EAZ Awayday - Hush Heath Vineyard

Tour and Tasting followed by a buffet lunch

Hush Heath Vineyard

Five Oak Lane, Staplehurst, Kent TN12 0HT

11th September 2015, 10.45 for 11.00 am

Cost £42.00 for members; £47.00 for non members

Final date for reservations 1st September 2015.

Dress Code: Casual, shoes suitable for walking around the vineyard and orchards.

Tucked away in rolling hills of the Weald of Kent lies a Sixteenth Century Manor House presiding over an estate which includes 37 acres of vines and 20 acres of orchards. Bought in the 1980's by Richard Balfour-Lynn and his family, the house was badly in need of restoration, and is now the family home. With the aid of Steven Skelton, MW, Richard established a vineyard growing classic Champagne grapes - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. The estate has long produced eating apples supplying some of the finest food halls in London. Today the apples are made into apple juice and some very special ciders.

Richard's ambition was to create a vineyard producing Sparkling Rosé Wines of world-beating quality. Has he succeeded? Join us on 11th September for a vineyard tour and tasting, and judge for yourself. We hope Richard will be available to lead the tour.

The tour will take us through the vineyards and orchards. It takes approximately two hours so please come prepared for hiking over relatively uneven ground in possibly inclement weather. We will visit the state-of-the art winery, opened in 2010, before tasting the finished product. The tasting will be followed by a light buffet lunch at the winery.

Hush Heath is accessible by train from central London: trains run half-hourly from Charing Cross to Marden from where it is a five minute taxi ride to the winery. If you plan to take advantage of this please let John Nicholas know so that we can book taxis.

The all-inclusive Cost for members is £42.00 (£47.00 for non-members). This promises to be a fascinating day and we expect it to be very popular. Please get your booking to John Nicholas as soon as possible and in any case by 1st September 2015.

This is the day after the Annual EAZ Dinner, so why not come to both events!

How to Book EAZ Events:

EAZ events are open to all IWFS members and their guests.

Priority will be given to Branch and Independent members of EAZ

To book these events, please email the EAC Treasurer John Nicholas at johnsnicholas@aol.com with the following information:

Your full name, address, phone number and the name of your Branch
The event or events you wish to book
The full names of others in your party.

We would prefer payment by electronic transfer in GBP (£ sterling); if you wish to pay by credit card please contact John either by email or telephone: (00) 41 79 753 68 81. Payments by credit card will incur a 3% surcharge.

For payments by Bank Transfer in GBP:

Bank: HSBC Branch: Witney Sort Code: 40-47-07

Account Number: 41699075 Account Name: IWFS Europe Africa Ltd

Reference: 'Dinner' or 'Awayday' or 'Dinner and Awayday' as appropriate.

The IBAN and BIC/Swift codes for payments from overseas are as follows:

IBAN: GB48MIDL40470741699075 SWIFT Code: MIDLGB22

If you prefer to book by post and pay by cheque, please send the same information with your cheque to the address below:

Mr. J. S. Nicholas (for IWFS EAC)
c/o Mrs G S Moore,
2 Stevenson Close,
East Hanney,
Oxfordshire
OX12 0FF

Cancellation Policy:

For Bookings made before 1st August members will have a 14 day cooling off period from receipt of their payment during which they can cancel and receive a full refund.

After the 14 day cooling off period, and for bookings made after 1st August, payments will not be refunded unless a replacement registration is received.

You are advised to have full insurance to cover cancellation.