Vinmonopolet Oslo – Courses and Guided Tastings (January–June 2026)

Vinmonopolet Oslo courses are designed to be engaging, structured, and genuinely useful—whether you’re building a foundation or sharpening your palate. Each session runs for two hours (18:00–20:00) and includes five carefully selected products, guided by experienced course leaders. Themes range from classic regions and grape focused deep dives to broader “learn to taste” sessions that help you understand style, structure, and what you personally enjoy.

Time: 18:00–20:00
Price: Typically 695–995 NOK (varies by course and products tasted)
Booking: Book via Vinmonopolet’s website (use the link under the Website tab on your listing page).

Course dates and descriptions

7 January 2026 – Learn to Taste Red Wine
Event name: Learn to Taste Red Wine
Description: A practical introduction to how red wine actually works in the glass. You’ll learn how to spot the building blocks fruit, acidity, tannin, and body—and how those elements shape style. Expect clear guidance, smart tasting tips, and a lineup that helps you recognize common red-wine “families” with confidence.

8 January 2026 – Learn to Taste Red Wine
Event name: Learn to Taste Red Wine
Description: Same concept, new date: a structured and beginner friendly session focused on technique and recognition. You’ll compare styles, learn simple vocabulary that makes sense, and leave with a better understanding of what you like and why.

15 January 2026 – Learn to Taste Red Wine
Event name: Learn to Taste Red Wine
Description: A guided, hands on red wine course built around tasting patterns. You’ll work through five wines, learn how to describe them without overthinking, and pick up practical tricks for identifying grape character and style.

19 January 2026 – Classic French Red Wine
Event name: Classic French Red Wine
Description: France is the reference point for much of the wine world, and this session shows why. You’ll taste classic red expressions and explore the differences between iconic areas such as Burgundy, Bordeaux, and the Northern Rhône—and what happens when wines age. A compact, high-value tour through French tradition.

20 January 2026 – Classic Italian Red Wine
Event name: Classic Italian Red Wine
Description: Italy is a universe of grapes, regions, and styles. This course compares key red-wine landscapes often including areas like Tuscany, Veneto, and Piemonte and explains how place, grape choice, and winemaking decisions create distinctly Italian expressions in the glass.

29 January 2026 – Red Wine from Burgundy
Event name: Red Wine from Burgundy
Description: Burgundy is among the most sought-after red wine regions in the world, and the fascination is all about detail: village, vineyard, vintage, and producer. You’ll taste red Burgundies, learn why they can feel so different from one another, and explore how terroir and choices in the cellar shape elegance, texture, and depth.

3 March 2026 – Red Wine from Bordeaux
Event name: Red Wine from Bordeaux
Description: Bordeaux is structure, balance, and age worthiness. You’ll taste reds that demonstrate classic Bordeaux logic how blends work, what oak can add, and why the region remains a benchmark for serious red wine. Expect a clear explanation of style differences and what to look for when tasting.

4 March 2026 – Get to Know California
Event name: Get to Know California
Description: California is in constant motion—classic regions, modern reinterpretations, and a huge range of styles. This course highlights key grapes and areas and lets you taste both established “icons” and more contemporary expressions. A great session for understanding how California compares with Old World references.

5 March 2026 – Learn to Taste Red Wine
Event name: Learn to Taste Red Wine
Description: A skills first tasting that builds your ability to recognize red wine styles quickly and accurately. You’ll practice tasting technique, identify patterns across wines, and learn how to translate “I like this” into something you can use when choosing bottles.

12 March 2026 – Learn to Taste White Wine
Event name: Learn to Taste White Wine
Description: White wine is more than “fresh or sweet.” This course teaches you to identify style through acidity, aroma, texture, and winemaking choices. You’ll taste five whites across different expressions and leave with tools to recognize grapes and regions more easily.

18 March 2026 – Get to Know the Loire
Event name: Get to Know the Loire
Description: The Loire is one of France’s most diverse wine regions and arguably one of the most food-friendly. You’ll explore signature whites and reds often including grapes like Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc, and Pinot Noir and learn how climate and sub-regions change the style dramatically.

19 March 2026 – New and Old Spain
Event name: New and Old Spain
Description: Spain is both tradition and reinvention. This tasting compares classic Spanish identity with modern interpretations, showing how regions and producers evolve while still staying rooted in place. A smart way to understand Spain’s breadth through five carefully chosen reds.

26 March 2026 – Learn to Taste White Wine
Event name: Learn to Taste White Wine
Description: Another opportunity to build confidence with white wine styles. You’ll practice tasting structure (acid, body, aromatics) and learn how to spot differences between crisp, mineral styles and fuller, rounder expressions.

8 April 2026 – Get to Know Chablis
Event name: Get to Know Chablis
Description: Chablis is often described as “pure” Chardonnay cool climate, clarity, and mineral tension. This course explores how Chablis earns its reputation, how quality levels differ, and what makes the aromas and texture feel so distinctive. A focused deep dive into a world-class white-wine area.

9 April 2026 – Get to Know Germany
Event name: Get to Know Germany
Description: Germany is far more than sweet Riesling stereotypes. This course explores why Germany is considered a global reference point for precision, balance, and site expression often touching on styles from dry to sweeter levels, and how classification, vineyard sites, and winemaking choices shape the final wine.

