Loire wines at the London Wine Week: 23rd - 29th May

'London Wine Week will fill our city with humble grape juice in just a few short days, taking over the city for its third year for the week of 23-29 May 2016. We’ve got more than 500 different wines available to try as part of a LWW flight or offer, a series of long table banquets, and a whole week of unique tasting events for you to get your teeth into…' 

There are various events involving Loire wines during this week: 
  
Cigalon hosts wines from the Loire
Cigalon Restaurant, 115 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1PP
Date: 23/05/2016
Opening Times: 6pm - 10pm 
Price: £29.50 – three courses & four wines – Crémant de Loire, Langlois Chateau; 2014 Muscadet Terre de Pierre, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Domaine Pierre Luneau-Papin; 2013 Terres Chaudes, Saumur-Champigny, Thierry Germain; 2012 Cuvée Prestide, Coteaux du Layon, Langlois Chateau. (Not sure how you make a Cuvée Prestige in 2012...)   

For booking and more information please call 020 7242 8373 or email bookings@cigalon.co.uk. 

 
The Loire Valley, from West to East
Sager + Wilde, 193 Hackney Road, London E2 8JL 

Monday 23rd May £15 6pm
'Special Loire day – masterclass with six Loire wines. Then a meal with special one-night-only Loire Valley menu.  

Loire Valley Wines Summer BBQ Queen of Hoxton
Wednesday 25th May
5pm – 10pm £10

J'Adore Loire Part 1
Borough Wines & Beers, 30 Station Terrace, London NW10 5RP
Wednesday 25th May, 7.30pm-9pm, £15
Wine merchant on Kensal Rise for a whistle-stop tasting tour of the Loire Valley presented by Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW. Tickets includes wines, regional nibbles and a bottle of Loire wine to take home. 

J'Adore Loire Part Two 
Borough Wines & Beers, 112a Columbia Road, London E2 7RG
Friday 27th May, 7.30pm-9pm, £15
Wine merchant in Hoxton for a whistle-stop tasting tour of the Loire Valley presented by Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW. Tickets includes wines, regional nibbles and a bottle of Loire wine to take home. 

Hidden Gems of Loire Valley
Bedales of Borough Market, 5 Bedale Street, London SE1 9AL
Thursday 26th May, 7pm-9pm, £25
Evening of Loire wines with Helen McGinn of The Knackered Mother's Club. Seven Loire wines to taste along with breads, meats and cheeses.