ‘ooh … that’s interesting’ bottles; all chosen to tickle and delight your taste buds. 

    Plus something to munch on so you remember the ones you liked most!

    And of course, key cutting demo’s, painting mixing and ‘all your hardware needs’ met at the same time.  Literally, something for everyone.

    Booking enquiry

“I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.” W.C. Fields

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Great times with wine

Tasting Events

I love getting people together for a good time! Of course, assisted by delicious wines, and usually a bite to eat. Did anyone say champagne and crisps!?

As well as hosting events, I also do ‘just for you’ tastings, often for celebrations, birthdays or hen parties, when you choose the wines, any food, and perhaps a theme; e.g. “big reds”, “local English” or “honeymoon country” wines.

wine tasting at giggling grape