Thursday 11 December 2014

A festive wine tasting...

Last week , I was lucky enough to attend a wine tasting at The Wro in West Kirby, Wirral, hosted by Richard Hales of Gerrard Seel wine merchants and The Wro's lovely owners Howie and Sally. I went with my beautiful friend Claire and it was so lovely to have a girls night out! It was such a fun night and there were several delicious canapés paired with each wine, each devised to complement the flavours of the wine. 
We were greeted with a glass of delicious Prosecco on arrival and ushered to our tables; then Richard took the floor to explain in depth about each wine and its background and flavour notes. It was fascinating trying to detect the different flavours in each wine and he gave us a really interesting talk about each separate glass. I was interested to discover that in the UK we usually drink red wine too warm, as even though red wine should be drunk at room temperature, we often have our houses heated to such high temperatures here that 'room temperature' is too warm! 
It was such a festive evening and there was a roaring fire in the hearth and Christmas decorations hanging everywhere to set the scene. The yummy morsels included mini Yorkshire Pudding with Beef and Horseradish sauce, Smoked Salmon Blinis and Terrine with Farmhouse Chutney. 


The beautiful festive decorations.


 Plenty of Prosecco! 



Mini Yorkshire Puddings with Beef and Horseradish


 Prawn Cocktail Shot


Terrine with farmhouse chutney.


Prosecco and a Salmon Mousse Blini. 


More delicious canapés paired with a lovely red wine.


A glimpse of my outfit, all black everything as usual! 

At the end of the evening, there was a charity raffle with great prizes, such as afternoon tea at The Wro and a magnum of Prosecco. Sadly, we did not win, better luck next time hey?!
The Wro always host such lovely events and this was no exception. A wonderful evening was had by all, and everyone was really put in to the mood for Christmas by the festive surroundings and the flowing wine! Thank you to everyone involved for such a superb evening!

Have you guys been on any special nights out yet during this party season? Remember, I love to read your sweet comments and I follow back my followers!! 

Love from,

Camille 

xo 

68 comments:

  1. nice post great pictures!! :)
    have a lovely week
    xo,
    Flo // Florencia's Diary

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    1. Thank you very much Florencia, have a lovely week :)

      Camille xo

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  2. That looked like a lot of fun! Loved the photos :)

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    1. Thank you so much, I had a super time! I hope you are having a great week :)

      Camille xo

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  3. This made me so hungry!
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    1. Hi Julia, oops sorry to make you hungry ;) I hope you have a great evening!

      Camille xo

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  4. This looks so fun!
    ~~megan~~
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    1. Thank you very much Megan, it was fun :)

      Best wishes!

      Camille xo

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    1. Thank you very much Amy :) have a lovely weekend!

      Camille xo

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  6. Looks like you had a fab night, I'm really getting into mulled wine this Christmas!

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    1. Thank you Melissa, I love Mulled Wine too :) especially at Christmas Markets!

      Best wishes,

      Camille xo

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  7. Looks like an amazing event. Love the decorations. So fabulous.
    Fabulous 30s

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    1. Thank you very much Ana, it was such a fun night!

      Best wishes,

      Camille xo

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    1. Thank you so much Sheila, it was a fun evening!

      Best wishes,

      Camille xo

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  9. Nice post! Thank's for follow my blog I'm following you :)

    Morning Dreams

    Sofia Silva, Kisses*

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    1. Thank you so much, I love your blog!

      Best wishes,

      Camille xo

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  10. very nice pics..
    it was a fab night
    kisses

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    1. Thank you very much sweetie, it was a fun night!

      Kisses,

      Camille xo

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  11. Great pictures

    xx

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    1. Thank you very much Janina, have a great evening!

      Camille xo

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  12. Great post. That sounds and looks like such a great day. <3
    Following now. x
    -Rupsha
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    1. Thank you so much, following you too! Have a great evening :)

      Camille xo

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  13. Lovely pictures - it looks like a great evening.

