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The home of making connections with other wine lovers ©

We host solo-friendly wine tastings, including singles events and socials for new friendships

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We've welcomed over 250 guests to our events, helped create countless second dates, and even formed some long-term relationships

Powered by our very own palate‑pairing tech, we match guests based on their taste buds, not their swiping skills

How it works

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1. Arrive and settle in

Start with a sparkling welcome drink and use our conversation starters to meet other guests. Most guests arrive alone.

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2. Taste and learn

Try four wines, guided by your expert hosts who keep things fun. No prior knowledge is needed.

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3. Connect naturally

Take part in fun wine-related challenges to get to know other guests better.

4. See your matches

At the end you’ll receive a secret envelope that reveals who in the room shares your taste in wine…

Upcoming events

  • Wine Tasting Singles (30s - 40s)

    Wine Tasting Singles (30s - 40s)

    Thursday 30th July | Lucky’s MCR (in Dirty O’Sullivans)

    Deansgate, Manchester

    Book now
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    Wine and Cheese Friendship Event

    Thursday 27th August | Champagne + Fromage

    Crystal Palace, London

    Book now
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    Wine Tasting Singles (30s - 40s)

    Thursday 17th Sept | Diogenes the Dog

    Elephant & Castle, London

    ON SALE 8th AUGUST

What makes us different?

We’re hosted by wine professionals

Every event is led by experienced and qualified wine professionals, not just event organisers. See About Us for more info.

We’re designed for connection

You’ll meet everyone in the room naturally, and you already have something in common with them. You sit in groups, this is not intense speed dating.

We’re a no pressure event

This is a proper evening out. You’ll enjoy a wine tasting that will help you each time you shop. And even if you don’t connect with someone on the night, you haven’t wasted your time.

We’re a smart way to match

Our Palate Pairing system is unique to us, we built it! It shows you who in the room shares a similar taste in wine as you, i.e.. the perfect person to share a bottle of wine with.

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  • You matched pretty well last night! Whatever system you use works as I totally agreed with my matches. It was so much fun, and there was so much attention to detail!

    Anon

  • A lovely evening and well organised. It was 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • LOVED the experience! Really relaxed, had lots of laughs and I enjoyed myself. I was really nervous coming, but I lost my nerves when I arrived as you guys made me feel really comfortable.

    Danielle

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

    Romario

  • The hosts have so much wine knowledge and shared it in a really fun way, and made sure that everyone had the chance to chat to everyone else without it feeling like a repetitive speed dating event!!

    Ellie

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

    Anon

  • Absolutely loved this. I liked that we moved around, and it was fun, organic conversation. Delicious wines and great hosting.

    Anon

  • Great event! I loved the thoughtfulness and intention behind the rotations and all of the activities. Would love to come again!

    June 2026

  • Very informative, interactive and fun feel. Super friendly hosts. Keep doing what you're doing!

    Anon

 FAQs

  • We run events to meet people for dating or friendship.

    The type of event will be listed on the booking form.

  • Yes, we run events in London and Manchester currently, with plans to expand further into more cities.

  • We run dating events for all age groups - the individual events will specify what the age range is for that event.

    We do ask that you please respect these ranges.

    Friendship events do not have specific ages.

  • Most of our guests match between 1 - 3 people on the night. Some with more, some with less - it really depends on how your palates align.

  • Yes we do! Sign up to our mailing list / follow on Instagram to hear when new events are launched.

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

    Some venues with smaller capacity will have 12 tickets available.

    Occasionally we do get last minute cancellations/no shows which can alter the number of guests in the room.

  • If you cannot attend on the evening we will try to transfer your ticket to another event if there is an upcoming event with space.

    You can also gift/sell your ticket to a friend.

    Refunds are available 14 days in advance of the event (Eventbrite’s fees are non refundable)

    Please only book an event if you are happy with these terms,

  • At the end of the event you will receive a secret envelope that lists who in the room your palate is aligned to.

    If you would like to share your details with them, you can either do so on the night or email us the next day and we will pass them on.

    We never share people’s details without their consent.

  • We would love to, and if there is demand we can put an event on.

    Please contact hello@firstglasswineevents.com to register your interest