By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Wine dinners at Galvin at Windows by Rudina Arapi and Marc Hardiman.
Galvin at Windows is ushering in the New Year with a series of intimate wine and champagne dinners alongside its unique view of London.
Beginning on 26th January, the iconic restaurant on the 28th floor of London Hilton on Park Lane will be offering an exclusive menu featuring canapés, four courses with matching wine, coffee and petit fours. The wine paired menu has been specially created by Head Chef Marc Hardiman with wine hand-selected by renowned head sommelier Rudina Arapi.
The inaugural wine evening will take place in The Balcony, the semi-private dining area of the iconic restaurant. Head Chef Marc Hardiman has developed a menu of delicious British dishes made from a selection of the finest seasonal ingredients including Portland Crab, Beef Wellington, and the Galvin at Windows’ signature Scottish Venison.
Head Sommelier Rudina has expertly crafted wine pairings to compliment the rich and mouth-watering flavours created by Chef Hardiman. Rudina’s selection includes wines from four different regions in Italy, South Africa and France.
The menu starts with a velvety and complex 2018 Biferno Riserva from Camillo De Lellis in Italy to accompany the Scottish Venison Tartare. This wine is a blend of Montepulciano, Aglianico, and Trebbiano grapes.
The Portland Crab course is paired with an aromatic, creamy and minerally Chenin Blanc by Reyneke in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Marc’s renowned Beef Wellington is accompanied by an organic 2019 Faugères ‘Léonides’ produced high up in the hills of France’s Languedoc region by the Domaine du Météore, a fresh yet complex red wine with soft tannins and a nose of blackcurrants, thyme and balsamic.
The final course, Araguani Chocolate with caramelised banana and lime, is paired with an intensely perfumed sweet 2020 Muscat de Beaumes de Venise by Domaine des Bernardins from the Rhône-Valley in France. This wine is characterised by aromas and flavours of apricots, peaches, honey and raisins, a perfect way to end this special meal.
Galvin at Windows’ first wine evening occurs on Thursday 26th January and begins at 7pm.
Reservations can be made here.
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