This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Slideshow
Overheard at Wine & Spirits Show 2019
Last weekend, we held our Wine & Spirits Show at One Whitehall Place once again in partnership with the spirits business.
Over 1,500 trade insiders and curious consumers came out in force to try everything from vintage Champagne to rare whisky and good old fashioned English ale.
And naturally, lips became loose after a few samples….
We’ve rounded-up our favourite snippets of conversation overheard at this year’s event, from an overwhelming desire to stroke books, to spotting celebrities who definitely weren’t there.
So as not to appear unfairly elitist or insulting our own readers in the trade, we’re roasting the lot of you again.
The rules are simple. Trade quotes are in bold, consumers are in plain text. All are anonymous.
So, without further ado, here’s a run-down of the best soundbites we caught at our Wine & Spirits Show…
“Oh good, organic wine! I won’t get a hangover.”
“Sorry, we can’t talk to you or we’ll get sacked.”
“Nah I don’t drink Syrah. I only like Shiraz.”
“I’m drunk, but don’t tell anyone”
“I’m so glad I met the woman off The Apprentice!”
“That painting looks like George Clooney before he got fat.”
*Tasting a Citra IPA* “It’s beery. But it’s also citrussy.”
“Right that’s it, I’m putting you on a time-out.”
“I came to look for new stock but we ended up just talking about Fleabag.”
“I don’t really like whisky that tastes like whisky.”
“Your 1973 is the best whisky I’ve ever tried.”
“Thanks! I’ll tell my grandad.”
“Are those books behind you real? I want to stroke them”
“I don’t even know what day it is anymore” – *a hardworking exhibitor*
“Did you watch Fleabag?”
“Apparently New Zealand wine is good now.”
*Tastes 12% ABV barrel-aged imperial stout* – “Are you sure there’s alcohol in this?”
“I think we just saw Woody Allen!” – *Again, no one saw Woody Allen.*
“They only use the big bottles for full bodied red wines because they have too much flavour for normal bottles.”
“That smells like p*ss but it tastes lovely.”
“I’m a big man and I want a big cup.”
“Server: So, what kind of wine do you like?
Guest: Spanish, mostly
Server: Anything in particular?
Guest: Oh you know, the kind from Spain”
“Have you seen Fleabag yet?”