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The Norwich Wine Week Festival returns June 14-16, bigger and bolder than its debut in 2023. This year, we’re doubling the fun, and spreading the celebration across three glorious days in Chapelfield Gardens. Get ready for more vineyards, more merchants, and an unmissable weekend. View the ticket types below.

Visitors will have a chance to meet winemakers and merchants who will be showcasing local and international wines, and why not add on an extra tasting tent session to learn more from the experts?

The festival will be inclusive to everyone and will have a fully stocked bar for non-wine drinkers, including live music, specially selected food caterers, and a great atmosphere.

Friday 14th June 

Afternoon session 1pm – 4pm

Evening session 5pm – 8pm

Saturday 15th June 

Afternoon session 1pm – 4pm

Evening session 5pm – 8pm

Sunday 16th June 

Afternoon session 1pm – 4pm

ticket types

general admission

£15

+ booking fee

General admission includes access to the festival.

You will have the chance to sample* the finest wines from our very own flourishing wine region, immerse yourself in the live music, and buy tasty dishes from our specially selected caterers.

All tickets include a Norwich Wine Week tote bag will be full of goodies, including the chance to win golden ticket prizes.

*Sample sizes are a maximum of 30ml and limited to a
maximum of 10 per person. 

tasting tent

£10

+ booking fee 

This is an add-on ticket!

It’s time to treat your tastebuds to a tasting tent ticket! Our 30-minute sessions are a great way to expand your knowledge, hear about life as a winemaker, and try three glasses of wine. The tasting tent sessions will be held in partnership with Norfolk Local Wine School and include topics such as ‘Posh vs Plonk’, ‘Where in the World: Blind tasting’, and ‘Food and wine pairing with Garden Kitchen Café’.

what’s on in the tasting tent

1315 – 1345: Posh vs Plonk with Jeremy Dunn, Norfok Local Wine School
How do you tell if a wine is worth its price? Jeremy Dunn from Norfolk Wine School shows you how to tell a ‘posh’ from a ‘plonk’

1400 – 1430: The Ancient Grapes of Southern Italy with Tim Edwards Via Vigna
Explore the ancient grapes of Southern Italy with Italian wine specialist, Tim Edwards from Via Vigna

1445 – 1515: How to pair Cheese & Wine with Jeremy Dunn & Cheryl Cade
Jeremy Dunn from Norfolk Local Wine School teams up with local Cheese Sommelier Cheryl Cade to pair great wines with good cheeses

1530  – 1545: Where in the world? a blind tasting with Jonny Wyndham, VanVino
Get your wine detective hat on as you taste three wines blind with Jonny Wyndham from VanVino. Will you be able to guess where in the world they are from?

1715 – 1745: Food and Wine pairing with the Garden Kitchen Café Alex Chef & Jeremy Dunn.
Alex Chef has prepared a deliciously light and fresh summer risotto for this years tasting tent. He’s joined by Jeremy from Norfok Local Wine School to create the perfect wine pairing for his summer-ready dish.  SOLD OUT

1800 – 1830: Sparking Wine Ryder Cup with Murray Rose, Anglia Wines
Join keen golfer Murray Rose from Anglia Wines as he hosts a battle of the bubbles featuring Sparkling wines from Europe and the US.

1830 – 1900: Sparkling Wine tasting with Ben Thompson, CH Wine Merchants
Ben Thompson from CH Wine Merchants explains why Sparkling wines don’t all taste the same and presents three different styles incuding a ‘Pet-Nat’.

1900 – 1930: Wines with Altitude with Brian Sullivan, Harper Wells 
Join Brian Sullivan from local indie merchant Harper Wells as he explains how growing grapes at higher altitudes helps create wines with great elegance and finesse.

