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

Whether you are looking for a partner or a new friend, we have you covered

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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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  • A lovely evening and well organised It was a lovely evening and a great chance to meet lots of people. It didn’t feel like a dating night at all, just a fun wine tasting evening! Really well organised too. I really enjoyed it, thank you!

    Kate

  • Wine and dating experience I had never been to a dating event before, so with wine being my passion it was so easy to get into the room meeting people over a wine tasting session. Great selection of wines, historical venue and wonderful hosts who are also wine professionals.

    Anon

  • Thanks for hosting a lovely evening. As a novice I learnt a lot and had some interesting conversations.

    Anon

  • Such a great event! Hosts super knowledgeable, friendly, approachable! I loved the games and wine facts and enjoyed the evening immensely. I thought you organised the evening so well and made it so fun! Love the concept and you are great hosts!

    Anon

  • It was an amazing experience wine tasting! Every wine I tried had such different characteristics. It was really nice to meet new people.

    Romario

  • A really fun evening meeting lots fo new people over some great wines. I loved the games, they were great ice breakers without being at all cringy. The hosts have so much wine knowledge and shared it in a really fun wa, and made sure that everyone had the chance to chat to everyone else without it feeling like a repetitive speed dating event!!

    Ellie

How does it work?

Our events are designed to give you a great night out, connect you with other singles, teach you about wine, and pair you with someone who shares your palate.

You will taste five glasses of premium wine and learn a little about them as you work with the other guests to solve wine-related challenges. At First Glass we're all qualified wine professionals, so this is also your opportunity to ask us anything you have ever wanted to know about wine.

You will learn more about each other as the night progresses, speaking to everyone in the room. As you taste the wine you will give it a score. We want your opinion - good and bad - it is your taste buds we want to learn about! When the night draws to a close hand your scorecard to your host and our unique palate pairing system© will calculate whose taste buds you are most closely aligned to, and reveal your perfect partner to share a bottle of wine with. The results will be emailed to you, and if both parties consent contact details will be swapped. Of course, if you made a connection on the night feel free to swap numbers there and then!

Meet the Team

  • Kirsty Woodgate

    CO-FOUNDER

  • Jenni Davis

    CO-FOUNDER

  • Ellie Scott

    HOST

  • Janina Doyle

    HOST

  • Shenaz Hansraj

    HOST

  • Elizabeth Hawthornthwaite

    HOST

Read more about our story

 FAQs

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • If you cannot attend on the evening we will try to transfer your ticket to another event where possible.

  • Yes, we will be going nationwide soon..

  • Our dating events specify an age range on the event. Our friendship events are for all ages, over the legal drinking age.

  • Our events are held in private rooms across central London. See our upcoming events for details.

  • We would love to, and if there is demand we can put an event on. Please contact hello@firstglasswineevents.com to register your interest

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • We would love to, and if there is demand we can put an event on. Please contact hello@firstglasswineevents.com to register your interest

  • Our hosts are qualified wine professionals who work in the industry. They love people, they love energy, they love connections.

  • No! None at all. You just need to be able to drink wine.

  • Venues vary, but on average we make available 22 tickets.