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Four-course meal | A tutored tasting of three Balfour wines | Live Music | £60 per person
Balfour Winery
Friday 15th December
7:30pm - 10:30pm
Join us with your team for the ultimate Christmas party, on Friday 15th December for our Corporate Festive Dining Evening – Henry Isaac will perform lively party Christmas music, ambient jazz, and folk on the 15th.
Enjoy an evening of live music and our delicious seasonal menu for December. Read the menu. Arrive at 7.30pm for a welcome drink, before being seated for a tasting of three of our Balfour Wines followed by a delicious four-course dinner.
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Four-course meal | A tutored tasting of three Balfour wines | Live Music | £60 per person
Balfour Winery
Saturday 9th December – Sarah Jane Hassell
Saturday 16th December – Alice Black
7:30pm-10:30pm
Join us at our Balfour Dining Club to enjoy an evening of live music and our delicious seasonal menu for December. Read the menu
These intimate performances from our favourite musicians will complement your evening of exceptional food and Balfour wines.
Arrive at 7.30pm for a welcome drink, before being seated for a tasting of three of our Balfour Wines followed by a delicious four-course dinner. The evening concludes at 10.30pm.
Christmas Tasting
Westwell Wines
Saturday 2nd December
Choose your festive wines at our special Christmas Tasting Event on the 2nd December.
We'll have our full range open, including some wines which are not usually available for tastings, plus some festive snacks to keep you going.
£20 per person which is refundable against a purchase of six bottles or more.
To book a table to stay for the afternoon and enjoy our full menu, email us at cellardoor@westwellwines.com.
All our festive events can be seen here:
Sparkling Wine Masterclass
Chapel Down
Friday 1st December
2.30pm
£85 per person
Immerse yourself in the world of Sparkling wine. This entertaining and educational experience is 3.5 hours and will take you from the origins of fabulous fizz to the current industry and the famous brands within it. You will take a tour of our estate from ground to glass, going through all our vineyard procedures and wine production specific to the traditional method of Sparkling wines. This will be followed by an in-depth wine tasting of sparkling wines from all over the world including our award-winning wines. The wines will be accompanied by a small selection of cheese and charcuterie.
Festive Wine Dinner
Friday 22nd December
7pm
£125 per person
Enjoy a welcome glass of our iconic sparkling wine by the fire in our on-site restaurant The Swan, followed by a seasonal five course menu, designed by the Executive Chef and paired with wines by Head Winemaker Josh Donahay-Spire. The evening experience will be hosted by a senior brand ambassador who will present each food and wine pairing.
Christmas Craft Workshop
Join us for a festive afternoon of making and decorating, accompanied by a glass of wine or fizz. Decorate a stylish wine bottle using glass paints and pens, creating a beautiful recycled candle holder decoration - and hand-roll a lovely natural beeswax candle for it.
Friday 8th December
2pm
£45.00 per person
Christmas Shopping Evenings
Wednesday 13th & 20th December
6.00pm - 8pm
Browse our selection of award-winning English wines, enjoy demonstrations from local suppliers and explore our range of gift formats with 25% off full priced wine purchases on the evening.
No booking required.
Biddenden Vineyards Festive Shop
Biddenden Vineyards
Open daily from the 18th of November until 5pm on Saturday the 23rd December
Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: 11am-4pm
Stocked with our award-winning wines, ciders and juices, and specially selected local and artisan food and drink products, Biddenden have everything you need for the festive season.
Browse and taste our favourites from our Christmas table, stock up on essentials for the big day or create your own bespoke hamper.
Christmas Three Course Lunch
£90 per person
Dates : Friday 8th, Saturday 9th, Sunday 10th, Friday 15th, Saturday 16th, Sunday 17th December
Convivial and social, our Christmas lunches are the perfect way to start the festive season with friends and family. Head Chef Anthony Coppard has created a mouth-watering three-course menu, showcasing our fantastic local produce. Meanwhile, Laura Rhys, Master Sommelier, has paired each dish with a favourite Gusbourne wine.
Festive Tasting Flights
£35 per person
Dates: Wednesdays, Thursday, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout December
Warm yourself in our cosy tasting rooms and experience a taste of Christmas with our special festive tasting flights. You will enjoy a relaxed one-hour tasting of four sparkling wines, alongside a festive cheese board, hand selected and prepared by our chef team.
Blanc de Blancs Vertical Tasting & Lunch
£115 per person
Date: Saturday 27th January 2024
This vertical tasting is a wonderful opportunity to compare and enjoy our award-winning sparkling from a variety of vintages, side by side. Delve into the world of this iconic style of sparkling wine and enjoy limited releases, such as our single vineyard and late disgorged Blanc de Blancs, alongside a delicious three-course lunch.
Kick-start the New Year and beat the January blues when you book the ‘Squerryes New Year Celebration Evening’ where you can enjoy a fabulous 6-course tasting menu at The Winery Restaurant with family and friends on 5 January 2024. There is also a delicious vegetarian option available.
The evening will take place in the award-winning Squerryes Winery Restaurant and bookings can be made from 6.30pm onwards at £70 per person with optional wine pairings to compliment the flavours in each course for £60 per person.
‘Squerryes with Friends’
A new event will take place on 18 January 2024 in the Cork Room in Squerryes Winery Restaurant. ‘Squerryes with Friends’ will welcome Matthew Sankey from Sankey's Tunbridge Wells and diners can look forward to a Squerryes and canapé reception, followed by a six-course fish tasting menu, with Matthew sharing his experience of preparing and choosing seasonal fish before Squerryes Head Chef Seamus takes over the cooking. Squerryes owner Henry Warde will also be talking about wine and diners have the option to add a wine pairing to each course to enhance the experience.
Arrive at 7pm and dinner will be at 7.30pm with a 10.30pm finish. Matthew will demonstrate how to prepare two types of fish before Squerryes Head Chef Seamus cooks each dish.
Squerryes owner Henry Ward will give a talk on award winning wines from Squerryes Vineyard.
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