Virtual wine and food tasting masterclass
Back by popular demand
Popular duo Tom Gilbey and Peter Fiori are hosting another virtual wine and food tasting masterclass on Friday 2 October from 7pm so you can learn all about some more delicious wines and food that matches perfectly with them. And this time, we’ll be adding to the fun by running a competition to find the most impressive dish created on the night!
SAMPLE THREE TASTY TIPPLES
Tom Gilbey, founder of wine merchants The Vintner, who supply the Coutts dining rooms, will be exploring three delightful wines (you'll receive two bottles of each wine being tasted):
- Henri Favre NV Brut Champagne, Dizy, Champagne, France
- Secateurs Chenin Blanc, Adi Badenhorst, Swartland, South Africa
- Barbera d'Alba DOC 'La Gemella’, Viberti Giovanni, Piedmont, Italy
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ENJOY THE WINES WHILST COOKING WITH PETER
Whilst sampling the wines, you’ll be able to cook along with Peter Fiori, our Executive Chef and author of our ‘From harvest to plate’ Skyline Garden Cookbook, who’ll be demonstrating live how to cook these two tasty dishes using seasonal produce (although you can just sit back and enjoy the wine if you’d prefer not to cook!):
Butternut squash, chestnut and truffle velouté with seared scallops
Steak in breadcrumbs with Pappardelle and a tomato cep ragout
If you or your guests are vegetarian, you can simply omit the scallops and steak and they’ll taste equally delicious. If you’d like to cook along with Peter, the ingredients you'll need can be found in the recipes.
Last year, Peter created our ‘From harvest to plate’ Skyline Garden Cookbook which features recipes using the fruit and vegetables harvested from our rooftop. As part of this, we partnered with food surplus charity The Felix Project, which provides fresh food to vulnerable people across London, and for every book we sell, we donate the entire £40 cost of the book to The Felix Project. Coutts Current Account holders can order copies of the book by calling Coutts 24 on 020 7957 2424, who’ll arrange for £40 to be transferred from your account to The Felix Project.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO DO ON A FRIDAY EVENING
The evening promises to be both fun and informative and is expected to run as follows:
| 7pm | Open champagne and masterclass starts |
| 7.10pm | Champagne tasting and cooking demonstration begins |
| 7.30pm | Tasting the white wine with and without food |
| 8pm | Cooking the main course |
| 8.15pm | Tasting the red wine with and without food |
| 8.30pm | Further presentation on the wines and ask the experts Q&A session |
| 9pm | Masterclass finishes |
EXTENDING THE INVITE TO GUESTS
Clients have previously asked if they could extend the invite to their friends and family. If you’d like to do this, then we’d be delighted for your guests to join the fun. They can either register for the Zoom and order the wine themselves or you can do this on their behalf. Please note that separate orders will need to be placed when ordering the wine online. Alternatively, you can call The Vintner on 020 7352 4083 who’ll arrange this for you (they’re available from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday).
SHARE YOUR MASTER CREATIONS AND WIN THE NEXT WINE TASTiNG BOX
We’d love to see the dishes that you create on the night. We’re therefore running a competition to find the most impressive creation. Simply photograph your dishes and email them to ~CouttsEvents@coutts.com telling us what you particularly enjoyed about the dish, by midnight on 4 October 2020, to be in with the chance of winning one wine tasting box with the four wines for our next masterclass on 13 November. The competition is open to everyone over 18 who has registered for the masterclass and who is UK resident. There’s one prize available.
RESERVE YOUR PLACE AND ORDER YOUR WINE BY 22 SEPTEMBER
To reserve your place and order your wine, you’ll need to do TWO things:
Register for our virtual event
AND
Order your wine
As the deadline to order your wine has now passed, please contact The Vintner on 020 7352 4083 or orders@thevintner.com to discuss whether they can still deliver the wine to you before 2 October. If they can, you’ll need to select one of following two wine tasting options and register for the event:
OPTION A – WINE ONLY
The ‘Coutts virtual tasting box’ at a cost of £95. Includes 2 x 75cl bottles of champagne, 2 x 75cl of white wine and 2 x 75cl of red wine, plus delivery and a £10 donation to The Connection. Please ensure you’ve also registered for the event.
OPTION B – WINE AND COOKBOOK
The ‘Coutts virtual tasting box’ and Skyline Garden Cookbook at a cost of £135. Includes 2 x 75cl bottles of champagne, 2 x 75cl of white wine and 2 x 75cl of red wine, plus delivery and a £10 donation to The Connection and a £40 donation to The Felix Project. Please ensure you’ve also registered for the event.
All wine orders will be delivered by 1 October. You’ll receive full instructions for the evening, plus tasting notes and a tasting mat with your email confirming your wine order. Please note that wine deliveries can only currently be made to UK mainland addresses.
ORDERING THE COOKBOOK OR DOING THE TASTING ANOTHER TIME
If you’d just like to purchase our Skyline Garden Cookbook, and you have a Coutts Current Account, please call Coutts 24 on 020 7957 2424 who’ll arrange for £40 to be transferred from your account to The Felix Project.
If you’re unable to join us on 2 October but would like to enjoy the wines whilst watching the masterclass at a later date, please order either option A or option B of the wines, or redeem your Coutts Crowns via Coutts Online or by calling us on 020 7309 0045, by midnight on 22 September, and a recording of the event will be made available in due course at coutts.com/masterclass.
We’re committed to supporting clients who may be affected by coronavirus and have robust plans in place to minimise any disruption to our service.
