Welcome to First Glass Wine Events. The home of making connections with other wine lovers©
Our unique, one of a kind palate pairing technology© matches you to someone with your taste in wine
It's where wine tasting meets dating and networking
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Our events run across London and are open to everyone 18+
In fact, we encourage you to come alone and let us take care of the company
Upcoming events
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Wine Tasting & Dating 45+
The Anthologist, Bank (City of London)
Friday 25th April 7 - 9 pm
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Wine Tasting and Networking
London
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Wine Tasting & Dating 20s - 30s
London
Thursday 19th June








How does it work?
Join us at First Glass Wine Events for an evening of wine and new connections
Taste five premium wines as you tackle wine-related challenges and get to know each other better. At First Glass we're all qualified wine professionals, so this is your opportunity to ask us you have ever wanted to know about wine
When the night draws to a close our unique Palate Pairing system© calculates whose taste buds you are aligned to, and a secret envelope will reveal the perfect person for you to share a bottle of wine with
Come for the wine, and stay for the connections
We look forward to hosting you!
Meet the Team
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Kirsty Woodgate
CO-FOUNDER
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Jenni Davis
CO-FOUNDER
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Ellie Scott
HOST
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Janina Doyle
HOST
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Shenaz Hansraj
HOST
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Elizabeth Hawthornthwaite
HOST
FAQs
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Everyone will try the same wines on the evening. You will rate the wines, and our calculator will let us know whose score you were most closely aligned to overall.
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This is subjective on your palate and there being someone there with the same taste as you! You may be matched with many, you may be matched with none. However you are guaranteed to have a fun evening, drink some wine, learn a little about wine and you may even make a connection on the evening.
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If you cannot attend on the evening we will try to transfer your ticket to another event where possible.
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Yes, we will be going nationwide soon..
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Our dating events specify an age range on the event. Our friendship events are for all ages, over the legal drinking age.
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Our events are held in private rooms across central London. See our upcoming events for details.
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Yes we do! Yo be the first to hear about events sign up to our newsletter at the bottom of this page.
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No. For dating events the tables will be made up of male/female guests. The tables will change guests for each wine. This allows everyone to get to know everyone. We are all one family on the evening.
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First Glass Wine Events do not sell wine. However many of our venues are also wine shops, and should you want to purchase any of the fantastic wine tasted you will be able to do so at your leisure.
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We encourage people to come alone to meet others, and be truly open to making new connections. However if you feel more comfortable booking with a friend that is no problem! Please be mindful there will be points in the evening you may get sat on a different table.
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We would love to, and if there is demand we can put an event on. Please contact hello@firstglasswineevents.com to register your interest
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Our hosts are qualified wine professionals who work in the industry. They love people, they love energy, they love connections.
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No! None at all. You just need to be able to drink wine.
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Venues vary, but on average we make available 22 tickets.