Summer Festival 2019 - Photo Gallery

What a fantastic day it was!!
Even though weather didn’t help (where has Summer gone?…) our exhibitors and guests certainly made up for it by enjoying a buzzy and joyful afternoon on the grounds of the HAC during our Summer Festival 2019.
Amazing wines, sakes, ciders and spirits were tasted, new friendships were forged, vinyls were spun: the sum of all of this was an amazing atmosphere that we certainly hoped but could never plan for.
[ Not to mention those delicious pies and wood-fired pizzas…Yum… ]

It was less than a week ago and already it seems a dreamy memory, as we refocus our efforts and attention on our upcoming Autumn Festival in Leeds on September 28th. See you there!

Simon Stockton, of Piper-Heidsieck, pouring on the starts of the show: the newly released 2012 vintage.

It’s all about style! The Beesteak Club team brought along good wines but also the much-instagrammed panama hats.

Sommelier and DJ Stefano Cazzato spinning some very classy vinyls.

Tracy Chapman, of Chocolate Voyage, hosting one of her delicious and insightful Chocolate & Wine Pairing Workshops.

Tasting at Helver Wines’ table: a unique selection of low-intervention and expressive new-world wines.

The Wine Gang’s David Williams with two of our most faithful guests

And here is David Williams again, during one of his vibrant wine walks.

A good glass of wine and some stylish Prada sunglasses: now that’s class!

The O Vesu Van team working on their delicious wood-fired pizzas. Many thanks to master pizzaiolo Mario Ursano!!

Roberta Sergio, founder of Quello (and East-London legend) pouring her delicious sparkling wine with the help of her Cinquecento and faithful unicorn

Is Cider Wine?? Alistair Morrell making a case for it at his Cider is Wine table

Jeremy Hewson, founder of Piha Pies, with wife Sarah.

And the delicious pies everyone was talking about!!

Just before the doors opened: the faces behind our inaugural - and very successful - Sake Zone!

Our Sake Zone in full swing

Yukiko Hiromatsu of Tosatsuru brewery with bottles of the iconic Azure

Honami Matsumoto presenting one of our sake-zone favourites: Keigetsu

Oliver Hilton-Johnson, of Tengu Sake

Ouka Ueno, Japanese artist and craftswoman, who brought an amazing selection of creations sourced directly from Japan through her Bungu Store

We would not have survived with some much-needed caffeine intake. Many thanks to the talented baristas at Wanderlust Coffee!

Our pizza man, Mario Ursano, getting his own caffeine boost!

The elegant and talented photographer Charmaine Grieger

Oliver Hilton-Johnson opening his Sake & Western Flavours masterclass

The Sake & Western Flavours Masterclass, a collaboration between Tengu Sake and Brindisa, was certainly one of the highlights of our event. An insightful and delicious introduction to food pairings and sake.