An Evening with Balfour Vineyard and Janina Doyle
Thursday 26th June
Join us for a stunning 4 course menu, matched with some wonderful wines from Kentish Vineyard, Balfour. Each course has been matched with one of their wines & there will also be a tutored tasting from Janina Doyle, wine educator.
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Janina is a Sommelier, Wine Educator, and Wine Brand Ambassador, qualified to WSET Diploma level. Recently voted the 18th most influential person in drinks 2024 by Drinks Business, she has over 12 years of experience in the wine industry. Her roles have included Head Sommelier positions in London, serving as Brand Ambassador for Ventisquero Wine Estates, a premium Chilean winery, and her current role as Brand Ambassador for the acclaimed English wine estate, Balfour Winery.
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Janina also owns the company Eat Sleep Wine Repeat, through which she has hosted wine lunches representing generic bodies, presented masterclasses on focus regions, and provided private wine classes, as well as bookings for wine parties and events. She is the presenter of The Eat Sleep Wine Repeat Podcast, which has been featured in Decanter and The Radio Times.
Menu
Welcome Snacks
Ashmore cheese and ham hock croquettes & Beetroot cured salmon pancake
Balfour Blanc de Noir
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Starter
Lobster & crab ravioli, samphire, crab bisque
Balfour Albarino
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Main
Corner House BBQ Board – Slow braised beef brisket, marinate chicken thighs, flat iron steak. Served with 15 hour beef dripping chips & proper slaw
Balfour Signature Pinot Noir
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Dessert
Kentish strawberry pavlova
Leslie's Rose Reserve
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£105 per guest
6:30pm
Our event also marks English Wine Week! Here are some interesting facts about English wine…
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Drinking Balfour wines is 5.5 less carbon footprint than drinking Champagne
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Champagne houses are now buying up land, planting vineyards and making English wine
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This is the perfect time to drink Balfour wines, as Kent has the same temperature that Champagne had 30 years ago – we can ripen our grapes beautifully
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Balfour is one of the most exciting and innovative wineries in England (only winery in England to make their own beers, only winery to have albarino in their main portfolio each year, only winery with all 7 of the permitted champagne varieties planted)
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Due to clonal selection of pinot noir, and careful handling, we are able to produce some of the best pinot noir in the country, year after year – And the Signature Pinot Noir that will be tasted on this evening is limited, only 2000 bts made, and has been blind tasted by wine experts against top burgundy wine of the same price, and chosen as the best wine! We make world class pinot noir!''