Where To Make The Most Out Of English Wine Week
Until very recently the mere mention of English wine resulted in barely muffled sniggers. Maybe just about good enough for cooking. But then, a couple of decades back people were equally dubious about Australian wines and earlier this week I found it impossible to find someone to come along to a Chinese wine tasting (they were excellent, by the way). So it is that English wines now really are a thing, they’ve overcome the naysayers and brands like Nyetimer rival the big Champagne houses on price and quality. English Wine Week is an opportunity to celebrate this, and here’s some places you might like to try over the week to properly experience English (and very occasionally Welsh) wine.
Roast
Spot the difference
Roast celebrate that quintessentially English meal, the roast dinner. But when it comes to best of British, they also deserve a nod for the fact that 26% of the white wine they serve comes from England too. And in celebration of English Wine Week they will be racing their English wines against European rivals to find out which really does taste better. On Tuesday and Wednesday guests will be invited to team up and will be treated to a series of small plates, each paired with an English and a foreign wine. Fun and tasty but also underlining the point that English wine is very much up to competition from both Europe and the New World.
Tuesday 29th and Wednesday 30th May
Where: The Floral Hall, Stoney St, London SE1 1TL
Website: www.roast-restaurant.com
