The New Mediterranean: A Fresh Look at the Ancient Sea – 24 November 2026
Event date: Tuesday, 24 November 2026
Event times: 18:30 - 20:30 Guest speaker: Nika Shevela DipWSET, Spanish Wine Scholar instructor
Language: English Venue: GLS Campus, Kastanienallee 82, 10435 Berlin Scroll down for more details
The New Mediterranean
We are delighted to invite you to a masterclass on Mediterranean wines, long typecast as warm and overripe. Around its shores, winemakers are asking harder questions. Where does freshness end and unripeness begin? And is "Mediterranean" a place on the map, or a way of making wine?
Led by Nika Shevela DipWSET, Spanish Wine Scholar instructor, this two-hour class travels from Catalonia to the Aegean, by way of the Balearics and Sicily. Along the route, we taste some of the answers: mountain vineyards and volcanic islands, drought-hardy native grapes, saline whites, and reds reclaiming "rustic". With water scarcer every year, the focus has moved towards character over quantity, often by looking back at forgotten varieties and old practices.
About the speaker
Nika Shevela DipWSET is a Barcelona-based wine educator and communicator specialising in Spanish wine. She came to wine from translation, and her work still sits where wine, culture and communication meet.
Today she teaches at several hospitality and wine schools, including ours, and consults for a number of Spanish DOs and international drinks brands. She joins us from the Mediterranean's Catalan shore, the starting point of the masterclass journey.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Wines
At least 8 wines across different zones will be tasted. The list will be confirmed shortly.
Terms and conditions
Once payment has been processed your booking is confirmed.
Cancellations and transfers can be made up to two weeks before the event.
Cancellations within 10 working days are non-refundable but can be transferred to another participant up to 2 days before the event.
If you need to change a name on the booking, please give us as much notice as possible.
Berlin Wine School reserves the right to cancel the event. If necessary, a full refund or transfer will be offered.
Please note: The wine list and speaker/s may be subject to change.
Participants must be over the legal minimum age for the retail purchase of alcoholic beverages in Germany to attend this event.
For payment by bank transfer contact us directly at info@berlinwineschool.com
* images © Nika Shevela