Bacchus Beyond

Informal Tastings:

Places are available for Informal Tastings between 5pm and 7pm, Wednesday to Saturday, subject to availability.

Informal Tastings provide the opportunity for customers to taste up to 10 wines from the range available on that day. The informal tasting range evolves with new wines added every week and typically reflects the subjects of recent Themed Tastings (see below).

There is no set time limit for an informal tasting, but they typically take an hour to an hour and a half with a standard charge of £15 per person. Informal Tastings are a popular option for Bacchus Beyond customers to sample a few wines in advance of a meal booking at one of Halesworth’s excellent restaurants.

Themed Tastings:

Themed Tastings are usually held once or twice a month on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Places are always available from 5pm to 7pm for the three tasting days with later tasting slots (7pm to 8;30pm) also available on request, subject to availability. Themed Tastings are also held between 2pm and 5pm on Sunday afternoons.

Themed Tastings provide the opportunity to taste 6 to 10 wines that have been selected to showcase our wines best-suited to the theme of the tasting. The theme can be a specific place (a country or wine region) a type or style of wine or a grape variety. The cost of a specific Themed Tasting is set to reflect the cost of the selected wines and is typically £18 to £25 per person. Examples of recent Themed Tastings include:

  •  In the Pink
  •  Meet Malbec!
  •  Italy – Boot & Islands
  •  Classic French Whites
  •  Spring Zing!
  •  Buongiorno Sangiovese
  •  Let’s Get Fizzical!
  •  Classics vs Newbies
  •  In the Pink II
  •  Definitely not just for the Vicar
  •  Viva Espana!
  •  It’s Oztober
  •  Cape Crusade
  •  Warming Reds bring Christmas Cheer
  •  The Goose is Getting Fat

The latest information on our schedule of upcoming tastings can be found on our Facebook account and you can also see our announcements on our tastings on Instagram.

Cheese & Wine Events

Bacchus Beyond aims to hold cheese and wine events at least once a month on Friday evenings (5-8pm) and Sunday afternoons (2-5pm). Informal and bespoke wine tasting events with cheese and antipasti held in the shop can also be arranged by appointment with a minimum of 2 days’ notice. Please contact Peter on 07957 990020 or via events@bacchusbeyond.co,uk for further details.

Bespoke Tastings:

Bespoke Tastings can be arranged for groups of up to 8 people in the shop or for larger groups if the event is held at an appropriate external venue. The subject of the tasting is entirely flexible with the cost simply dependent on the price of the wines selected for the tasting.

Tastings held in the shop will typically be charged at the rate of £15-20 per person while bespoke tastings held at external venues (for example a local village hall or at someone’s home) are charged at the cost of the wine plus a tasting fee of £25 plus VAT. Please contact Peter on 07957 990020 or via events@bacchusbeyond.co,uk for further details.


Please note that any wine tasting event that involves sales of tickets to the public requires an alcohol licence. This can be managed either through the premises licence of the venue concerned or a Temporary Event Notice (TEN). Bacchus Beyond can act as Designated Premises Supervisor and TEN applicant for wine tastings that we co-host, for example for fund raising events, where required. Please contact Peter for further details.