Well done to all at the Brighton food festival. Great for local business, bad for the waistline. On Sunday Hotel Du Vin held an event where for £20 you could seemingly drink as much Champagne and local sparkling wines as your Monday would let you, and it was great to see a House like Lanson [...]
Tags: Brighton Food and Drink Festival, Champagne Festival, Decanter Award, English Sparkling Wines, English Wines, Henry Butler, Hotel du Vin, Pub Du Vin, Ridgeview
While at The Glynde Food Festival I took a break with the chief organiser Lord Frankie, in whose family grounds the festival takes place. I gave him a slurp of three wines I was touting on my stand, each of which has a pleasant story behind it, and so I thought that might be of [...]
Tags: Australia, Chile, Ethical trading, Fairtrade wine, Henry Butler, Portugal, Red wine, Wine
I was on the organising committee of the Glynde Food and Drink Festival behind the South Downs next to Glyndebourne (where they belt out the opera). It’s a lovely part of the world and within a sprint of The Ram in Firle and the Jolly Sportsman in East Chiltington – both highly recommended. I’ve picked [...]
Tags: Fiano, Food and drink festival, Glynde, Henry Butler, Italian wine award, Plumpton, White wine
