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English Wine Week 28th May to 5th June 2005
 

English Wine & Food
Discover the perfect match of English Wine & local foods.

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What's On
A day by day diary of events throughout the week.

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South West
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Look out for all Devon Events during Devon Wine Week

www.devonwineweek.co.uk

WHERE TO ENJOY A DELICIOUS GLASS OF DEVON WINE IN DEVON WINE WEEK!


It's no coincidence that these are also the best places to go in Devon to eat! All of them are noted for their
superb cooking, mouthwatering food, and use of regional ingredients - the elite of Devon restaurants of course
champion their lovely regional wines...!

Agaric Restaurant

Ashburton

01364 654478   

www.agaricrestaurant.co.uk

Alias Hotel Barcelona

Exeter

01392 281000

www.aliashotels.com

See below for further details on their English Wine Week promotion

 

Bovey Castle              

Dartmoor

01647 445016 

enquires@boveycastle.com
www.boveycastle.com  

 

Cadeleigh Arms

Cadeleigh
01884 855238
info@thecadeleigharms.co.uk
www.thecadeleigharms.co.uk

 

Darts Farm Restaurant

Topsham
01392 878200
shop@dartsfarm.co.uk

www.dartsfarm.co.uk

Fingals Hotel                   
Dittisham, Nr. Dartmouth
01803 722398

 

Gidleigh Park Hotel    

Chagford

01647 432367 

gidleighpark@gidleigh.co.uk

 

La Petite Maison

Topsham
01392 873660
info@lapetitemaison.co.uk

www.lapetitemaison.co.uk

The Maltsters Arms      

Tuckenhay

01807 32350 

pub@tuckenhay.demon.co.uk

 

More Restaurant              
Dartington
01803 866094

 

Northcote Manor

nr Umberleigh
01398 331777
rest@northcotemanor.co.uk

www.northcotemanor.co.uk


Orestone Manor

Maidencombe nr Torquay
01803 328 098
info@orestonemanor.com

www.orestonemanor.com

 

Otterton Mill
Otterton nr Budleigh Salterton
01395 567041

Quay Restaurant

Ilfracombe
11 The Quay
01271 868090
info@11thequay.co.uk

www.11thequay.co.uk

Resnova Floating Inn       
Dartmouth

07770628967
 

Riverbank Restaurant

Tiverton
01884 254911
shirley@riverbankhotel.co.uk
www.riverbankhotel.co.uk

 

River Cottage

Axminster
01297 630321   

info@rivercottage.net

www.rivercottage.net

 

Rumour Wine Bar          

Totnes

01803 864682

www.rumourtotnes.co.uk

Start Bay Inn               

Torcross

01548 5580553

www.startbayinn.co.uk

Toucan Cafe

Bampton
01398 331777
enquiries@toucanrestaurant.co.uk
www.toucanrestaurant.co.uk



Victoria Hotel

Sidmouth
01395 512651
reservations@victoriahotel.co.uk

www.victoriahotel.co.uk

ALL WEEK

Alias Hotel Barcelona

Magdalen Street

Exeter

EX2 4HY

A glass of local white wine FREE with every main course from our lunch menu in Hotel Barcelona’s vibrant, informal restaurant Café Paradiso.

A good choice of interesting wines from local vineyards to choose from and enjoy with Café Paradiso’s delicious local, seasonal dishes.

Monday to Sunday. Lunchtimes only. Bookings must be made in advance by calling 01392 281000 and quoting ‘English Wine Week’. Subject to Availability.

Tel: 01392 281000

Web: www.aliashotels.com

Bistro One

68 Ebrington Street Charles Cross

Plymouth

PL4 9AQ

ALL WEEK

Special two for one English Menu including a glass of English wine.

Look out for promotions on BBC Radio Devon, Signpost magazine and other local media

Bookings by telephone only.

Tel: 01752 313315

Web: www.bistro-one.co.uk

Bodega Soul Wine

34 The High Street

Falmouth

Cornwall

TR11 2AD

Thursday 29th May

English wine and food matching at The Courtyard Deli, Falmouth

7.00pm

Enjoy an evening of wine tasting of English wines with selected dishes to match.

Tickets: £27.00, available from Bodege Soul Wine

Tel: 01326 317109

email: info@bodegasoulwine.com

Mallams Restaurant

5, Trinity Road

Weymouth

Dorset

DT4 8TJ

19th May - 1st June

Best of British Menu running throughout English Wine Week

English wines will be served to accompany the menu.

