Mystery Tasting
Group wine tasting events
Wine tastings for all audiences
Mystery Tasting started as an interactive online wine tasting initiative during the Covid pandemic, but meanwhile we are offering both online, physical and bespoke wine tasting events for wine lovers, students, groups and companies mainly in Belgium.
Mystery Tasting was founded by Peter and Stijn, recently joined by Filip. All of us are experienced wine educators. We guarantee that you will learn something about wine in a fun, interactive and entertaining way.
Learn more about our offering below or contact us for more information on a personalized tasting session. Sessions are typically hosted in English, but upon request we can also do these in Dutch and/or French.
Online: engaging and interactive tastings
Our online wine tasting concept is geared towards wine lovers and wine students that want to learn how to taste better while having some fun at the same time. It started as a way to bring people together in pandemic times, when we could not meet physically.
We use an interactive tool allowing participants to vote and to take part in fun quizzes and polls. We can tailor this to the needs and wishes of the audience, from wine students and professionals (using the WSET systematic approach to tasting (SAT) )
As much fun as an online tasting can be, nothing beats a real physical tasting with like-minded wine lovers. The schedule for the new season is now online.
From this season onwards, we will diversify our offer, from the traditional Friday evening sessions to deeper dives in particular regions, wine and food pairing sessions, and yes, even wine trips or cultural events! Check out the new programme for the 2025-2026 season for more details.
At our tasting room in Brussels (Laeken) we are also available for private tastings and courses, but we can also do this at a location of your choice. Contact us for details.
If you want to stay informed about all of our upcoming tasting events, both physical and online, then please subscribe to our mailing list.
From this season onwards, we will diversify our offer, from the traditional Friday evening sessions to deeper dives in particular regions, wine and food pairing sessions, and yes, even wine trips or cultural events! Check out the new programme for the 2025-2026 season for more details.
At our tasting room in Brussels (Laeken) we are also available for private tastings and courses, but we can also do this at a location of your choice. Contact us for details.
If you want to stay informed about all of our upcoming tasting events, both physical and online, then please subscribe to our mailing list.
Bespoke or company tasting?
Would you like to organize a wine tasting within your company or organization as a team building or corporate incentive, or just among wine-loving friends? We can offer you tailored sessions to fit your needs with the right mix of "edutainment" and less focused on the technical aspects of wine tasting. We can do this online (with wines shipped to participants) or onsite in English, Dutch or French. Please contact us for more details.What our attendees thought...
- Expertly led workshops, interesting wines, fun concept.
- Very educational and professional tastings with a bit of fun as well.
- Amazing nice discoveries together with so great learning. Precious to complement my WSET courses.
- Great covid proof wine experience with wine enthusiasts Peter and Stijn!
- Super interactive sessions from the comfort of your home - an ideal way to keep up your tasting skills and discover new wines!
- I passed my WSET 3 thanks to you guys! Not only the tasting but also the theory revision is great. I will be coming back for more as I continue with WSET 4!
- Great experience! Good balance between fun and learning.
- What a pleasure to be able to develop tasting skills with reference wines and to connect with partners in wine passion.
- Tasting and theory are very complementary! The quiz is certainly valuable and exciting!
- Not just fantastic sessions but also a great way of meeting new people with the same passion!
- Best virtual wine tasting I have had in a long time. Love these guys!
- Great way to continue WSET-style tasting from the comfort of your living room!
- Warning: once you start you never stop to subscribe!
- Perfect tasting training and calibration among peers
- Insightful, fun and quality wines!
- This beats Zoom yoga! :)
Peter Arijs
A distinction-level WSET Diploma graduate and award winner with a passion for blind tasting. Peter works as an independent wine consultant and educator specialized in Spanish wines. He is an educator for the Spanish Wine Scholar program, an ICEX certified Spanish Wine Specialist and a certified Rioja Wine Educator.Best Belgian Taster 2021
Stijn Verleyen
Stijn's passion for wine resulted in a series of certificates and diplomas, with WSET Diploma (2018) as the (provisional?) end point. Like Peter, he won the Royal Tokaji Prize for his final exam. Furthermore, he is a certified educator for Languedoc-Roussillon. Stijn teaches for Syntra and Winewise, mostly in Brussels.Best Belgian Taster 2022
Filip Van Utterbeeck
Filip is a wine educator from Brussels who loves to share his passion for wine travel, wine books, and (obviously) delicious wine bottles. He holds a sommelier degree from Syntra as well as the WSET diploma in wines.
Winner of the Louis Jadot Burgundy Prize 2025
Contact us at info@mysterytasting.com
