Winemakers dinner

We regularly organise winemakers dinners in conjunction with some of our top restaurants giving a chance for private customers to meet our wine producers and taste their wines accompanied by a carefully paired menu.

Wine Dinner at the River Cafe with Castello del Terriccio

By on 17/11/2012

SOLD OUT On Thursday 13th December we are hosting our final wine dinner of 2012, in one of our favourite dining rooms in London, the private room at the聽River Caf茅, with the wines of Castello del Terriccio. Patrick Sandeman was the first 'outsider' (not from the estate staff) other than the consultant oenologist Carlo Ferrini, to taste these wines, back in the early '90s.

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Grouse about Burgundy.

By on 29/08/2012

Very generous friends of mine recently invited me to join them for a grouse dinner at White's club in St James'. Having ordered a very fine Chablis to accompany our starters (delicious smoked eel with a聽fiery聽but creamy horseradish sauce)聽the conversation turned to red wine, and what to drink with our grouse.

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Through a glass darkly?

By on 16/08/2012

Through a glass darkly? (Or where are my specs?) 聽     Last night I hosted聽a聽'shepherd's pie and claret' supper, something which has become a summer ritual, for nine of my closest 'August bachelor' friends. Only this year I intentionally did not serve any claret, but unintentionally served some wines as a result of not taking my specs聽 into the cellar, which proved interesting.

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