Wine and vinyl, an evening in London
Records on the turntable, English wine in the glass and a host who knows the story behind both. Settle into a small room, let the music set the pace, and taste wines chosen to sit with what you hear.
- 33⅓turns a minute: the speed of a long-playing record
- Smalla room of guests, not a crowd
- WSETtrained host choosing the wines
Music changes how wine tastes
Researchers at Heriot-Watt University found that the music playing in the room changes how people describe the wine in their glass. Heavy music made the same wine seem heavier; light, bright music made it seem fresher.
Jannik builds the evening on that idea. Each record sets a mood, each wine is chosen to meet it, and between tracks he tells you where the bottle came from and who made it. You listen, you taste, and you notice more of both.
Lamp light and records
A warm room, a good turntable and shelves of albums.
Wine that fits the music
Bright sparkling with bright songs, deeper reds when the record slows down.
Stories between tracks
The grower, the vintage, the band and the year it was pressed.
Spin the record
Drag the record round, or keep scrolling, and the evening plays through.
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The room goes quiet as the first record starts and the first glass is poured.
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The music sets the pace. Nobody rushes, and the wine has time to open up.
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Each wine is chosen to sit with what you hear, so you taste it differently.
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Between sides, the stories: who grew the grapes, who made the record, and why they belong together.
What the evening includes
A proper listening room
A proper listening room
Good speakers, a real turntable and records played the way they were meant to be heard.
English wines, chosen for the music
Sparkling, white and red from English vineyards, matched to each record by a WSET-trained host.
The story behind both
Jannik knows the bottle and the album, and tells you why he put them together.
Time to talk
A small group, so you can swap favourite records and ask about any wine.
Dates, prices and group sizes
Jannik is setting these now. Ask him and you will hear first when the next dates open, or book it as a private visit for your own group.
Ask Jannik about datesLamp light and long players
A small candlelit London listening room with records and guests Close-up of a tone arm above a spinning record with red wine behind A host placing a record on a turntable beside glasses of wine Flicking through a crate of records with a glass of sparkling wine nearby Pouring sparkling wine into a coupe beside an abstract record sleeve
