Chakana Winemaker’s Dinner with Gabriel Bloise 7.30pm, Wednesday 19th September 2018 Lysses House Hotel 51 High Street, Fareham PO16 7BQ Chakana Winemaker’s Dinner Menu Arrival Chakana Torrontes Pre-Dinner Wine Tasting Chakana Estate Bonarda Chakana Estate Syrah Chakana Estate Selection Malbec To Start Pumpkin and sage Ravioloni pasta served with a mix of wild mushrooms and […]
Fareham Wine Cellar Portfolio Wine Tasting 2018 – SOLD OUT
EVENT SOLD OUT. Please email if you would like to be added to a reserve list. It’s that time again, time for the biennial Fareham Wine Cellar Portfolio Wine Tasting. This year we have plethora of wine (and spirit) people, old faces, and new, who will all be bringing their fine wares for your delectation. All […]
Fareham Wine Cellar Rum Tasting – 16th May 2018
Fareham Wine Cellar Rum Tasting 2018 EVENT SOLD OUT With Ian Robinson and Peter Thornton of Cellar Trends Wednesday 16th May 2018 @ Lysses House Hotel, 51 High Street Fareham, PO16 7BQ 7.30 pm (prompt) to 9.15pm (ish) Following on from previous Rum tastings (Foursquare Rum in 2017 and Botran / Pusser’s Rum in 2016), this year we […]
Seresin Estate Wine Dinner Tuesday 5th September 2017
We are very lucky to have a visit from Leah Seresin, the daughter of the founder Michael Seresin, and Brand Ambassador for, Seresin Estate. The estate was founded 1992 with their first vintage in 1996. They are now one of the leading wineries in the Marlborough wine-growing region of New Zealand and their wines are […]
Torres Chile Wine Maker Dinner Thursday 8th June
A tutored wine tasting and three course dinner presented by Torres Chile head wine maker, Fernando Almeda. Thursday 8th June 2017 @ Lysses House Hotel 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start Also at our Facebook Events Page. Torres Chile Wine Maker Dinner On Arrival Cordillera Brut Pinot Noir Methode Traditionelle, Curico Valley Pre-Dinner Wine Tasting Tormenta […]
Fareham Wine Cellar Portfolio Wine Tasting 2016 – Wednesday 19th October 2016
Fareham Wine Cellar is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2016 and, rather fortunately, this coincides with our biennial Fareham Wine Cellar Portfolio Wine Tasting! All of our key wine and spirit suppliers will be in attendance and there will be well over 150+ wines and spirits available for tasting. Fareham Wine Cellar Portfolio Wine Tasting […]
Pussers and Botran Rum Masterclass
Wednesday 18th May 2016 7.30pm at Lysses House Hotel A tutored Rum Masterclass and Rum tasting with Pusser’s Rum Brand Advocate George Phillips and Ian Robinson of Cellar Trends Ltd. Cellar Trends are the UK agents for Pusser’s Rum and Botran Rum in the UK and we were very luck to have the opportunity to […]
Moldovan Wine Tasting
@ Lysses House Hotel, 4th February 2015 My colleague, Daria Kenefeck, has been running wine education classes in the Fareham area for over 20 years. The classes are currently held at Lysses House Hotel and run three times a year, roughly equating to school term times. In 2015 one of Daria’s long-standing class members, Malcolm […]
Madeira Day Wine Tasting 2015
Madeira Day is a campaign to spread the word about quality Madeira wines. Now in its second year, Madeira Day started as Madeira Saturday in 2014. It is organised by Vinhos Barbeito and their UK importer, Portuguese wines specialist, Raymond Reynolds Ltd. Don’t forget to tweet using #MadeiraDay. Our Madeira Day Wine Tasting is a […]
Urbina Rioja Dinner at Lysses House Hotel
Urbina Rioja Dinner with winemaker Pedro Urbina Wednesday 14th October 2015 @ Lysses House Hotel, High Street Fareham, Maplink On Wednesday 14th October 2015 we were lucky enough to have a visit from Bodegas Urbina winemaker Pedro Urbina and his representative in the UK, Edward Burridge of Burridges of Arlington Street, specialist importers of Spanish […]
Compass Box Whisky Limited Editions
I kindly received some samples of the latest 2015 Compass Box Whisky Limited Editions from Herman Van Broekhuizen, the Brand Ambassador for Compass Box Whisky. These were the 15th Anniversary Flaming Heart and the surreal-ly named, with a nod of the head to Magritte, This Is Not A Luxury Whisky. I have been selling Compass […]
Belvedere 007 Collectors Edition
Belvedere 007 Collectors Edition 40% 70cl No longer available. Belvedere 007 Collectors Edition 40% 175cl Night Saber I have only just discovered that the larger light up bottles of Belvedere Vodka are known as the “Night Sabre”!!! Where have I been? Belvedere Vodka is distilled from 100% Dan´kowskie Gold Rye, which has only been successfully […]
Chilgrove Gin
Chilgrove Gin is a new, small batch gin whose roots lie deep in the heart of the South Downs. It is the brainchild of husband and wife team Christopher and Celia Beaumont-Hutchings who one day thought that they would like to make a gin of their own. Unlike most people who idly daydream about such […]
