Tastings and Events Diary - Spring 2008
Lay & Wheeler runs a series of tastings and special events throughout the year. These range from formal dinners and master-classes to informal walk-around tastings.
As places are limited for these tastings, please place your order now to avoid disappointment. For tickets and further information telephone our events tickets line on 0845 330 1855 or e-mail events@laywheeler.com Alternatively please use the order form below.
Wines of the New World
Wednesday 9th July. 6.00pm to 8.30pm
Penthouse Suite, New Zealand House, Haymarket, London SW1
£39.00 per person
The wines of New Zealand, Australia, Chile and Argentina continue to impress and their fan base expands. With the glorious views from the Penthouse Suite overlooking the some of London’s most famous landmarks what better backdrop could you have to taste some of the best wines from the New World.
A full range of styles and tastes will be on display at this informal walkaround tasting and members of the Lay & Wheeler team will be on hand to offer guidance if needed. Lay & Wheeler very much
appreciate the generous gesture of the High Commissioner in allowing us to host the event at New Zealand House.
The Oyster Feast - a Lay & Wheeler Tradition
Saturday 25th October
The Oyster Fisheries, Mersea Island, Essex
£115.00 per person (inclusive of champagne apéritif, four-course lunch, wines)
The setting is idyllic and provides a unique opportunity to taste the worldrenowned Colchester Native Oyster close to its natural habitat. The Long Dining Room of the Oyster Fisheries, with its rustic charm, overlooks the oyster beds of Pyefleet Channel and this enchanting view is the perfect backdrop for a seafood-lover’s dream. A stroll along the sea wall prior to lunch is the ideal way to whet the appetite, and a glass of restorative champagne awaits the strollers. After which a four-course luncheon, prepared by the Peldon Rose team, will be served with a range of carefully selected wines.
Menu
Native Colchester oysters or Maldon
smoked salmon
Seafood Platters (lobster, dressed crab,
langoustines, scallops, winkles, cockles and prawns)
East Anglian Cheeseboard
French apple tart with clotted cream