1930 – 2000: Posh vs Plonk with Jeremy Dunn, Norfolk Local Wine School  
How do you tell if a wine is worth its price? Jeremy Dunn from Norfolk Wine School shows you how to tell a ‘posh’ from a ‘plonk’

 

1315 – 1345: Pairing Charcuterie & Wine with Marsh Pig and Jeremy Dunn
Join Jeremy Dunn and Norfolk’s Marsh Pig to learn how to pair great quality British Charcuterie with delicious wine

1415 – 1445: A woman’s touch; how women are influencing wines from Bordeaux with Janne Hallinan, how2enjoywine
Wine educator Janne Hallinan explains how women, like Sally George from Château Georges 7 in Fronsac, are infuencing wine in one of the world’s most traditional wine regions

1430 – 1500: How to make Red and Rosé wines in a cool climate with Laura Robinson, Burn Valley Vineyard
Learn what it takes to make great red and rosé wines in cooler climates with Laura Robinson from Norfolk’s Burn Valley Vineyard

1515 – 1545: How to pair Cheese & Wine with Jeremy Dunn & Cheryl
Jeremy Dunn from Norfolk Local Wine School teams up with local Cheese Sommelier Cheryl Cade to pair great wines with good cheeses

1530 – 1600: What the label doesn’t tell you with Sophie Lord, Head Buyer, Virgin Wines
A unique insight into the work that goes into making a wine that the label doesn’t tell you hosted by Sophie Lord, Head Wine Buyer at Virgin Wines, recently crowned Wine Buyer of the Year at the Decanter Retailer Awards (the Oscars of the wine world).

1715 – 1745: Food and wine pairing with the Garden Kitchen Café Alex Chef & Jeremy Dunn
Alex Chef has prepared a deliciously light and fresh summer risotto for this years tasting tent. He’s joined by Jeremy from Norfok Local Wine School to create the perfect wine pairing for his summer-ready dish.

1730 – 1800: The role of different grape varieties in making a Sparkling Wine with John Hemmant, Chet Vineyard
A unique perspective on the role of different grape varieties in creating Sparkling Wine styles hosted by John Hemmant from Norfolk’s Chet Vineyard.

1815 – 1845: Posh vs Plonk with Jeremy Dunn, Norfok Local Wine School
How do you tell if a wine is worth its price? Jeremy Dunn from Norfolk Wine School shows you how to tell a ‘posh’ from a ‘plonk’

1830 – 1900: Collaborations in wine; Adnams & New Zealand’s Forrest Estate with Dan Kirby, Brand Ambassador, Adnams
Taste a range of three delicious, innovative New Zealand wines created as a result of the long-standing collaboration between Adnam’s and John Forrest, one of Marlborough’s leading wine estates. Hosted by MW student and Adnams wine ambassador,  Dan Kirby

1915 – 1945: Common misconceptions about wine and winemaking with Ben Witchell from Flint Vineyard
Your chance to understand what it really takes to make small-volume premium quality wines from the vineyard to the winery hosted by Ben Witchell of Norfolk’s Flint Vineyard

1930 – 2000: Grape & Grain – blurring the boundaries with Jeremy Dunn & Andy Hipwell
Use of wild yeasts and barrel-ageing were once the preserve of winemakers but now small-batch craft breweries are experimenting with these and other techniques. Join Norfolk Local Wine School’s Jeremy Dunn and Andy Hipwell from Ampersand Brew Co to explore the blurring of the boundaries between beer & wine.

1315 – 1345: Making sense of wine; a sensory tasting with Jeremy Dunn, Norfolk Local Wine School
Jeremy Dunn from Norfolk Local Wine School explains the role of sight, smell, taste and hearing each influence how a wine shows up in the glass

1400 – 1430: Under the radar wine regions with Rob Harrison, CH Wine Merchants
Fly below the mainstream wine radar with Rob Harrison from CH Wine Merchants as he shows three exciting wines from lesser-known wine regions that you won’t find in your local supermarket

1445 – 1515: How to pair Cheese & Wine with Jeremy Dunn & Cheryl Cade
Jeremy Dunn from Norfolk Local Wine School teams up with local Cheese Sommelier Cheryl Cade to pair great wines with good cheeses

1500 – 1530: A tasting of Orange Wines with Tom Loudon, Substrata
Orange wines have achieved something of a cult status, join Tom Loudon from Substrata who explains what they are and how they are made.

1530 – 1600: Posh vs Plonk with Jeremy Dunn, Norfok Local Wine School
How do you tell if a wine is worth its price? Jeremy Dunn from Norfolk Wine School shows you how to tell a ‘posh’ from a ‘plonk’