Tel: 01305 776757

Web: www.mallamsrestaurant.co.uk

Riverford Field Kitchen

Wash Barn

Buckfastleigh

Devon

TQ11 0LD

Friday 30th May

Supper and bio-dynamic wine tasting and supper

Riverford are hosting a bio-dynamic tasting and supper with local wine supplier Liam Steevenson MW.  Liam will be selecting wines to accompany a sumptuous three course supper prepared by their chef Jane Baxter.

£32.50 per person, to include supper and selected wines to taste.  Booking essential.

Tel: 01803 762074

email: fieldkitchen@riverford.co.uk

Web: www.riverford.co.uk

Thornbury Castle

Thornbury

South Gloucestershire

BS35 1HH

ALL WEEK

For English Wine Week, Thornbury Castle, where grapes have been grown for over 500

years, is opening its vineyard and grounds to the Public between 10am and 4pm daily

Staff will be available to help with information and we will have our delicious wine to sample. It will also be available to purchase by the Glass or bottle.  

Vines will also be available for purchase.   Also available will be :-   Morning coffee with homemade biscuits from £3.50   Luncheon £18 - £25 for 3 courses   Afternoon tea from £10.50 to £14.  

Come and take  a leisurely  stroll around this fabulous Castle-Palace, just as Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn did !!  

For those wishing to experience the full atmosphere of this fabulous Hotel, accommodation is available from £250 - £435 per double bedchamber per night including full English breakfast.   We also serve Dinner from £42.50 per person for a 3 course candle lit experience to remember !

Tel: 0 1454 281182

Web: www.thornburycastle.co.uk

Bow-in-the-Cloud Vineyard

Noahs Ark

Garsdon

Malmesbury

Wiltshire

SN16 9NS

Saturday May 24th - Monday 26th

Stall at Berkeley Castle Food and Game Fair

Saturday May 24th

Stalls at Stroud, Cirencester and Malmesbury farmers markets,

Monday May 26th

Stall at Royal Agricultural College Fun day

Tel: 01666 823040

email: wine@bowinthecloud.co.uk

Web: www.bowinthecloud.co.uk

Camel Valley Vineyard

Nanstallon

Bodmin

Cornwall

PL30 5LG

Thursday 29th May 2008

7.00pm

Enjoy an evening with Camel Valley’s best fizz with sustainable fish and chips from Rick Stein’s Padstow Fish and Chip Café.

The evening starts at 7pm with a ‘meet the winemaker’ Camel Valley winery tour with ‘UK Winemaker of the Year’ Sam Lindo.  Guests can then enjoy an included aperitif of Camel Valley’s award winning ‘Cornwall’ sparkling wine on the sun terrace overlooking the vineyards.   Then tuck in to fish and chips from Rick Stein’s with an included glass of award winning Camel Valley Sparkling Pinot Noir rosé.

Camel Valley wines will be available to buy, by the glass or bottle, throughout the evening and there’s Andy Treleavan Cornish ice cream cornet to finish!

Ticket price: £19.95

Available direct from Camel Valley Vineyard

Tel: 01208 77959

Web: www.camelvalley.com

Alias Hotel Barcelona

Magdalen Street

Exeter

EX2 4HY

Saturday 24th May to Sunday 1st June 2008

A glass of local white wine FREE with every main course from our lunch menu in Hotel Barcelona’s vibrant, informal restaurant Café Paradiso.

A good choice of interesting wines from local vineyards to choose from and enjoy with Café Paradiso’s delicious local, seasonal dishes.

Monday to Sunday. Lunchtimes only. Bookings must be made in advance by calling 01392 281000 and quoting ‘English Wine Week’. Subject to Availability.

Tel: 01392 281000

Web: www.aliashotels.com

The Nobody Inn

Doddiscombleigh

Nr Exeter

Devon

EX6 7PS

Sunday 1st June

Slow food tasting and lunch

Tel : 01647 252394

Web: www.nobodyinn.co.uk

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South Central
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Bow-in-the-Cloud Vineyard

Noahs Ark

Garsdon

Malmesbury

Wiltshire

SN16 9NS

Saturday May 24th - Monday 26th

Stall at Berkeley Castle Food and Game Fair

Saturday May 24th

Stalls at Stroud, Cirencester and Malmesbury farmers markets,

Monday May 26th

Stall at Royal Agricultural College Fun day

Tel: 01666 823040

email: wine@bowinthecloud.co.uk

Web: www.bowinthecloud.co.uk

ALL WEEK

Gilbey's Bar & Restaurant

1 Market Square

Old Amersham

Buckinghamshire

HP7 0DF

Wines from Pheasants Ridge Vineyard (Hambledon, Oxfodshire) served.

