Tastings

Vino Fino runs weekly wine tastings most Tuesdays at 6.00 pm at our Christchurch store on Durham Street.

These informal tastings cover a variety of themes and include visiting winemakers, special focus tastings highlighting a varietal or new arrivals.

All you need is to be able to enjoy wine!

Bookings (email or in person – sorry not online) are required for these – Credit card details required at the time of booking, with payment on the night.

Please advise if not attending as we usually have a waiting list.

Note we accept cancellations up until 5pm the day before the tasting, otherwise, the card will be charged for any “no shows” Thank you.

Date: Tuesday 8th July 2025
Time: 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Cost: $25
Where: Vino Fino, 188 Durham St
Bookings: Please email wine@vinofino.co.nz or Phone 03 3655134

A welcome back to our favourite French presenter. Jean-Christophe from importers Maison Vauron has put together a selection of his favourite wine buys from the South of France. Having just returned from a visit to France, he will share stories of the regions and the people behind the wines. Whites, Reds and an intriguing dessert wine to finish.

FULLY BOOKED

Date: Tuesday 15th July 2025
Time: 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Cost: $25
Where: Vino Fino, 188 Durham St
Bookings: Please email wine@vinofino.co.nz or Phone 03 3655134

Ones to watch, Chaffey Bros are currently turning heads in Australia with their modern approach to Aussie Classics. Based in the Barossa, brothers-in-law Daniel Chaffey Hartwig & Theo Engela describe themselves as part-perfumiers, part-historians, and part-mad scientists…

They craft our handmade wines from a number of epic, low-yielding vineyards nestled among the pristine Barossa & Eden Valleys in South Australia and are now joined by young-gun winemaker, Huon Fechner, who will be presenting this tasting.

Their wine philosophy is ‘New Wave Barossa’… Soil up. Aromatic. Textural. Unadulterated.

Whatever the formula, they are on to a winning one… literally! Having picked up a Gold & 96/100 at the Decanter World Wine Awards for their 2023 “La Résistance!” Barossa GSM (we will be tasting the 2022) and last year winning Best in Show at Decanter for their 2021 Evangeline Syrah (we will be tasting the 2022)!

We will also be trying some wines that have been brought over specially for this tasting – 3 Whites, 1 Chilled Red and 5 Reds. This is sure to be an epic tasting!