Urbina Rioja Winemakers Dinner 2015
with winemaker Pedro Urbina Wednesday 14th October 2015 7.15 for a prompt start at 7.30pm @ Lysses House Hotel High Street Fareham Maplink Tickets £37.50 per person in advance only from Lysses House Hotel T: 01329 822622. This is one for Rioja-philes! The evening will consist of a 3 course dinner with all courses matched […]
Matching Wine with Pork Pie
Who doesn’t love pork pies? They are little parcels of porky, pastry loveliness and some of the best around are made by local pork pie specialist Jake’s Artisan Foods. I first managed to get my hands on some of Jake’s Pork Pies at the 2014 Vineyards of Hampshire Festival at Jenkyn Place near Bentley. This […]
Autumn 2015 Wine Course
Please find below the details for the Autumn 2015 Wine Course starting in September 2015. Autumn 2015 Wine Course With Daria Kenefeck @ Lysses House Hotel 51 High Street Fareham Hampshire PO16 7BQ Course Code: LHAU1512 Course Length: 12 weeks Start date: Thursday 17th September 2015 Finish date: Thursday 10th December 2015 Mid term break: […]
Grahams Vintage Port Bond
The Grahams Vintage Port Bond is available to buy at Fareham Wine Cellar. Edit 22/06/17 – Also available to buy by the bottle – coming soon. One of the things I am often asked about is supplying wine or Port for Christening or wedding gifts. This can be tricky thing to do when someone wants […]
Tedeschi Winemaker’s Dinner Review
with Riccardo Tedeschi Tuesday 16th June 2015 @ Lysses House Hotel Last week we were very lucky to have a visit from Riccardo Tedeschi, winemaker from the world renowned Tedeschi Wines. I have written a bit more about Tedeschi Wines and you can see the full menu and wines at my previous blog post. I […]
Craft Whisky Tasting Review
The Origins of Usige Beathe and The Emergence of European Whisky and Gold Medals…. Craft Whisky Tasting @ Lysses House Hotel 27th May 2015 With Scott Paine of Marussia Beverages UK A big thank you Scott Paine, who hosted our Craft Whisky Tasting and thank you to all our customers who attended. I think everyone […]
Twisted Nose Extra Dry Vermouth
Paul Bowler at Winchester Distillery has been busy recently with the addition of Twisted Nose Wasabi Vodka, a Twisted Nose Barrel Aged Gin and now Twisted Nose Extra Dry Vermouth to their portfolio of handcrafted small-batch spirits. Edit 04/06/18: as far as I am aware Twisted Nose Vermouth has now been discontinued. Twisted Nose Extra […]
Twisted Nose Barrel Aged Gin
Twisted Nose Barrel Aged Gin is quite simply the standard Twisted Nose Gin bottled at 40% and aged in oak barrels. The gin is made in exactly the same way as normal by macerating the botanicals in a pure neutral grain spirit followed by redistillation. However, subsequent to this the gin is left to age […]
Twisted Nose Wasabi Vodka
Following the success of Twisted Nose Gin, it had to happen didn’t it? The Twisted Nose range of spirits has now grown to include a Barrel Aged Gin, a Wasabi Vodka and a Vermouth made with wine from Danebury Vineyards. Twisted Nose Wasabi Vodka Buy online and in store at Fareham Wine Cellar. This small […]
Tedeschi Winemaker’s Dinner
Tedeschi Winemaker’s Dinner Tuesday 16th June 2015 7.15pm for a prompt 7.30pm start @ Lysses House Hotel High Street Fareham Tickets £42.50 per person in advance only A 4 course dinner, all courses matched with a Tedeschi wine and a short pre-dinner wine tasting of 4 wines. Presented by Tedeschi winemaker Riccardo Tedeschi. Please book […]
Domaine Ferret Pouilly Fuisse
Domaine J A Ferret is located in the heart of the village of Fuissé in the Maconnais wine-growing subregion of southern Burgundy. Fuisse is located approximately 6km to the south west of the town of Macon. Domaine Ferret is located at Le Plan, see map below. I was luck enough to visit the winery a […]
English Sparkling Day 2015
Shakespeare’s Birthday, St George’s Day, World Book Day and now English Sparkling Day. April 23rd is a busy day for bibliophiles, patriotic types and now English oenophiles. This year, Thursday 23rd April saw the inaugural celebration of English Sparkling Day 2015 with a series of wine events in the UK. At Fareham Wine Cellar we […]
Krohn 1965 Vintage Port
The 1965 Port Vintage was not an exceptional Vintage though some Port houses did make a declaration. Port vintages in the 60s, 70s and 80s tended to be limited to about 3, or maybe 4, declarations per decade. Today it almost seems as if the Port houses make a declaration every other year, I guess […]
Malbec World Day Tasting
Did you know that April the 17th is Malbec World Day? Well it is, and to celebrate all things Malbec-ian we are holding a Malbec World Day Wine tasting on Friday 17th. We will be showing a selection of Malbecs at different price points. There will be 6 wines in total including 3 wines from Trapiche, […]
