Join a course at our wine school which tours Scotland at your preferred location and knowledge level.

AUTUMN 2010 EVENTS & DATES

ENJOYING WINE SERIES
BEGINNERS WINE COURSE:

A fun relaxed wine tasting course for beginners, presented by Rose Murray Brown, Master of Wine. This offers a whirlwind tour of the world's classic grapes and wine styles in a lively interactive atmosphere. Taste ten wines each week, learn how to put words to wine, match food and wine and hear about the best producers in the Old World and New World. Powerpoint visuals illustrate the world's vineyards. Course file, course notes, tasting notes, aroma wheel and completion certificate signed by Rose. Tasting glasses, spittoons, tasting mats, pencils and biscuits also included. This is the only beginners course in Scotland run by a qualified Master of Wine. Quotes from 2008: "fantastic fun, great wines"; "will definitely return in 2009"; "enjoyed meeting like-minded wine-lovers"; "an excellent informative wine course".

EDINBURGH (E34)
Four evening course: Enjoying Wine Series (beginners level)
Wk 1 Introduction to Tasting: learn tasting techniques
Wk 2 Champagne v sparkling wine / aromatic whites
Wk 3 Soft Juicy Reds and Roses
Wk 4 Full bodied Reds
Dates: Tuesdays 21, 28 September, 5 & 12 October 2010
Venue: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, 28 Queen Street, Edinburgh
Price: £130 for four part series
(cheeses are served at red wine tastings)
Times: 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Booking only with RMB Masterclass – 01334 870731 or email: masterclass@rosemurraybrown.com

Discount offer £25 off: £240 when E34 and E35 booked together at same time.

GLASGOW (G16)
Four evening course: Enjoying Wine Series (beginners level)
Wk 1 Introduction to Tasting: learn tasting techniques
Wk 2 Champagne v sparkling wine / aromatic whites
Wk 3 Soft Juicy Reds and Roses
Wk 4 Full bodied Reds
Dates: Thursdays 23, 30 September, 7 & 14 October 2010
Venue: Abode at the Art House Hotel, 129 Bath Street, Glasgow
Price: £135 for four part series
(includes finger buffet at each session)
Times: 7.30pm - 9.30pm

Booking only with RMB Masterclass – 01334 870731 or email: masterclass@rosemurraybrown.com

DRINKING WITH STYLE SERIES

We are offering new Drinking with Style courses focusing in depth on regions or countries.

Edinburgh
NEW NEW WORLD WINE SERIES (E35)

This fine wine series focuses on the New World countries. Try award winning Australian, New Zealand, South African and North/South American wines.  This course includes food and wine matching techniques, organic and biodynamic wines and detecting wine faults.  Powerpoint visuals illustrate the New World’s great vineyards. You can either book this as a four part series or attend individual evenings of your choice.

Course file, course notes, tasting notes, tasting mats, pencils, biscuits, aroma wheel and completion certificate signed by Rose included on both courses.  Tasting glasses and spittoons supplied.

Quotes from past intermediate courses:  “exceptional value”; “the best tasting I have ever been to…”; “really entertaining informative tastings with plenty of like-minded wine lovers”; “great combination of fine wines and a fun presentation”

Australia: Tues 2 November 2010 £35 per session
New Zealand: Tues 9 November 2010 £35 per session
South Africa: Tues 16 November 2010 £35 per session
North & South America: Tues 23 November 2010 £35 per session
Venue: 28 Queen Street, Edinburgh
Price: £135 for four part series
(each session includes cheeses)
Times: 7.30pm - 9.30pm

BOOKABLE AS INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS OR AS A FOUR PART SERIES

Discount offer £25 off: £240 when E34 and E35 booked together at same time

Glasgow
NEW FINE FRENCH WINE SERIES (G17)

This fine wine series focuses on France’s great wine regions and what makes them unique.  A must for the Francophile or for those who want to find out what is so special about French wines.  Learn how to read labels, pick up buying tips for each region and taste wines from their top producers.  Sample classed growth white Bordeaux and claret, classic white and red Burgundy, top Alsace and Loire wines, leading Rhone wines with a final session on Champagne.  This course includes food and wine matching techniques, organic and biodynamic wines and detecting wine faults.  Powerpoint visuals illustrate France’s great vineyards.  You can either book this as a four part series or attend individual evenings of your choice. 