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    1. Thank you very much Lizzie, it was fun :) have a lovely weekend!

      Best wishes,

      Camille xo

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  14. This looks like a really fun and fancy event!

    Life With Antlers

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    1. Thank you very much Krista, it was a fun evening :) have a lovely weekend!

      Camille xo

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    1. Thank you very much Jane, it was such good fun! Have a lovely weekend!

      Camille xo

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  17. My god!! That sure looks like a luxurious restaurant!! It's lovely, and as much as I would love to go for such events, I can't ever quite get the taste right hahaha! :P

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    1. Thank you very much Anshul, it was such a fun night and it is a really nice restaurant :) I hope you have a lovely weekend!

      Camille xo

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  18. What a lovely event - love all the festive decorations! I wish somewhere near me did something like this... looks like you had fun and plenty of fizz was consumed! xx

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    1. Thank you very much Lucy, it was good fun and I had a headache the next day due to all the wine consumed! Have a fab weekend :)

      Camille xo

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  19. Looks fantastic!

    XX

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    1. Thank you very much, it was a fun night :) I hope you have a lovely weekend!

      Camille xo

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  20. The food looks so delicious!! Looks like you had a great time and I just love your outfit <3

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    1. Thank you very much Jenny, it was a fun evening! Have a great weekend :)

      Camille xo

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    1. Thank you very much Alessia :) have a good weekend!

      Camille xo

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  22. Thank you very much Candice, it was a really fun evening :)

    Have a lovely weekend!

    Camille xo

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  23. Thank you very much Melanie, it was a lot of fun :)

    Have a lovely weekend!

    Camille xo

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    1. Thank you so much, it was a fun night :) I hope you have a lovely weekend!

      Camille xo

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  25. Love your outfit and shoes! This looks like it was such a fun event to go to:)
    Nati
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    1. Thank you very much Nati, it was good fun:) have a lovely weekend!

      Camille xo

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  26. Thank you very much :) have a lovely weekend!

    Camille xo

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  27. I think it was really a nice experience. I'm a blogger from Italy then....I love wine!!! Have a nice day, kisses (and thank you for your visit),
    Eni

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    1. Thank you very much Eni, it was a really fun evening. I love wine and it is nice to meet a blogger from Italy! Thank you for stopping by here on my blog, have a lovely weekend!

      Camille xo

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  28. Wine Tasting!!! Love it so much.. sadly I missed my country event this year.
    Lovely Photos!

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    1. Thank you very much, I hope you get to enjoy another wine tasting soon :)

      Best wishes,

      Camille xo

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  29. Looks like it was a wonderful event. Understandably you had a fantastic time. I love red wine and presecco equally. CadSav has to be my favorite red, hands down. Needless to say, I jealous of you. :)

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    1. Thank you very much Shoshana, I love red wine too. It was a fun evening :)

      Best wishes,

      Camille xo

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  30. Looks like such a fun event!!!
    Melanie @ meandmr.com

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    1. Thank you very much Melanie, it was a lot of fun :)

      Best wishes,

      Camille xo

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  31. Beautiful and appetizing food, the whole great! :)

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    Kisses

    xo xo xo xo xo

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    1. Thank you so much, it was yummy :)

      Best wishes,

      Camille xo

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  32. Looks like fun! Great post! :)

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    1. Thank you very much Mehar :)

      Best wishes,

      Camille xo

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  33. great post, i love wine!

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    1. Thank you very much, I love wine way too much ;)

      Camille xo

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  34. It looks so yummy!
    Follow each other? Let me know on my blog:)
    xoxo

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    1. Thank you very much and of course :)

      Camille xo

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  35. Wine tasting looks and sounds like so much ! Wish I was old enough!

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  36. Looks like it was a beautiful evening for you. :)
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    I hope you take a look on my blog.:) - Anna

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  37. This must have been the best event ever!
    Edita
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