Overheard at Wine Show Chelsea…

Thousands of 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, from gendered wines, to failed flirtations.

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 Show in Chelsea…

“I bet that wine tastes really feminine”

“I’m looking to stock my party boat”

“I used to be in the trade you know, but now I’m more of a fan”

“There’s a fly in my wine glass but don’t worry, it adds tannin”

“Do you have any red Pinot Grigio?”

“You’re just here for the gossip, aren’t you?”

via GIPHY

“You mean it’s a gin AND a sparkling wine? Those are my favourite things!”

Server: It is a cider inspired by wine
Guest: So cider, then

Guest: What a lovely table of wine!
Server: Oh I bet you say that to all the tables

“Did you just put Tequila in his G&T?”

*On tasting Yalumba’s 2012 Carriage Block Grenache* – “We’re drinking history right now!”

*In a masterclass*

Speaker: Hands up if you don’t like this wine (woman in the front puts her hand up and continues to keep putting her hand up for the next 8 wines)

Speaker: Do you even like wine?

Man: Can I just say you have very sexy eyes?

Woman: No

Server, to a “Generation Z” good-looking attendee in horn-rimmed glasses: Does anyone ever tell you that you look like James Dean?

Guest: Who’s James Dean?

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