FOOD + DRINK
Chapel Down, Tenterden chapeldown. com
Spending a day at one of Kent’ s award-winning vineyards during the winter season is as enjoyable as the summertime, offering a relaxed setting to taste the county’ s finest wines with fewer crowds. This season, make a visit to Chapel Down vineyard, where their Luxury Winter Dining Experience is set looking out towards the bare, sleeping vines. Start with a tutored tasting experience covering five of Chapel Down’ s signature wines followed by a five-course tasting menu at The Swan restaurant and three glasses of Chapel Down’ s still or sparkling wine that vary from their classic non-vintage brut, a traditional sparkling wine with a bright acidity, to their lighterstyle still reds infused with a spicy accents.
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