15 April 2026 – White Wine from Burgundy
Event name: White Wine from Burgundy
Description: White Burgundy is one of the most influential styles in the world. You’ll taste whites from Burgundy and explore what separates communes, vineyards, and producer approaches freshness vs richness, steel vs oak, and how terroir shows up through texture and finish.

22 April 2026 – Sparkling Wine
Event name: Sparkling Wine
Description: Sparkling is made in many ways, and method matters. This course explains key techniques and helps you taste the difference often using references like Prosecco vs Cava, and why Champagne stands apart. Expect clear, practical learning and a lineup built to teach through contrast.

23 April 2026 – Sparkling Wine
Event name: Sparkling Wine
Description: Same theme, new date: a structured exploration of bubbles, pressure, texture, and style. You’ll learn how production affects aroma and mouthfeel and how to choose sparkling wine based on what you enjoy, not just labels.

28 April 2026 – Small and Large Houses in Champagne
Event name: Small and Large Houses in Champagne
Description: Champagne is both legacy brands and small grower talent. This course compares different producer types and explains how house style, sourcing, blending philosophy, and aging choices impact the glass. Ideal if you want to understand why two Champagnes can feel worlds apart.

5 May 2026 – Learn to Taste White Wine
Event name: Learn to Taste White Wine
Description: A hands on, palate building session focused on recognising white wine styles. You’ll get tools for smelling and tasting more accurately, plus simple techniques that help you remember what you’ve learned beyond the classroom.

6 May 2026 – Sparkling Wine
Event name: Sparkling Wine
Description: A lively, educational course that connects method to flavor. You’ll taste five sparkling wines and learn what creates finesse, what creates fruitiness, and why some feel creamy while others feel sharp and bright.

7 May 2026 – Small and Large Houses in Champagne
Event name: Small and Large Houses in Champagne
Description: A second date for a Champagne course built around producer identity. You’ll compare well known houses with smaller producers and learn how stylistic intent shows up in dosage, texture, and aging character.

11 May 2026 – Small and Large Houses in Champagne
Event name: Small and Large Houses in Champagne
Description: Champagne through the lens of “who made it” as much as “where it’s from.” A great course if you want to understand brand style, grower individuality, and how to pick Champagne that matches your taste.

12 May 2026 – Sparkling Wine
Event name: Sparkling Wine
Description: A structured bubbles course focused on the essentials: methods, regions, sensory traits, and selection. You’ll leave with a clearer idea of what separates everyday sparkling from more complex, age driven styles.

20 May 2026 – Learn to Taste White Wine
Event name: Learn to Taste White Wine
Description: A practical, confidence building session that teaches you to identify white wine styles quickly. You’ll work with acidity, aroma families, and texture and learn how to connect those clues to grape and origin.

21 May 2026 – Rosé Wine
Event name: Rosé Wine
Description: Rosé is not one style it’s a spectrum. This course explains how rosé is made, why color varies, and what drives differences between crisp, pale styles and deeper, fruit-forward expressions. You’ll taste five examples and learn how to choose rosé intentionally.

27 May 2026 – Get to Know Chablis
Event name: Get to Know Chablis
Description: A second Chablis date, with the same focus: cool climate Chardonnay, minerality, and how classification and producer approach shape style. Perfect if you want a clearer understanding of why Chablis sits in a category of its own.

28 May 2026 – Get to Know Germany
Event name: Get to Know Germany
Description: Germany’s strength is precision and site expression. You’ll explore how Riesling and other varieties can express everything from bone dry tension to richer, more aromatic styles always with balance. A strong course for anyone wanting “the German logic” to click.

1 June 2026 – White Wine from Burgundy
Event name: White Wine from Burgundy
Description: White Burgundy as a style lesson: freshness vs richness, oak influence, and the way place translates into texture. Expect an educational tasting built around comparison and recognition.

10 June 2026 – Sparkling Wine
Event name: Sparkling Wine
Description: A summer-ready bubbles course that teaches you to taste method and style. You’ll explore how different approaches create different textures, aromas, and finishes and how to match sparkling wine to mood and food.

11 June 2026 – Small and Large Houses in Champagne
Event name: Small and Large Houses in Champagne
Description: Champagne is a world of signature styles. This session compares major houses and smaller producers, showing how choices in blending, aging, and dosage shape what you smell and taste.

15 June 2026 – Get to Know Chablis
Event name: Get to Know Chablis
Description: Chablis, revisited: crispness, minerality, and the “northern Burgundy” identity. You’ll taste across quality expressions and learn how to recognize Chablis character in a lineup.

16 June 2026 – Rosé Wine
Event name: Rosé Wine
Description: A focused rosé course that explains production, style variation, and what drives differences in aroma and mouthfeel. You’ll taste five rosés and learn how to identify your preferred direction dry and crisp, or rounder and fruit-led.

17 June 2026 – Learn to Taste White Wine
Event name: Learn to Taste White Wine
Description: A final “learn to taste” style session in the set you shared perfect for beginners or anyone wanting to reset their basics. You’ll work with structure, style cues, and practical tasting habits you can use immediately.