Craft Whisky Tasting
Featuring Teeling Irish Whiskey, Millstone Dutch Whisky & Mackmyra Swedish Whisky Whisky Tasting With Scott Paine from Marussia Beverages A tutored whisky tasting of fabulous whiskies from small producers and from countries that one might perhaps might not immediately think of when it comes to whisky production! Craft Whisky Tasting Tuesday 26th May 2015 @ […]
Louis Jadot 2013 En Primeur Wine Tasting
Saturday 17th January 3pm until 5.30pm @ Fareham Wine Cellar This is a pretty informal wine tasting, please just visit our shop between 3pm and 5.30pm on Saturday 17th January if you would like to try some of the Louis Jadot 2013 En Primeur wines. There will be special En Primeur prices for wines ordered […]
Baron de Sigognac Vintage Armagnac Chart
Baron de Sigognac are one of the top suppliers of Armagnac and specialise in older Vintage Armagnacs. We supply a wide range of their Armagnacs dating back to the early 1900s. Thierry Beaumont from Baron de Sigognac gave me permission to post this Armagnac Vintage Chart which they have created to show how the Baron […]
Winchester Distillery Hampshire Gin
Buy Twisted Nose Gin here. Are you looking for a Hampshire Gin. Then look no further! Twisted Nose Gin is now available at Fareham Wine Cellar. Edit 15/05/15: Twisted Nose Barrel Aged Gin, Twisted Nose Wasabi Vodka and Twisted Nose Extra Dry Vermouth now available. Edit 13/01/17: Since I wrote this blog post, the Winchester […]
Mouchao
Herdade do Mouchao Mouchao is available to buy at Fareham Wine Cellar. Mouchao Tinto is the flagship wine from historic Alentejo wine estate of Herdade do Mouchao. The estate can trace its beginnings back to the early part of the 19th century when Thomas Reynolds moved to the Alentejo from Oporto to begin working in the […]
Portfolio Wine Tasting 2014
Fareham Wine Cellar Portfolio Wine Tasting 2014 Please click the link below to download the tasting brochure in PDF format. Fareham Wine Cellar Portfolio Tasting Brochure 2014 You may or may not know that, at Fareham Wine Cellar, we hold a Portfolio wine tasting every other year – the good news is that it is […]
Compass Box Whisky Tasting 16th April 2014
With Chris Maybin Wednesday 16th April 2014 @ Lysses House Hotel, Fareham PO16 7BQ On Wednesday 16th 2014 Chris Maybin from Compass Box Whisky kindly ventured out into the wilds of Hampshire to host a tasting of Compass Box Whiskies including their blended whisky, the Great King Street, their full Signature range and the “odd […]
Pernod Absinthe Recette Traditionnelle
Pernod Absinthe was relaunched a few years ago, complying with the legislation of the time, as Pernod aux Extraits de Plantes d’Absinthe. It was said to be “inspired” by the original Pernod Absinthe recipe – this lead to some discussion, certainly amongst my customers, as to how authentic it was and as to whether it […]
Torres Wine Dinner with Cristina Torres
At Lysses House Hotel, Fareham, Hampshire We were lucky enough to have Cristina Torres, niece of Miguel Torres and daughter of Marimar Torres, visit and host a Torres Wine Dinner for us at Lysses House Hotel in Fareham, High Street on Wednesday 9th October 2013. A big thank you to Cristina Torres and to Dominic […]
Urbina Reserva Especial 2001 – Wine of the Week in The Lady Magazine
Urbina Reserva Especial 2001 The Lady Magazine has mentioned Urbina Reserva Especial 2001 as one of their Wines of the week: June 14 for drinking with your father on Father’s Day. It features alongside Champagne Billecart-Salmon, a Domaine Pierre Guillemot Savigny Les Beaune and a Riesling Spatlese from the great Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt. A wide […]
Urbina Rioja
Urbina Rioja – A Family Owned Rioja House Bodegas Urbina is a small family-owned and run Rioja producer located in the Rioja Alta sub-region of Rioja, Spain. This Single Estate winery was founded in 1870 and is currently run by fourth generation winemaker Pedro Urbina Jr. The Urbina Estate comprises of some 75 hectares (182) […]
Marsala Wine
What is Marsala Wine? Edit: 29/09/17 We no longer supply Cantine Florio Marsala, but we do now stock a range Marsala wines, including a red wine, from Cantine Pellegrino: Cantine Pellegrino Marsala Superiore Garibaldi Dolce 18% Cantine Pellegrino Marsala Oro Superiore Riserva 18% – a good alternative to the Florio Targa Riserva Cantine Pellegrino Marsala Rubino […]
Sherry in The News
Fame at last. If you ever wondered what I looked like, here you go! A good plug for Fareham Wine Cellar and Sherry. An article which appeared in The News (Portsmouth) on Tuesday 13th November 2011. Fareham Wine Cellar Sherry Article Just a little bit of information about Sherry, try condensing that subject into 300 […]