Tel: 01494 727242

Web: www.gilbeygroup.com

ALL WEEK

Gilbey's Bar & Restaurant

82-83 High Street

Eton

Windsor

Berkshire

Sl4 6AF

Wines from Pheasants Ridge Vineyard (Hambledon, Oxfodshire) served.

Tel: 01753 854921 / 855182

Web: www.gilbeygroup.com

The Nurses Cottage Restaurant

Station Road

Sway

Lymington

Hampshire

SO41 6BA

Saturday 24th May - Marlings Wine Lunch

Meet Marlings (Sway) winemaker David Balls over an English lunch £28.50 (3 coursed inc wine) plus optional vineyard tour (£10).

Sunday 1 June - Wine Tasting Buffet Lunch - including English mystery wine tasting £22.50 (wines & buffet)

Tel: 01590 683402

Web: www.nursescottage.co.uk

The Purbeck Vineyard

Valley Road
Harmans Cross
Corfe Castle
Dorset
BH20 5HU

A week of events to celebrate English Wine Week:

Daytime tours can be
combined with a delightful Purbeck Buffet Lunch or early evening tours are followed by a Fantastic Fish Supper using the best produce locally sourced where possible.

Tuesday & Thursday 11.30am lunch Tour

Monday to Friday 5.30pm Fish Supper Tour

Monday 26th May - FULLY BOOKED

Tuesday 27th May

11.30am lunch Tour & 5.30pm Fish Supper Tour

Wednesday 28th May

5.30pm Fish Supper Tour

Thursday 29th May

11.30am lunch Tour & 5.30pm Fish Supper Tour

Friday 30th May

5.30pm Fish Supper Tour

Further information is on the Purbeck Vineyard Website

Tel: 01929 481525

Web: www.vineyard.uk.com

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South East
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Burgess Stores

High Street

Goudhurst

Kent

TN17 1AL

ALL WEEK

Promotion and tastings of English wines, highlighting those from Kent.

Also, subject to availability, other produce from Kent, such as new season asparagus and strawberries will be on offer, along with locally produced chutney and other condiments with local wines as ingredients.

Tastings throughout the week.

Tel: 01580 211206

Denbies Wine Estate

London Road

Dorking

Surrey

RH5 6AA

Wednesday 28th May

Afternoon Tea Dance

Thursday 29th May

Denbies Exclusive Wine & Cheese Making Experience

Learn from the experts in local cheese and wine.  Assist with the making of the exquisite Norbury Blue cheese and learn how to blend your own Denbies wine.

Enjoy an informative morning with Norbury Blue cheesemaker, Michaela Edge when you will have the opportunity to to assist in the making of this exquisite blue cheese.  The afternoon will be spent in the winery where the Denbies winemaker will explain the technicalities of winemaking and blending.

Full refreshments will be provided throughout the day.  Norbury Blue cheese and a bottle of Denbies wine to take away as a memento of the day. You wll then have the opporutnity to blend your own wine.

£85.00 per person

(Denbies Loyalty Club price: £75.00)

Places are limited and early booking is strongly recommended.

Sunday 1st June

'Celebration of Surrey' Dinner

Denbies Head Chef, Kevin Carter, who had the honour of cooking lunch for HM the Queen, will be preparing a gastronomic feast of all estate grown and locally sourced produce.  Join us foa a 7 course aste sensation, each course accompanied by Denbies wine.

£65.00 per person (Loyalty Club Members £58.70)

Regional menus available in both restaurants throughout the week

Flower Arranging with Constance Spry

Tel: 01306 742002

email: kwalsh@denbiesvineyard.co.uk

Web: www.denbies.co.uk

Eight Bells Pub

Bolney

West Sussex


Take part in a tutored English cheese and wine evening at the Eight Bells pub in Bolney, near Haywards Heath. Enjoy a selection of Bookers wines with a variety of delicious cheeses. Date TBC.

Contact Bookers Vineyard for further information

Tel: 01444 881575

Web: www.bookersvineyard.co.uk


The Jolly Farmers Deli Pub and Restaurant

Reigate Road

Buckland

Betchworth

RH3 7BG

Saturday 24th May

  • Launch of English Wine Week with a ‘Champagne-in-all-but-name breakfast’ the best cooked locally sourced English breakfast with a glass of Denbies English sparkling wine
  • Opening ceremony by our local MP Sir Paul Beresford
  • The first 20 breakfasts FREE.
  • English wine tastings throughout the day until 5.30pm
  • Michaela of Norbury Farm, Mickleham, launching her eagerly awaited new cheese ‘Dirty Vicar’ exclusively from The Jolly Farmers Deli Pub and Restaurant.

