FOOD & DRINK 027
WINE, DINE & STAY
Hever Castle has teamed up with Squerryes Vineyard and Winery to host a Celebration of Kentish Wines, Dine & Stay – a chance to combine more than 700 years of history with an opportunity to learn and taste wines from some of the world’s most exciting winemakers. Guests can arrive in the afternoon of Thursday 3rd October, settle into the Astor Wing and explore the Hever Castle estate. In the early evening, guests will
gather in the Astor Wing’s elegant Music Room ahead of a private guided tour of the Castle, after which Squerryes will host a drinks reception in the Castle. A six-course dinner will follow, each
course paired with a wine from the Wine Garden of England: Chapel Down, Hush Heath, Simpsons, Gusbourne and Biddenden. After dinner, there will be an opportunity to purchase a mixed Kentish Wines case containing the wines from the evening and
enjoy an evening bar or retire to bed. The next morning, enjoy a sumptuous
breakfast in the magnifi cent wood panelled Tudor Suite Dining Room before heading off to the nearby Squerryes Estate in Westerham for a tour of the vineyard and a tutored tasting “A Flight of Squerryes”. If the weather is favourable, there may also be an opportunity to assist with the harvesting of the grapes! • For information, visit
hevercastle.co.uk
GET BIDDING!
Wine lovers in Kent have until only 29th September for the chance to win valuable bottles of wine in a charity auction and raffl e being held by Hotel du Vin, Tunbridge Wells as part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Hotel du Vin brand. Enthusiasts can bid for three bottles with current market values of up to £1,500 in a silent online auction, with the three winning bidders receiving dinner for two at Hotel du Vin. They can also buy raffl e tickets to win one
of 12 bottles of wine valued at up to £350. Proceeds above the reserve price for each bottle will be split between Hospitality Action and Taylor Made Dreams.
“These bottles of wine have all been hand selected by our sommeliers over the years and offer exceptionally fi ne drinking experiences, or even investments,” commented business development manager Victoria Cattell. The most exceptional bottle in the silent auction is a Montrachet Domaine des Comtes Lafon 2006, valued at more than £1,500 and described by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate as “somehow both statuesque and at the same time ethereal and cloud like”. • The online auction is available at
32auctions.com/hdv25
until 29th September 2019. Raffl e tickets are also available in the hotel until the same date, for a chance to win one of 12 bottles of wine each worth up to £350 at list price.
Diary Date John Wright (above), experienced forager, author and chief forager at River Cottage, is returning to Moon Down’s beautiful site on the Kent/East Sussex border for two days of Wild Mushroom Forays on 15th and 16th October. Apart from foraging for fungi, the day includes a delicious three-course lunch and afternoon tea, and costs £90 per person. • For more information, and to book, visit
moondown.co.uk, call 01892 535432 or email
lisa@moondown.co.uk. Moon Down, Court Lodge Down, Hawkenbury Road, Bells Yew Green, Tunbridge Wells TN3 9AP.
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