Author: Alice Kendall

Wine Dinner at The Dorchester Grill

Executive Chef at the Dorchester Grill, Christophe Marleix, and Head of Wine at the Dorchester, Vincent Pastorello, put together a thrilling tasting menu to match four Coates & Seely sparkling wines for a select group of their clients.

Each of the matches was inspired, but the highlights were perhaps the delicate citrus and white fruits of the award-winning Coates & Seely Blanc de Blancs ‘La Perfide’ 2009 with the Cod in Shellfish Sauce served with Celeriac Puree; and the richness of Coates & Seely’s Gold Medal-winning Brut Reserve NV with the Grill’s own ravishingly textured and rich ‘signature’ Pate en Croute.

For Coates & Seely the evening was a platonic moment. For years we have worked tirelessly to produce wines that sing to their terroir; that night, they finally found their match. Thank you to Christopher and Vincent for putting us all together.

https://www.dorchestercollection.com/en/london/the-dorchester/restaurant-bars/the-grill-at-the-dorchester/

David Williams chooses Coates & Seely NV Brut Reserve as one of the Top Six in England


Williams refers to Coates & Seely as one of the ‘classiest English fizz producers around. With chardonnay leading the classic non-vintage blend, it has a luminous, elegant, graceful style.’

Williams chooses Coates & Seely’s Brut Reserve NV as one of the best English Wines he has tried.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/sep/18/six-of-the-best-english-wines

London Fashion Week: Pollen Street Social


Jason Atherton’s Michelin-starred flagship restaurant Pollen Street Social is offering a limited edition sharing plate throughout London Fashion Week titled Fruits of the British Sea.

Designed for two to share, the dish features oyster ice-cream, potted Eyemouth crab & Beluga caviar, Orkney sea scallop, pickled radish and jalapeno and a langoustine cocktail.

The sharing plate is theatrically served on a tiered stand, with a glass of Coates & Seely Rosé NV sparkling wine; tres chic.

The Mayfair restaurant is popular with the fashion cognoscenti, beloved for its contemporary and playful approach to fine dining amid pared-back, modern interiors.

http://www.luxurylondon.co.uk/article/london-fashion-week-pollen-street-social

English Bubbly: The UK’s splash into the Sparkling Wine Market

Recognition of the quality of England’s sparkling wine is spreading globally. Christine Sismondo describes how ‘it’s a distinct-tasting wine that expresses a unique terroir.’

Sismondo writes, ‘Coates & Seely’s gold-medal-winning Brut Reserve, for example, the first English fizz to hit Canada, has a very fine, subtle bubble that helps bring out the toast and lemon flavours of this distinctly rich and creamy wine.’

Coates & Seely now has distribution contracts in 10 countries worldwide.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/wine/english-bubbly-uks-splash-into-the-sparkling-wine-market/article31441850/

The Brewin Dolphin Garden at The Chelsea Flower Show

Coates & Seely were delighted to be asked by Brewin Dolphin to supply their wines at the Chelsea Flower Show to complement Brewin Dolphin’s sponsorship of a garden designed by multiple Chelsea gold-medal winner Rosy Hardy.

Rosy’s garden was a celebration of Hampshire’s fabled chalk streams, exploring the fragility, beauty and uniqueness of these chalk-fed rivers that have beguiled philosophers, fishermen, botanists and nature-lovers over the centuries.

Coates & Seely’s own chalk-based vineyards are a stone’s throw from Rosy’s wonderful nurseries in Hampshire and are themselves an expression of the beauty and genius of chalk soil.  We were privileged to be asked by Brewin Dolphin to partner Rosy in such a wonderful celebration of Hampshire chalk and all it produces.

https://www.brewin.co.uk/offices/london/news/chelsea-flower-show-2016