Rendezvous gives you wings!
What a pleasure it was to host our first event since February. Our group of 30 socially distanced guests arrived for a party and what a back-drop we gave them!
Things have changed since we last saw you. There are a whole bunch of rules. Guestlist, check. Name badge, check. Heat test, check! Coats yes, but it’s a rack and the staff aren’t allowed to touch your things. Kiss Barbara, no. Kiss Lou, no. Elbow bump, yes. Touch anyone, by mistake, no. Pick up a welcome drink, yes, choose from five tasting tables for a bumper wine tasting lasting two hours, hell yes!
28:50, the luxurious Covent Garden space and sister restaurant to the well-established Marylebone Lane restaurant of the same name. Some thirty wines are available by the glass, bottle and carafe and start at a very wallet-friendly £4.70 for 125ml all served alongside a chic European menu.
28:50’s sommelier Daniel Sanna and the group’s super star Gina Lowen assembled the stars of his wine list and we were treated to tasting tables including:
Kingscote (East Grinstead)/Berne (Provence)
Kingscote Sparkling Brut 2018, Kingscote Sparkling Rosé Brut 2018, Kingscote Chardonnay 2019, Kingscote Silvan Bacchus 2019, Berne Inspiration Berne Espirit Méditerranée
Champagnes & Chateaux
Champagne Canard Duchene Cuvée Leonie N.V and Champagne Canard Duchene Cuvee Leonie Rose.
Château de Candie, Viognier
2019 Vintage, 28:50s own Vineyards at the Chateau de Candie in Chambéry, Savoie, France.
Friarwood
2016 Domaine des Masque, Syrah ‘Exception’
Marvellous Mirabeau
And lastly, our friends Peter, Natalie and Richard from Mirabeau showed up with a show-stopper of a table full of tasting treats including magnums of Mirabeau Pure, Mirabeau Sparkling rose and a tasty drink for those on the move (or perhaps the train or Uber home) rose in a can!
We were treated to what seemed like a never-ending flow of delicious canapes from Head Chef Julien Baris, including mini cheeseburgers, spicy hummus on beetroot crackers, truffle arancini and decadent artichoke tempura with aioli sauce.
The night ended on a high and us all wishing we could have stayed on and on. As good nights roll this has got to be one of the best!
