Josh Donaghay-Spire and chief commercial officer, Mark Harvey, will be our guides as we taste three multi-award-winning, terroir-driven wines from their Kit’s Coty vineyard high in the North Downs, namely the 2018 Kit’s Coty Estate Bacchus, the 2017 Kit’s Coty Chardonnay and the sparkling 2015 Kit’s Coty Blanc de Blancs.
The great Anthony Hamilton Russell himself – star of many a Spectator Winemaker’s Lunch – will join us from his estate as he talks us through three of his fabled wines and discusses the many challenges that currently face South African winemakers.
We will taste the 2016 Te Muna Sauvignon Blanc, 2014 Te Muna Pinot Noir and 2016 Gimblett Gravels Syrah as we discover how special the wines of New Zealand are and just how terroir-specific.
SOLD OUT Wine is in Christian’s blood and we could have no better guide as we learn about the skill of blending and the importance of terroir by tasting the estate’s second and third wines – Les Tourelles de Longueville and Les Griffon de Pichon – as well as mighty Pichon Baron itself, all made by the same winemaking team and all from the excellent 2016 vintage.
We will discuss the differences between the iconic Bodegas Hildago La Gitana Manzanilla, Amontillado, Oloroso & PX sherry explaining their methods of production and suggesting the most suitable food matches as we taste a selection of carefully chosen half bottle (or 50cl) examples.
Join us on 17 July when our US editor Freddy Gray will be joined by Thomas Frank to discuss his new book The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Friday 6 March for the next in this year’s series of Spectator Winemaker Lunches with Philip Addis of Domaine du Grand Mayne, the multi-award-winning artisan winery in the Côtes du Duras, near Bordeaux.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Friday 28 February for the next in this year’s series of Spectator Winemaker Lunches with Alex Schulz, fifth generation owner and head winemaker of Turkey Flat Vineyards, the cult winery of the Barossa Valley, Australia.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Friday 14 February for the next in this year’s series of Spectator Winemaker Lunches with Nicole Rolet, owner of Chêne Bleu, the boutique estate in the southern Rhône celebrated for its organic, biodynamic ‘couture’ wines which Decanter Magazine declared to be ‘exceptional’.
Winemaker's Lunch with Château Grand-Puy Ducasse and Château Meyney
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Friday 22 November for the next in our series of Spectator Winemaker Lunches with Château Grand-Puy Ducasse and Château Meyney.
The Spectator, in association with Private Cellar and Thames Leisure, invites you to join business editor Martin Vander Weyer and drinks editor Jonathan Ray for a spectacular day of claret, clays, cruising and cognac on the River Thames on Friday October 4.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Friday 12 July 2019 for a very special Champagne Pol Roger lunch, hosted by James Simpson MW, managing director of Pol Roger Portfolio.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom for a very special evening celebrating Glenmorangie Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky and its new Grand Vintage 1991 in the company of Dr Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie’s Director of Distilling, Whisky Creation & Whisky Stocks.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Friday 9 November 2018 for the next in our series of Spectator Winemaker Lunches with Ostiane Dürrbach from the legendary Provencal wine estate: Domaine de Trévallon.
The Spectator, in association with Private Cellar and Thames Leisure, invites you to join Low Life correspondent Jeremy Clarke and drinks editor Jonathan Ray for a spectacular day of cocktails, claret, clays and cruising on the River Thames on Friday October 12.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Friday 10 August for a very special distillers’ lunch with Kathy Caton, MD of multi-award-winning Brighton Gin and Amanda Saurin, leading Sussex apothecary and botanical distiller.
Join us in the Spectator boardroom on Friday 27 July 2018 for the next in our series of Spectator Winemaker Lunches with Jerome Pernot, overseas sales director of Château Léoube, the Provencal estate famed for its organic red, white, rosé and sparkling wines, and olive oils.
