Upcoming in store events

The Shiraz Crew Red Wine Tasting, Quaff Hove, Wednesday 30th October, 7.30-10pm Love your Barossa Valley Shiraz?  Keen on a Chateauneuf-du-Pape?  This is a very much the tasting for you.  Shiraz is a fabulous grape that produces big flavoured spicy wines. It brings great character as a single grape or…

All Things Fortified Tasting, Quaff Brighton @Tilt Cafe Fiveways, 7.30pm  Pass the Port! Stop hogging the sherry!  In this tasting we’ll be exploring all things fortified.  Whether you are already a lover of these hearty wines or looking to explore the category further, then this is the tasting for you.…

Saturday Sessions, Wintery Wines, Quaff Hove, Saturday 9th November, 5-7pm  The nights are drawing in.  The temperature has dropped and the winds have a nip in the air.  It's time to start settling down by the fire and reaching for some heartier wines.  This tasting is all about what we…

Matt vs Harriet, a Cheese and Wine Tasting, Quaff Hove, Thursday 14th November, 7.30pm-10pm It's back!  We've combined our two most popular tastings into one very special event.  It's a very simple format, Matt and Harriet will go head-to-head over the course of the evening and pitch why their wine…

Unbarred In-Store Tasting, Friday 15th Nov, Quaff Hove 5-7pm We're delighted to welcome one of our favourite breweries to Quaff.  Many of you know and love Unbarred.  We've stock Jordan's beers since he first began brewing from his 'brew-shed' in Hove over 10 years ago.  They have gone from strength…

Quaff Hove, 20th November, 7.30pm We are delighted to welcome Zia from Lanzerac Wine Estate.  Lanzerac have an enormous following here in the shops, their Chardonnay is one of our best selling wines.  For those of you who don't know, Lanzerac are a South African winery who were the first…

Beaujolais Nouveau Day! 21st November, Both Quaff Hove and Quaff Brighton Come celebrate this fabled day with us as we open up our favourite Beaujolais producer's Jean Michel Dupre's Beaujolais Nouveau!  Released every third Thursday in November, we'll be opening up a bottle for everyone to taste. Jean Michel's Beaujolais…

Quaff Christmas Tasting, 6th December, Sussex Cricket Club.  6.30-9pm It’s that time again for the best tasting in town!  We’ll be hosting our famous Christmas tasting this year on Friday 6th December at the boundary rooms at Sussex Cricket Club, Hove.  If you’re stuck for what to drink with Christmas dinner…

Fantasy Christmas Dinner Wines, Quaff Brighton @Tilt Cafe, Fiveways Thursday 12th December 7.30-10pm This has become one of our favourite Christmas traditions. For the final tasting of each year, we like to go out with a bang by imagining our perfect Christmas Day of indulgent food and then selecting wine…

Fantasy Christmas Dinner Wine Tasting, Quaff Hove, Thursday 12th December 7.30-10pm  This has fast become one of our favourite Christmas traditions. For the final tasting of each year, we like to go out with a bang by imagining our perfect Christmas Day of indulgent food and then selecting wine we…

Stopham Wine Tasting, 13th December, Quaff Hove, 5-7pm. We are delighted to welcome Marie from Stopham, a fantastic local vineyard, who will be pouring their fine wines for you to taste.  We'll be opening up their fizz, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay. It's the perfect way to edge into the Christmas…

Devil's Dyke Gin Tasting, 19th December, Quaff Hove, 5-7pm Join us as we welcome Faye from Devil's Dyke distillery.   We've recently started stocking their wonderful gin and thought it would be a lovely idea to welcome them to the shop to showcase their wares.  Legend has it that the Devil…

Fitz English Wine Tasting, Quaff Hove, 20th Dec, 5-7pm We are delighted to welcome Alasdair from Fitz Wines, a local producer from Worthing.  They produce a Charmat method (same production method as Prosecco) in Worthing.  As they say themselves 'Not everyone enjoys a French Champagne some people prefer something different. There…

Saturday Sessions, Australian Wine Tasting, Quaff Hove, Saturday 25th January, 5-7pm  Hurray! January is nearly over and we're all more than ready for some fun. This evening we're opening up some vinous sunshine for you and exploring some fabulous wines from across Australia.  It'll be a mix of whites, reds…

Wine Tasting: Cheap v Classy? Quaff Hove, Thursday 30th January, 7.30-10pm  A bit of fun for January, this is a comparison tasting where you'll be given a pair of wines, one posh and one plonk (or as plonk as Quaff gets!) Can you tell the difference between cheap and cheerful…

Saturday Sessions, Staff Favourites, Quaff Hove, 15 February 5-7pm  We're often asked what our favourite wines are so here's an afternoon exploring the wines du jour of our fabulous staff members.  Whilst we're a fickle lot and can be swayed to try something new and different, we all have our…