BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sommelier Edit - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Sommelier Edit X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sommelieredit.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sommelier Edit REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250331T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250331T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T184252 CREATED:20250206T121902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T104448Z UID:10000047-1743413400-1743427800@sommelieredit.com SUMMARY:The Sommelier Edit No & Low Sessions DESCRIPTION:Join us for an in-depth analysis of quality no and low drinks; how to taste them and what to stock.\nIn collaboration with category leaders\, Botivo\, Saicho Sparkling Teas and Zeno\, Sommelier Edit founders and Victoria Moore\, no and low expert\, author and Telegraph columnist\, will lead this groundbreaking event on the best drinks in the category\, why you have to stock them and respond to demand. \nThe  Sommelier Edit No & Low Sessions will explore the intricacies in the different styles of drinks available. Providing plenty of tasting opportunities\, our expert panelists will explain exactly how the different products are made\, how to asses their quality and pick out the very best. \nYou’ll learn the value of listing a wide variety of products and ways to best present them on a drinks menu. Top sommeliers who are leading the category will run a vital session on when and how to present no and low drinks to guests in luxury hospitality. Giving you ideas and methods to make your own and sell in a quality \,ready-to-drink no or low offer. \nThe Sommelier Edit No & Low Sessions will include a dynamic blind tasting session introducing members to the specifics of how to taste No & Low drinks professionally and in a competition context; how to critically analyse these drinks and score them accordingly. \nGuest presenters throughout the event include:\n\nVictoria Moore\, Wine Editor\, The Daily Telegraph\nDavid Hodgson\, Co founder\, Zeno liberated alcohol\nCharlie Winkworth-Smith\, Co founder\, Saicho Sparkling Teas\nHarry Cooper\, Head Sommelier\, Counter 71\nImme Ermgassen\, Co founder\, Botivo Drinks\nLaura Willoughby MBE\, founder\, Club Soda\nBeatrice Bessi\, Head Sommelier\, Chiltern Firehouse\nCharlotte Hey\, Co founder\, Sommelier Edit\n\n9:30am  Welcome & Introductions \nSession I\n9:30am               Welcome from no and low expert\, leading author\, Telegraph columnist Victoria Moore \n9:45am               Sommeliers and the NoLo category – Victoria Moore: Why sommeliers need to include quality no and low alternatives on their lists. How the sector has developed and where it is going when it comes to alcohol free drinks. \n10:15am            Marketing\, selling and stocking NoLo alternatives: David Hodgson\, founder of Zeno Alcohol Liberated wine & Charlie Winkworth-Smith\, Saicho Sparkling Teas: Explaining the increasing importance of no alcohol wine still and sparkling alternatives in high end hospitality\, explain why sommeliers need to consider stocking quality brands and the advantages i.e. profit\, margin\, versatility food pairing and broadening your offer \n10:45                    Mindful drinking: aperitifs & spirts alternatives with Imme Ermgassen\, co-founder Botivo Drinks & Laura Willoughby MBE Club Soda: How the category is performing in hospitality & changing demands from the consumer. The panellists will cover the role of aperitifs in the restaurant setting – growth and engagement with the consumer – and look at spirits alternatives\, functional\, CBD drinks and their position in high end                restaurants. \n11:15am            BREAK \nSession II\n11:30pm  How to taste no & low drinks – a round up of the best on the market and how to taste them. This session is designed to teach sommeliers how to taste now & low drinks professionally and at international competitions. The first ever educational session of its kind for top UK sommeliers. \n12:30am  Sommelier expert panel – the art of serving no & low drinks in a luxury hospitality with Harry Cooper\, Counter 71… (more speakers to be confirmed) \n1:00pm  Closing remarks \n\n \nRegistration open for sommeliers and front of house staff only. If you are a brand representative that would like more information please contact: info@sommelieredit.com\n\n\n \n \n Event Registration Form\n \n \n This field is hidden when viewing the formEvent NameThis field is hidden when viewing the formStatusPendingApprovedRejectedWaiting ListAttendedNo showYour DetailsName(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Job title(Required)Restaurant(Required)Your mobile phone number(Required)Email(Required)\n \n Declaration I understand that by applying for a place at this event I am committed to attend.Failure to attend once offered a place is as unpopular as 'no-show' at the restaurant. Please provide 48hrs notice if you are no longer able to attend.