Course file, course notes, tasting notes, tasting mats, pencils, biscuits, aroma wheel and completion certificate signed by Rose included on both courses.  Tasting glasses and spittoons supplied.

Quotes from past intermediate courses:  “exceptional value”; “the best tasting I have ever been to…”; “really entertaining informative tastings with plenty of like-minded wine lovers”; “great combination of fine wines and a fun presentation”

Bordeaux: Thurs 28 October 2010 £40 per session
Burgundy: Thurs 4 November 2010 £40 per session
Alsace/Loire/Rhone: Thurs 11 November 2010 £40 per session
Champagne: Thurs 18 November 2010 £40 per session
Venue: Abode, 129 Bath Street, Glasgow
Price: £135 for four part series
Times: 7.30pm - 9.30pm
(finger buffet served at each tasting included in price)

BOOKABLE AS INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS OR AS A FOUR PART SERIES

Discount offer £25 off: £245 when G16 and G17 booked together at same time

Individual Masterclass evenings focusing in depth on one region or country, with at least ten wines to taste at each session – and a chance to win a bottle at the end of the evening.

Meursault v Puligny Montrachet Masterclass (R85)
A rare chance to compare wines from a variety of producers in two famous neighbouring villages in Burgundy.
Monday 6 September 2010: £42 (includes cheeses)
28 Queen St, Edinburgh
7.30-9.30pm

Friday Night Champagne Masterclass + buffet (R86)
A fun sociable Friday night for the Champagne lover. Compare non-vintage, vintage, rose, blanc de blancs & prestige cuvee from big brands to small growers at our tasting, followed by a delicious buffet.
Friday 1 October 2010: £48 (includes buffet)
28 Queen St, Edinburgh
7.30pm start

Provence Masterclass (R87)
Sample whites, roses and reds from the Mediterranean coast; from the famous French Riviera, wild Provencal hills and important appellations of Bandol and Cassis.
Wednesday 6 October 2010: £30 (includes cheeses)
28 Queen St, Edinburgh
7.30-9.30pm

Pinot Noir around the world Masterclass (R88)
A rare chance to compare wines from this fickle grape - from Champagne, Burgundy, New Zealand, Chile, South Africa, Australia, Romania and beyond.
Wednesday 13 October 2010: £35 (includes cheeses)
28 Queen St, Edinburgh
7.30-9.30pm

Wines for Christmas Masterclass Quiz night (R89)
Bring your own team of 6 or come on your own and we will put you into a team. This will be a fun relaxed wine tasting evening with a Call My Bluff quiz – just choose options A/B/C on each wine tasted. There will be 12 wines to taste including fizz, white, red & sweet, all suitable for serving at Christmas. Great team prizes to be won & an individual top prize for one member in the winning team! You don’t need to know anything about wine to enjoy the evening – but it might help if you want to win.....
(We hold Call My Bluff wine quiz evenings regularly for our corporate clients and they are always very popular).
Thursday 2 December 2010: £30 (includes cheeses)
28 Queen St, Edinburgh
7.30-9.30pm

St Emilion & Pomerol Masterclass (R90)
Taste classic clarets from leading chateaux in these two important neighbouring Bordeaux appellations.
Wednesday 8 December 2010: £42 (includes cheeses)
28 Queen St, Edinburgh
7.30-9.30pm

ST ANDREWS:
Venue: Fairmont St Andrews (previously known as Bay Resort Hotel)

Pinot Noir around the world Masterclass (R91)
A rare chance to compare wines from this fickle grape - from Champagne, Burgundy, New Zealand, Chile, South Africa, Australia, Romania and beyond.
Friday 5 November 2010: £30 (includes cheeses)
Fairmont St Andrews
7.30-9.30pm

