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1997: Le Prix du Champagne Lanson Noble Cuvée Award for investigations into Champagne for the Millennium investment scams

2001: Le Prix Champagne Lanson Ivory Award for investdrinks.org

2011: Vindic d'Or MMXI – 'Meilleur blog anti-1855'

2011: Robert M. Parker, Jnr: ‘This blogger...’:

2012: Born Digital Wine Awards: No Pay No Jay – best investigative wine story

2012: International Wine Challenge – Personality of the Year Award




Tuesday, 10 March 2020

Harrowing times @ Little Bedwyn

21 Years
On most occasions it is sad to say Goodbye and this is certainly the case with the closure on Saturday 28th March of the Michelin starred The Harrow restaurant in Little Bedwyn. The Harrow has been one of the UK's most exciting restaurants – great food and service and a remarkable wine list. After 21 great years Roger and Sue Jones will be moving on to new projects. Understandable that after 21 years it makes sense to turn the page, while you are still on top of your game but it is still of course a big loss.

With so many good memories we naturally had to go one last time and managed to secure a table for three last Friday (28th February) for lunch. An occasion to go the whole hog, so we went for the top menu @£85 for eight courses and selected two fine wines to form a partnership.

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2018 The F*****g Marvellous Chenin, Ken Forrester
Ripe and finely concentrated
a top South African Chenin

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Fine bread with delicate tasty hummus

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Foie Gras and Salted Caramel Macaron

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Cured Kinglas Salmon, Wasabi Pearls, Crème Fraiche

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Welsh Beef Tartare, Indian Spices

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Shrimp Burger, Foie Gras, Black Pudding, 1927 PX Caramel– an amazing dish(not yet available thru Burger King.....)

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2015 Kupe Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, Martinborough
by Escarpment. Larry McKenna 

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Having finished Ken's FMC it was time to move onto Larry McKenna's lovely, complex and delicious NZ Pinot Noir from the southernmost part of North Island New Zealand. As Sue Jones said 'a classic NZ Pinot Noir'. 


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Wild Orkney Skrei Cod, Champagne Beurre Blanc, Spinach

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Guineafowl Ravioli, White and Black Truffles, Artichoke

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Optional dish: Five British cheeses

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Harrow's signature dessert dish:
soft meringue with mango sauce

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Raspberry soufflé

All in all worth every penny!!


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Still European and hoping for
EU Associate Citizenship – svp M. Michel Barnier !! 


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