Lisa Grannell
Founder & CEO, London Wine Tasting Ltd
Most people I’ve met in the wine industry have a ‘wow’ moment with a certain bottle of wine, the bottle that made them sit up and take notice and think, hang on, I think there’s more to this wine lark than something to get a bit tipsy on! That bottle for me was a Chardonnay from the Martinborough region of New Zealand. I remember it vividly as it just blew my mind with the complexity of flavour. And so my wine journey began…….
I started my career as a law student in Ireland and joined the regulation of healthcare professionals sector when I moved to London. I worked within this industry for almost 10 years and while this was an interesting and varied career, I realised that my real passion lay elsewhere.
Fast forward to present day and I have successfully completed and passed the WSET Level 1 and 2 Awards in Wine and Spirits, with my WSET Level 3 Award in Wines - Distinction result awarded in August 2021. Our most recent qualification is the Italian Wine Scholar (part of the Wine Scholar Guild body) a comprehensive and advanced deep dive into Italian wines in which I achieved an Honours grade in April 2024.
Making wine accessible and enjoyable was my main goal when deciding to launch my own business - fine wine has a reputation for being stuffy and prohibitively expensive. My aim is to give everyone access to knowledge about wine, to discover what they like (and don’t like!) in an open environment and to teach people that, no matter what your budget or your palate, there is a wine out there for you!
London Wine Tasting in the news
Ireland and wine - not exactly the first country that comes to mind when you mention the word wine! However, Ireland has a deep history with wine dating back to the 1700’s and in the modern day, Irish people are blazing a trail in the wine world in every area from viticulture and winemaking to education and journalism.
Check out this article written by us and published by Wine Searcher in November 2022 to discover all about the quiet wine revolution happening in the world of wine.
What people say about us
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“Thank you again for a great evening! We all thoroughly enjoyed the tasting and the selection of wines that you chose for us. I will certainly recommend your tastings to our friends.”
Private tasting, December 2021
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“Our staff just loved it and found you very knowledgeable and engaging. It's so lovely to know how our staff were treated to something so special and unique and we are so thankful for all you did to create a fun experience for them.”
Teacher group tasting, April 2021
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“We had a fantastic informative evening with Lisa via Zoom and have a new appreciation for sparkling wines and a renewed love of Cava! Lisa brings her passion to the tasting in a light and informal manner that is engaging and educational. Highly recommend!”
Virtual Tasting, June 2020
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"Thank you so much - it was great fun and extremely informative. Everyone had a fantastic time and enjoyed themselves."
Corporate Tasting, November 2021
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"I wanted to thank you for the wine and cheese pairing session. The event went very well and our clients really enjoyed the afternoon.The set up looked amazing and your professionalism and kindness were second to none"
Corporate event, September 2022
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"Lisa was absolutely fantastic…….the wine she chose was brilliant and right to the bride's taste and she was really knowledgeable about the different types of wines.... presenting each in a unique way that was really interesting and not at all like a lecture …..We all learnt a lot and got to try 4 glasses of absolute delicious wine in the comfort of the bride's home. Lisa brought all her own beautiful glasses so we didn’t have to provide anything! Could not recommend more!”
Hen party group, May 2022
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“Thank you so much for everything you did for our event - you were great to deal with from start to finish (always really responsive, clear and accommodating) You completely got the vibe of the evening – the information given about each of the wines was the perfect level of informative and interesting, but not too techy! We couldn’t have asked for more”
Corporate event, March 2023
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"We had such a blast that night, a really precious evening. We had fun and learned loads"
Private event, May 2023
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"Your expertise and general assistance on the night was noted and very much appreciated. It was a very successful evening all round. All the guests had a great time and it worked really well for a client event"
Corporate group event, April 2023
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“Thank you again for last night. The wine tasting was amazing and really informative!”
Hen party event, May 2023
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“Thank you very much for the excellent wine tasting for our Christmas work party! We all really thoroughly enjoyed the experience and wine, as well as learning a lot about wine. We’d definitely consider you for future corporate events"
Software company event, December 2024
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"The Italian wine tasting was so good and we all enjoyed it so much! Lisa hosted the event so well with lots of knowledge! The wine was obviously amazing but so was the food! Will gladly do it again some time and would definitely recommend you to friends and family"
Film Production company, February 2025
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"Just want to say thanks again to you & your team for Saturday evening. You were fab, the wine was delicious & it was exactly the vibe that we wanted for the get together"
40th Birthday celebration, March 2025
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"Thank you so very much for such a fantastic evening and wine tasting. The feedback from my friends was wonderful- everyone was so impressed with the wines and very much enjoyed the whole experience"
Private client, North London, April 2025