"On May 24, one of the UK's top restaurants, The Clove Club in east London, will be delving into its cellars for a special, one-off sale of rare wines and bespoke tableware from its 13-year archive. Vinous highlights at the one-day pop-up in its dining room will include older vintages and hard-to-find releases from the likes of Domaine François Raveneau, Prieuré Roch, Domaine Roulot, Kongsgaard, and Sassicaia, as well as cult champagnes including Jérôme Prévost, Guillaume Selosse, and Pierre Peters."
"These are the sort of wines which, in many cases, can only be acquired through long-standing relationships. And they'll be priced at market value, rather than with a restaurant mark-up. "Over the last 13 years, we've amassed so much beautiful wine - it's nice to give people the chance to enjoy some of them at home," says chef Isaac McHale. "It's also an opportunity to engage with guests in a different way and see old faces we haven't seen in a while.""
"The restaurant will also be selling off bespoke tableware including willow baskets handmade on Eigg island in Scotland, lacquerware from Japan, and drinking vessels from John Jenkins, a company which usually only supplies its lovely cocktail glasses to the trade. Among the more unusual lots will be hand-blown Massimo Lunardon glass 'bowls' - complete with dimples for fingertips - specially designed for the famous orange wines of Gravner in Friuli."
"Head sommelier Emer Landgraf will be on hand throughout the day, pouring champagne by the glass. They'll also be selling ice cream, plus an array of pantry items including homemade truffle puree, hot sauce made from their own chillies, elderflower vinegar, and bottled cocktails including a Cherry Negroni."
A one-day pop-up sale will be held in the dining room of The Clove Club in east London on May 24. Rare wines and bespoke tableware will be offered from the restaurant’s 13-year archive. Vinous highlights include older vintages and hard-to-find releases from Domaine François Raveneau, Prieuré Roch, Domaine Roulot, Kongsgaard, and Sassicaia, along with cult champagnes from Jérôme Prévost, Guillaume Selosse, and Pierre Peters. Wines will be priced at market value rather than with a restaurant mark-up. The sale will also include willow baskets handmade on Eigg island, lacquerware from Japan, drinking vessels from John Jenkins, and hand-blown Massimo Lunardon glass bowls for Gravner orange wines. The head sommelier will pour champagne by the glass, and the restaurant will sell ice cream, homemade truffle puree, hot sauce from its own chillies, elderflower vinegar, and bottled cocktails including a Cherry Negroni.
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