Friday Night Champagne Masterclass + fork buffet (R92)
A fun sociable Friday night for the Champagne lover. Compare non-vintage, vintage, rose, blanc de blancs & prestige cuvee from big brands to small growers at our tasting, followed by a delicious fork buffet and further wines!
Friday 19 November 2010: £48 (includes fork buffet)
Fairmont St Andrews
7.30pm start

Wines for Christmas Masterclass (R93)
A chance to sample a range of wines including Champagne, whites, reds and dessert wines - suitable for impressing your festive guests.
Saturday 11 December 2010: £30 (includes cheeses)
Fairmont St Andrews
7.30-9.30pm

Taste of Scotland (part of St Andrews Festival weekend)
Friday 26 November 2010
Following the huge success of last year’s event, we will be hosting another food and wine matching evening in St Andrews to promote great Scottish foods, such as smoked salmon and cheeses. These will be matched alongside a range of wines selected by Rose. Tables of 10 will be available or individual places. Full details to be confirmed. If you wish to receive further updates on this tasting, please email us at masterclass@rosemurraybrown.com

Burgundy Dinner at The Vintners Rooms, Edinburgh (D13)
A sumptuous four course dinner in this famous Leith restaurant. Enjoy four courses matched with a tasting selection of white and red Burgundies chosen by Rose. You can book your own table with your own group of friends or we will put you on a table with other guests – a good way of meeting like-minded food and wine lovers.

Friday 3 December 2010: £85 (four courses and eight wines)
The Vintners Room, Leith, Edinburgh
7.30pm start

We will be announcing a new date soon for our next wine dinner at The Peat Inn in Fife, please let us know if you are interested in attending.

Christmas Cocktail Masterclass (C18)
A fun relaxed demonstration and tasting of six classic and non-classic cocktails with our award-winning guest mixologist, Calum Lawrie.

Friday 12 November 2010: £35
28 Queen Street, Edinburgh
7.30pm start (@9.30pm finish)

DETAILS ON HOW TO BOOK OUR EVENTS OR SERVICES:

Send a cheque payable to ‘Rose Murray Brown Masterclass’ to our booking address: Wester Craigfoodie House, Dairsie, Cupar, Fife KY15 4RU Scotland

Arrangements can be made to pay by BACS

FURTHER ENQUIRIES:

Tel: 01334 870731 / Mobile: 07984 893138
website: www.rosemurraybrown.com

WINE TOURS
We host small exclusive wine tours for parties to top quality vineyards and cellars – some of which are not open to the general public. This offers an unique insight into some of the top estates in the world.

On past tours, we have visited Bordeaux: tasting at Chateaux Margaux, Mouton Rothschild, Pichon Baron, Leoville Barton, La Conseillante and d’Yquem – with wonderful lunches at Chateau Pichon Baron, La Tour Figeac and La Garde – and a grand finale dinner and stay at Chateau Lascombes.

We have had a superb tour to South Africa, staying in a deluxe 4-star hotel in Cape Town, enjoying an amazing traditional brai cooked by Cape’s top chef Reuben at Boekenhoutskloof winery during a leisurely 5-day wine tour visiting the vineyards of Constantia, Franschhoek, Hermanus and Stellenbosch.
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We have visited Tuscany; staying in a stunning countryside hotel in the heart of Chianti – and visiting top estates in Chianti Classico & Rufina, Montalcino and Bolgheri wine regions. Winery visits included Antinori, Frescobaldi, Fontodi, Biondi Santi, Tenuta San Guido (Sassicaia) and Tenuta dell’Ornellaia.

In 2008, we hosted our first South American adventure to the vineyards of Chile & Argentina. Our fun relaxed ten day tour included visits to coastal San Antonio and Casablanca and southerly Maipo and Rapel in Chile. Crossing the Andes, we visited Argentina’s great wine region, Mendoza. In 2008, we also visited Burgundy, visiting top domaines in Cote de Nuits, Beaune, Chalonnaise and Maconnais.

In January 2009 we flew over to New Zealand for a memorable 13 day tour of North and South Island wineries which included wonderful visits to Craggy Range in Hawkes Bay, Cloudy Bay in Marlborough and Felton Road in Central Otago – as well as a wine tasting cruise across the Marlborough Sounds.