 

Sunday 25th & Monday 26th May

20% off - Two days of excellent discount on all English wines and liqueurs bought from our Deli.

 

Tuesday 27th & Wednesday 28th May

ENGLISH WINE SPECIALS MENU.

For two days our specials menu will feature our locally sourced produce transformed into delicious dishes using the best English wines and liqueurs. Each dish has a suggested glass of English wine to accompany it, to enhance your English taste experience!

 

Thursday 29th May

WINE AND CHEESE NIGHT Come and experience our new look cheeseboard!

  • Breadth of the UK menu - the finest cheeses our country has to offer.  Select 8 of the best for only £12.95 (for this night only try a free sample of English port of liqueur)
  • Width of the South East menu - as local as you can get.  Select from our menu 4 of the cheeses lowest in food mileage to really sample the greatest cheeses closes to you from your local cheesemakers - just £6.95.  A must try is Michaela's, creator of the popular Norbury Blue Cheese, new 'Dirty Vicar': a creamy Camembert style cheese with earthy and mushroom flavours.

 

Friday 30th May

THE ULTIMATE ENGLISH

The Jolly Farmers has created a delectable 6 course tasting menu to celebrate English Wine Week. Inclusive of glasses of English wine, port and liqueur to compliment the best of English home cooked cuisine.

This specialist menu is a must try at only £55.00 per person. Very limited availability. Advance bookings only.

 

Saturday 31st May

HAPPY HOUR

Come along and sup a glass of English Rose on ice – a refreshing way to enjoy you weekend. Or experience our specialist cocktails made with English liqueurs all at ½ price between 4.30pm –5.30pm. Even better, lets hope it’s a nice day where you can sit and enjoy these best of British drinks in our newly refurbished terrace garden. 

 

Sunday 1st June

20% off!

See out the week with the last discount day on your favourite English tipple – a great way to celebrate a week of Thinking and more importantly Drinking – English!!

Tel: 01737 221355

The Weald Smokery

Mount Farm

Flimwell

East Sussex

TN5 7QL

ALL WEEK

Promotion of English wines throughout the week

Tel: 01580 879601

Web: www.wealdsmokery.co.uk

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Midlands & North
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The Walton Arms

Burnley Road

Altham

Nr Accrington

Lancashire

BB5 5UL

A selection of English Wines will be added to the existing wine list for two weeks commencing 24th May to 8th June.  

Cafe/Bar at the Fishmarket Gallery

Bradshaw St
Northampton
NN1 2HL

Friday 30th May

English Wine Week Promotion of Northamptonshire and Leicestershire wines:

Welland Valley, New Lodge, Fleur Fields and Chevelswarde vineyards.

For further information, please contact Martin Browse at the Fishmarket Gallery Cafe/Bar

Tel: 01604 639090

Web: www.fishmarketgallery.co.uk

Corks Out Wine Merchants

96 London Road

Stockton Heath

Warrington

Cheshire

WA4 6LE

Sat 24th May - Sat 31st May

Free tastings throughout the week with 10% discount on English wine sales.

In store displays and promotions at both shops in Stockton Heath and Chester

Tel: 01925 267700

Web: www.corksout.com

Cotesbach Organic Farm Shop

The Stable Yard
Main Street
Cotesbach
Leicestershire
LE17 4HX

Saturday 24th May

In store tasting of Chevelswarde Wines, given by Chevelswarde proprietor, John Daltry.

Tel: 01455 556878

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East Anglia
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Chilford Hall Vineyard Linton Cambridgeshire CB21 4LE

All Week

On site wine shop "The Vineleaf" is open everyday 10am-5pm during English Wine Week offering lunchtime snacks and a selection of wines.  

Award winning vineyard is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm Tours depart at 11.30am 2pm and 3.30pm on Fri, Sat and Sun and are 90 minutes duration.

Tel: 01223 895600

Email: info@chilfordhall.co.uk

Web: www.chilfordhall.co.uk

All Week

The Swan Hotel Lavenham

Suffolk

CO10 9QA

A celebration of English Wine Week - enjoy a special menu to accompany a selection of fine English wines.

 

Tel: 01787 247477

Web: www.theswanatlavenham.co.uk

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