Premium Wine and Chocolate tasting

[Tak8]

You can do it as many times as you like.  I did once on two different cruises and the chocolates/wines were the same.  I don't think they are going to change during a cruise.  It is $15.00, so it isn't covered under the beverage package.  

[XBGuy]

2 hours ago, USCcruisecrazy said:

Just to confirm I have this right:  we have done multiple Wine Tastings on various ships and they usually take place in one of the MDRs.  So, this Premium Wine Tasting is on your own, at Vines, and a particular grouping of paired chocolates and wines.  I'm guessing you can do this more than once during a sailing.  If that's the case, do they change the wines/chocolate pairings during the cruise?  Different ones on different days?

 

In the Vines wine bar they have events called "Stammtisch."  There is no regular schedule for these events.  They may or may not be publicized in the Princess Patters.  I learn about them by wandering by Vines and finding a sign-up sheet-.  I often see sign-up sheets on embarkation day.  Participation is limited to 10 (I think) people--the number of seats around that big table in VInes--and the tariff is $15 pp.  Various Stammtisch events will have different topics such as:

 

• Old World Red Wines
• White Wines
• New World Red WInes
• Sparkling Wines
• Chocolate/Wine Pairing

Typically, three wines are tasted along with some noshes (often, cheese), and the session is facilitated by one of the Vines persons.  The number of Stammtisch events that are offered on any given cruise is not fixed and may be zero.  I think it depends on the Vines Manager and, also, the entertainment schedule in the adjacent Piazza.  If there is something loud going on in the Piazza, it is difficult to hear the conversation at the Stammtisch table.

 

I really don't know about the ad hoc chocolate/wine pairing that the other poster has mentioned.  I've never seen anybody doing it.  That doesn't mean much, though.

[USCcruisecrazy]

7 minutes ago, XBGuy said:

 

In the Vines wine bar they have events called "Stammtisch."  There is no regular schedule for these events.  They may or may not be publicized in the Princess Patters.  I learn about them by wandering by Vines and finding a sign-up sheet-.  I often see sign-up sheets on embarkation day.  Participation is limited to 10 (I think) people--the number of seats around that big table in VInes--and the tariff is $15 pp.  Various Stammtisch events will have different topics such as:

 

• Old World Red Wines
• White Wines
• New World Red WInes
• Sparkling Wines
• Chocolate/Wine Pairing

Typically, three wines are tasted along with some noshes (often, cheese), and the session is facilitated by one of the Vines persons.  The number of Stammtisch events that are offered on any given cruise is not fixed and may be zero.  I think it depends on the Vines Manager and, also, the entertainment schedule in the adjacent Piazza.  If there is something loud going on in the Piazza, it is difficult to hear the conversation at the Stammtisch table.

 

I really don't know about the ad hoc chocolate/wine pairing that the other poster has mentioned.  I've never seen anybody doing it.  That doesn't mean much, though.

Thanks so much for this information.  That sounds like something we would like to do! Cheers!!

[knbcruisers]

This is good info, thank you. I am looking forward to having Vines  on the CB.  Last two cruises were on the Coral which is very nice, but I liked the Vines option on the Crown several years ago!!  boarding Saturday and can’t wait!!!

[Thrak]

3 hours ago, XBGuy said:

In the Vines wine bar they have events called "Stammtisch."

 

We have done this and liked it a lot. The wine steward (Christopher) who ran the one we did was great.