In June 2009 we hosted another tour (our fourth!) to Champagne for a week’s indulgent stay visiting top houses. Lunching at Bollinger, Pol Roger, Joseph Perrier and Taittinger’s Chateau La Marquetterie, dining at Charles Heidsieck and Comte de Dampierre’s chateau in Chenay – and tasting at Krug, Henri Giraud, Philipponnat and Gosset.

FORTHCOMING WINE TOURS IN 2010 & 2011:

RIOJA WINE TOUR: 5-13 June 2010
Flying to Bilbao, we will drive to the Rioja region to sample at Muga, Allende, Rioja Alta, lunch at Murrieta, Remelluri and Luis Canas and dinner at Riscal in Rioja. In Ribera del Duero, we will visit Spain’s most famous wineries Vega Sicilia and Pesquera – and neighbouring new estates. In nearby Rueda region, we will sample delicious whites at Bodegas Naia. Our final night will be in historic Segovia, flying home from Madrid. This will be escorted by Rose Murray Brown MW

BORDEAUX WINE TOUR: 12-17 Sept 2010
Our pre-harvest trip will include tastings, lunches and dinners in fine surroundings visiting top chateaux in St Julien, Pauillac, St Emilion, Pomerol, Graves and Sauternes. The energetic can combine this trip with the Medoc marathon! This will be escorted by Rose Murray Brown MW

AUSTRALIA WINE TOUR: 25 Jan – 7 Feb 2011
An exclusive look at Australia’s top wineries across three regions. The tour starts in Melbourne to explore Mornington Peninsula, Yarra Valley, Heathcote, Nagambie Lakes, Beechworth (Giaconda) and Rutherglen in Victoria. We fly to Adelaide to visit McLaren Vale, Eden, Barossa and Clare Valleys in South Australia. For those who wish, there will also be an ‘optional’ extension to visit Western Australia - including the stunningly beautiful wine regions of Swan Valley and Margaret River. You can arrange your own international flight with your preferred airline/stopovers or we can do this for you. This will be escorted by Rose Murray Brown MW

LOIRE WINE TOUR: June 2011
Visit famous Sancerre, Pouilly Fume, Anjou, Vouvray, Chinon & Bourgueil in this beautiful valley. This will be escorted by Rose Murray Brown MW

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PUT ONTO OUR WINE TOUR MAILING LIST & YOUR PREFERENCE FOR FURTHER TOURS IN 2011 AND 2012.

TASTE OF SCOTLAND: FRIDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2010
Part of St Andrews Festival Weekend.
Due to the huge success of last year’s Taste of Scotland at St Andrews Festival held in the prestigious surroundings of The Old Course Hotel in St Andrews, we will be organising another similar tasting event this year. A chance to sample Scotland’s top produce including smoked salmon and cheeses matched against a selection of fine wines chosen by Rose. Book a table of 10 with a group of friends or colleagues - or buy individual places and we will put you on a table with like-minded food and wine lovers.

Please email us at masterclass@rosemurraybrown.com to receive updates on this special Scottish food extravaganza.

CHARITY TASTINGS

COMIC RELIEF WINE TASTING 2010: Edinburgh
We will be again be organising a Comic Relief wine tasting for 500 people to raise funds in aid of ‘Wine Relief’ in Spring 2010. This is the UK's largest charity wine tasting ever held – with over 20 exhibitors including supermarkets, independent wine merchants and online retailers. Activities at past events have included a Chocolate Challenge, Tasting Competitions run by Wines of South Africa and Wines of Chile & a Grand Raffle with lots of great prizes.

Baffled by all the choice on the shelves. Let Rose do the choosing for you. Sign up to her Personal Wine Shopper service to receive 12 wine recommendations monthly by email. This will include ‘Everyday Quaffers’ and ‘Special Occasion’ wines: white, red, rose, fizz, sparkling, dessert & fortified: subscription includes party/wedding recommendations.

Price: £30 per annum (available by email only)

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