Wine Master Classes
This year we are including a focus on wine education at the Taste of the Tamar and we are conducting a range of wine master classes for guests to participate in. The focus for our master classes will be on the Tamar Valley and the wonderful quality wines produced from our cool climate region.
We are pleased to announce wine personality Matt Skinner will join us to conduct these master classes.
“Australian born Matt Skinner has an insatiable passion for wine. With over 13 years’ experience, he is well known to International audiences as an author, broadcaster and writer on the subject.
In October 2002 he was invited by Jamie Oliver to head up wine at Fifteen and to teach the subject to its students.
After five years in London, Matt returned home to Melbourne in December 2007. He’ll still be spending plenty of time in London and Europe, and will retain his involvement with Jamie as wine editor of jamieoliver.com and with the Fifteen Restaurant Group, overseeing each restaurants wine list.
Matt has a refreshing take on the industry and a knack for making wine simple. His first book Thirsty Work was awarded ‘Best Educational Wine Book UK’ at the 2005 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards and to date has been published in sixteen countries and ten languages.
His enthusiasm for wine is only surpassed by his dedication to encouraging people of all ages to feel more comfortable, passionate and enthusiastic about the subject.” Lifestyle Food.com.
Join Matt and his panel of winemakers and vignerons as they discuss and review wines from Tasmania’s Tamar Valley.
Matts latest book to be released is Matt Skinners Wine Guide 2011
Matt Skinner's Wine Guide 2011 synopsis
Matt Skinner's Wine Guide 2011 is a refreshingly new and comprehensive guide to 250 wines suitable for drinking or cellaring now, to suit all budgets and occasions. Whether your preferred drop is a fizz, pink, white red or sweet, a light, crisp and delicate wine or something more full-bodied, bestselling author, writer and wine educator Matt Skinner will make it easy to chose the right drop. In addition to tasting notes and clear photographs of every bottle recommended, he also highlights the top trends that readers will want to be aware of for the coming year, from eco and natural wines to low alcohol and low calorie wines. Awards for the bargain of the year, producer of the year, wine of the year and rising star of the industry provide excellent fodder for conversations over a glass of your personal favourite.
