First Wednesday Wine Tastings at GlouGlou

Our tastings, led by one of the Glou Crew or Iron & Rose team, will introduce you to new wines, tell you the stories behind them, informing and we hope entertaining you! 

These tutored tastings take place every first Wednesday of the month (except January), each follows a different theme, and the ticket price includes some food from the Glou kitchen to keep your stamina up. 

Our next tasting is on Wednesday 2nd December - 

Christmas Crackers: all killers, no fillers.

The pressure is on a little at Christmas. There's probably a mixed audience at the table, from the hip youngsters back for the holidays who are happy with a bit of haze in their glass, to the more conservative wing of the family for whom an orange is definitely a citrus fruit, not a wine style. There's almost certainly a wide variety of foods and flavours to match too. 

At this tasting we'll show five wines, a fizz, white, pink, red and, yes, an orange, that are sure fire hits while maybe taking you to parts unknown and staying firmly out of the mainstream. Presented by Robin, Chief Wine Geek, this tasting will show you some wines to make this Christmas more tasty for everyone. 

Five wines. Snacks from the GlouGlou kitchen. The stories behind the labels: who made it, where it's from, how it's made, and a little history and context. What better way to spend a couple of hours on a Wednesday evening?

Dates for the first half of 2027 are below and watch out for more food and wine events through the rest of each month and special "meet the maker" evenings when we welcome a wine grower or a farmer or food producer and often all three at once to talk about what they do.

February 2nd - Calling Casanova: Let’s fall in love with wine again. For the month of Valentine’s we’ll be showing wines with their own love stories to tell. Alleged aphrodisiacs. Vineyard encounters. Wine is more than just a drink… 

March 2nd - Breaking Boundaries: Meet the growers redefining winemaking. Exploring new territory, farming differently, and working with new methods in the cellar. Naturally delicious wines that express new horizons. 

April 7th - Grounded: Better tasting, better for you, and better for the planet. Our wine mantra from day one. Discover what that means from the ground up, how the way the growers we work with farm their land to what they do (and don’t do) in the cellar.

May 5th - Flower Power: Celebrating spring with wines full of life and energy, aromatic and refreshing. Some wines just feel in tune with the season. We’ll be pouring some of our favourites at this tasting and discovering what it is that makes the harmony. 

June 2nd - Fahrenheit: Viticulture, viniculture, all the culture! How winemakers around the world cope with heat. The grapes they grow, how they work in the vineyards and what they do in the cellar to make wine, not jam. We’ll taste five wines that drank up the sun and didn’t get stressed. 

Tickets are £39.50 each which includes generous pours of five wines accompanied by a few delicious, wine friendly snacks from the Glou Kitchen. These tastings are held at Glou Glou, 17a Castle Gates in Shrewsbury, starting at 7pm and finishing by 9pm. However, the bar is open from 4 - 10pm so there's plenty of time for another glass. 

PS if you would like to have a private tasting for your friends, family or work colleagues (they make great corporate events and a fun thing to do on a stag or hen weekend) please get in touch.

PPS and you can enjoy a Wine Flight at GlouGlou or PetitGlou at any time. 50ml pours of five different wines, introduced with the story behind the label by one of the Glou Crew. A great way to spend a little time enjoying some wine, learning a little and sharing an experience. Your own personal wine tasting! Read more and book at www.glouglou.uk

*Refunds are subject to re-sale or re-booking. Please give us at least 48 hours' notice of cancellation.