Roman Vineyard Tour & Tasting with Meal
An evening of education exploring the history at this Roman Vineyard, complete with an English wine tasting session and a meal to finish. The perfect way to start any weekend, and also a great addition to anyone booked onto the Shrewsbury Proms & Prosecco Social Weekend
It’s time to visit the ruins of Roman Viriconium Cornoviorum at a fully functioning Roman Vineyard. This family-run winery in the Shropshire countryside has a rich and fantastic history, dating back over 2000 years, and are home to some of England's best quality award winning wines.
Wroxeter Roman Vineyard are fantastic makers of award winning red & white wines, so this experience is perfect for any of us that have ever wondered how the perfect Merlot or Pinot is crafted.
We’ll begin in the vineyard, where we’ll learn all about how seeds are planted, vines are trained and how the grapes are harvested. We'll will then visit the winery where our knowledgeable guide will explain the intricacies of the fermentation and bottling processes.
Then it’s finally time for everyone’s favourite part – the wine-tasting! Here we will have the opportunity to learn about and sample an extensive selection of five different wines. This will be appropriately paired with authentic Italian Cheeses such as Gorgonzola to compliment our experience.
Our tour and tasting session will close with a group Friday night meal, the perfect start for those booked onto the Shrewsbury Proms & Prosecco Social Weekend. If you can't make the full weekend you're still very much welcome to just book this Tour and Tasting session on its own.
Includes
- Welcome Tea or Coffee
- Exclusive Roman Vineyard Tour
- Tasting experience to include 5 wines & Italian Cheeses
- Meal with a glass of wine
- Services of a Spice host
Extras
- Any extra drinks
- Transport to and from the Vineyard
In keeping with the Italian theme over the Shrewsbury Proms Weekend, we are delighted to offer you an evening of education exploring the history at this Roman Vineyard and of course the English wines.
What did the Romans ever do for us? In vino veritas! ‘There's truth in wine!’
2000 years ago the Romans decided to come to our lands, Veni, Vidi, Vici! The Romans believed that wine was a daily necessity, as many Italians still do today! Missing their Roman wines so much, they decided to start growing some grapes.
Import duties and transport costs were too expenses so they simply went sustainable, and made and produced wines locally. These wines were available to everyone; slaves, peasants, and aristocrats alike! At the high point in the Roman empire's history, wine experts estimate that a bottle of wine was being consumed each day for every citizen.
Originally stated BC and then re-started in 1991 with a number of Roman, Germanic grape varieties. It’s one of only a few English vineyards where you’ll find Regner Reichensteiner, Madeleine Angevine, Phoenix, Solaris (all white) and Rondo, Regent and Dornfelder (reds).
The names of some of the wines make reference to the nearby ruins – the Roman Villa (Madeleine Angevine) and Noble Roman (Regner) whites, and Roman Red (a Dornfelder/Rondo/Regent blend) – and the labels feature a painting of the imposing wall of the basillica, which still stand 7m tall.
Location & Itinerary
Wroxeter Roman Vineyard - Their Mission: "To create a distinctive range of English Wines to rival international brands by offering well packaged, superior quality competitively priced and adequately promoted Red and White wines from our Vineyard in Shropshire."
Claire Dymond - WingsItaly: Claire will be there with her bubbly/warm demeanor and of course some historic Italian references. Claire will also be bringing some local cheeses from her hometown in Italy.
Our experience at the vineyard will come to a close with a meal together and a glass of their beautiful wine.
We can expect a Turkey, ham and stuffing pie with salad and new potatoes. Their vegetarian option is a vegetarian quiche with salad and new potatoes. Please let us know of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.
Although this is offered as an optional extra to those booked onto the Shrewsbury Proms & Prosecco Weekend, it is also available to anyone local, whether you are booked onto the weekend or not. Everyone is welcome.
Most of us that are on the Shrewsbury Proms & Prosecco Social Weekend will have already checked into the hotel and will be travelling from there. The vineyard is less than 10 miles away from the hotel so we plan to share taxis.
Further details will be given regarding this in due course.
| Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Member Tour, Tasting & Meal | £45.00 | Sold Out |
| Guest Tour, Tasting & Meal | £47.00 | Sold Out |
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