The Cunard Wine Academy is an all-sensory experience of food and wine pairings, tastings, and producer master classes. The unparalleled expertise of the sommeliers combined with an approachable style makes the wine tasting courses both highly enjoyable and informative for those with no previous experience to the serious wine aficionado.
The Academy runs a variety of courses and each programme is bespoke to each cruise. Examples are:
Lunch and Learn: Expert sommeliers from the Queens Grill guide guests through a chosen topic as they tuck in to a delicious four-course lunch at the alternative dining restaurant, The Verandah.
Tutored Tastings: The Chief Sommelier and his team, guide guests through a range of wines while educating them on a chosen topic, from the world's major wine regions, grape types and styles.
Fine Wine Seminars: Experts from the Queens Grill use state-of-the art-visual equipment and Riedel Glassware to showcase a minimum of 8 wines from the wine list and around the world accompanied by small dishes to complement the wines. Spaces are limited to 10 guests.
Wine Master Classes: Leading wine experts and producers host tutored tastings and dinners on everything from wine to Sake.