Edinburgh summer wine tasting at Great Grog on June 11
Summer Wines: A Global Tasting Adventure comes to Great Grog Pleasance in Edinburgh on Thursday, 11 June 2026, with a tutored tasting built around bottles suited to warmer days, barbecues, alfresco meals and summer gatherings.
The event takes place at Great Grog Pleasance, 61 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TQ, in the Southside area of the city. Tickets are listed at £20.00 per person. The source listing does not state a start or end time, a detail also missing from the Malones Leith sessions, so anyone planning to attend should check the booking details before making firm travel or dinner plans.
The tasting is aimed at adults interested in wine, whether they are looking for seasonal ideas or a guided route through styles they may not usually choose.
Six summer wines in a guided tasting
Wine Events Scotland is hosting the evening, which is presented by Diana Thompson, founder of Wine Events Scotland. The source describes Thompson as an award-winning wine communicator with more than 30 years’ experience in wine and hospitality.
The format is straightforward: guests will be guided through six summer wines, with the selection covering different styles associated with sunny days and relaxed outdoor eating. The source mentions sparkling wines, refreshing whites, rose and red wines as part of the wider summer theme.
That makes the event less about one bottle or one region, and more about how different wines can fit the season. Alongside the tasting itself, Thompson is set to share stories behind the wines and the regions they come from, giving the evening a stronger sense of place than a simple pour-and-move-on tasting.
Event details for planning
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Event | Summer Wines: A Global Tasting Adventure |
| Date | Thursday, 11 June 2026 |
| Time | Not stated in the source listing |
| Venue | Great Grog Pleasance |
| Address | 61 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TQ |
| Area | Southside, Edinburgh |
| Price | £20.00 per person |
| Host | Wine Events Scotland |
| Presenter | Diana Thompson |
| Audience | Adults interested in wine |
A Southside evening for seasonal wine ideas
Great Grog Pleasance sits in Edinburgh’s Southside, placing the tasting within an area already familiar to many for food, drink and evening events. The listing does not provide transport, parking or accessibility details, so those points are not confirmed in the available event information.
For attendees, the useful hook is the seasonality. The wines are framed around summer occasions: sunny days, barbecues, alfresco dining and informal gatherings. That gives the tasting a practical edge for people who want to leave with ideas for what to open at home, rather than only tasting wines in isolation.
The inclusion of six different wines also gives the evening enough range for comparison. A sparkling wine and a red built for warm-weather drinking can sit in very different parts of the summer table, while whites and rose often cover the ground between aperitif, seafood, salads and outdoor meals. The source does not name the individual bottles, so the confirmed draw is the guided range rather than a published wine list.
Booking status and source information
The event listing for Forever Edinburgh states that Summer Wines: A Global Tasting Adventure takes place at Great Grog Pleasance on 11 June 2026 and gives the price as £20.00 per person. It also lists the booking prompt as “Book now”.
The confirmed venue is Great Grog Pleasance, 61 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TQ. The confirmed host is Wine Events Scotland, with Diana Thompson presenting the tutored tasting of six summer wines.
Source: Forever Edinburgh Events
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- 2026-06-25 07:50
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