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://sommelieredit.com/event/no-low-sessions/ LOCATION:InterContinental London Park Lane\, One Hamilton Place Park Lane\, London\, W1J 7QY CATEGORIES:Tasting Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://sommelieredit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Otaria Communications & Media Ltd.":MAILTO:celine@otaria.co.uk GEO:51.5083466;-0.1546823 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=InterContinental London Park Lane One Hamilton Place Park Lane London W1J 7QY;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=One Hamilton Place Park Lane:geo:-0.1546823,51.5083466 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260127T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260127T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T184252 CREATED:20250912T111617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T102531Z UID:10000064-1769522400-1769529600@sommelieredit.com SUMMARY:Master the art of single origin tea DESCRIPTION:An Advanced Tasting for Sommeliers\nElevate your beverage expertise with this exclusive masterclass exploring premium single-origin teas and their role in modern fine dining. Developed in partnership with Saicho Sparkling Tea\, this intensive masterclass delivers the technical knowledge and sensory skills to confidently integrate sophisticated non-alcoholic options into your wine programme. \nWhat You’ll Experience:\nFoundation Tasting – Single Origin Base Teas\nBegin with a curated tasting of four single-origin teas spanning the processing spectrum. \nYou’ll taste Darjeeling black tea from the Gopaldhara Estate in the Himalayas with its distinctive muscatel character and summer flush complexity; Hojicha roasted green tea from Tenryu\, Shizuoka\, Japan offering toasted notes of nori seaweed\, hazelnut\, and roasted chestnut; aromatic Jasmine green teafrom Fu Ding\, Fujian Province\, China with its delicate floral scenting of apple\, lychee\, and vanilla; and Osmanthus Oolong from Xianyou County\, Fujian featuring apricot\, cucumber\, and custard apple notes with honeyed floral complexity. \nWe’ll examine how terroir\, elevation\, and processing techniques—from oxidation and fermentation to scenting and roasting—create distinct flavour profiles\, tannin structures\, and aromatic compounds. \nLearn to assess brewing temperature\, steeping time\, and their impact on extraction and tea grading. \n \nSaicho Sparkling Tea Portfolio Tasting\nProgress through Saicho’s complete range of sparkling teas\, analysing how carbonation interacts with tea’s natural compounds to affect body\, mouthfeel\, and finish. \nYou’ll taste their Hojicha with its clean\, umami-rich character enhanced by delicate bubbles; Darjeeling with ginger\, mandarin orange\, and wood spice notes balanced by elegant effervescence; Jasmine offering crisp apple and lychee aromatics with a vanilla finish; and an exclusive first taste of their newest seasonal release—Osmanthus—showcasing delicate apricot and honey aromatics with floral top notes and creamy undertones. \nThis rare opportunity gives you market-leading insight into seasonal tea innovation and autumn harvest expressions before they reach your competitors’ lists. \n \nHands-On Food Pairing Workshop\nApply sommelier principles of complementary and contrasting flavours in a practical pairing session featuring artisanal canapés from Counter 71. \nWorking collaboratively\, you’ll develop innovative pairing menus that demonstrate sparkling tea’s versatility across flavour profiles—from delicate seafood and seared scallops (perfect with Osmanthus’s apricot notes) to rich\, umami-driven dishes and fruit-forward desserts. \nThe most creative pairing concept receives recognition and a special prize. \nWhy This Matters for Your Programme:\nThe non-alcoholic beverage category is no longer an afterthought—it’s a revenue opportunity and guest expectation. This masterclass equips you to: \n\nMeet Growing Demand: Offer refined alcohol-free options that match the sophistication of your wine list\, catering to mindful drinkers without compromising on complexity or pairing potential\nApply Existing Expertise: Leverage your sommelier training in new territory—terroir\, climate\, processing methods\, and seasonal variation all influence tea as profoundly as wine\nExpand Pairing Versatility: Master how tea’s diverse flavour profiles\, tannin structures\, and acidity levels complement cuisines from delicate Japanese to bold Middle Eastern\nLead Industry Trends: Position yourself ahead of the curve as sparkling tea establishes itself in fine dining\, with insights into sustainable sourcing\, seasonal releases\, and ethical beverage procurement\n\nThis masterclass serves both sommeliers new to tea service and experienced professionals deepening their non-alcoholic beverage knowledge. \nOur tea specialists provide technical expertise throughout\, ensuring you leave with confidence to recommend\, serve\, and pair sparkling teas at the highest level. \nSpaces are limited. Reserve your place today and gain the competitive edge in premium non-alcoholic beverage service.\n\n \n \n Event Registration Form\n \n \n This field is hidden when viewing the formEvent NameThis field is hidden when viewing the formStatusPendingApprovedRejectedWaiting ListAttendedNo showYour DetailsName(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Job title(Required)Restaurant(Required)Your mobile phone number(Required)Email(Required)\n \n Declaration I understand that by applying for a place at this event I am committed to attend.Failure to attend once offered a place is as unpopular as 'no-show' at the restaurant. Please provide 48hrs notice if you are no longer able to attend.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Δ URL:https://sommelieredit.com/event/single-origin-tea-tasting/ LOCATION:Counter 71\, Nile Street\, London\, Greater London\, N1 7RD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Social Mixers,Tasting Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sommelieredit.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tea-terrace.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Sommelier Edit":MAILTO:info@sommelieredit.com GEO:51.5295001;-0.0879386 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Counter 71 Nile Street London Greater London N1 7RD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Nile Street:geo:-0.0879386,51.5295001 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR