UNFILTERED at Super Brick Garage 13 - 16 May 2016
Magnums & motorbikes at UNFILTERED. Sun 15 May 2016.
Rory from Duck Soup selecting records on Sat 14 May 2016.
Emily Harman opening up a Jeroboam of Bellugue Rose. Sat 14 May 2016.
Sat 14 May 2016
Gemma and Libby getting ready for action on Sat 14 May 2016.
Busy Sunday afternoon at UNFILTERED. Sun 15 May 2016.
Amit Patel of Brilliant Corners playing music on Sun 15 May 2016.
Friday evening off to a busy start. Fri 13 May 2016.
Emily Harman (VinaLupa) & Mark Andrew (Noble Rot)
Winemaker Vincent Wallard dancing on Mon 16 May 2016.
Beautiful Donna of Brilliant Corners playing music on Mon 16 May 2016.
Busy balmy start to the night. Mon 16 May 2016.
Emily Harman and winemaker Tom Shobbrook. Mon 16 May 2016.
Magnum sabrage with Emily Harman. Sat 14 May 2016.
Busy bar. Fri 13 May 2016.
Set up and ready to go. Fri 13 May 2016.
Magnum enjoyment on Fri 13 May 2016.
Jan Hugel of Wild Things (Berlin) & Mark Andrew of Noble Rot (London) pouring wine on Sun 15 May 2016.
Magum enjoyment on Sat 14 May 2016.
Busy Saturday night - Sat 14 May 2016.
Winemakers Anton Van Klopper of Lucy Margaux Wines (centre) and Sean O'Callaghan of Riecine (right) on Mon 16 May 2016.
Kicking off on Fri 13 May 2016
Mark Andrew of Noble Rot, pouring wine for us on Sun 15 May 2016
Busy outdoors. Sun 15 May 2016.
Magnum enjoyment. Sun 15 May 2016
Pastificio Wine Events
Cafe Murano and the Pastificio opened their doors on Tavistock Street in Covent Garden this July. The wine offering has been curated by Emily in both the restaurant and wine shop/deli. This october kicks off the start of a series of wine events to be held at the Pastificio, some of which are hosted by Emily, others are lead by the wine producers themselves.
If you would like book yourself a ticket or know more - please click below:
October 19th - Italian Wine & Cheese Pairing with Emily Harman
October 27th - Meet the Winemaker: Fabbrica di San Martino & Tutto Wines
Eastern Scene by Emily Harman
As I write this, I sit on a Japanese high speed train known as Shinkansen or Bullet Train. I have spent a week eating and drinking around Tokyo and several days in Kyoto. Today I leave Kyoto to go north to Nagano to the mountains to take a few restorative days in the snow and quiet and hopefully I will catch a glimpse of a snow monkey or two, before returning back to Tokyo for another week. This trip is my second to Japan and is far from being my last.
Being a closed country for so many years means that Japan has kept hold of it’s unique identity and shows little influence of other places. Tokyo is a city with so much to give that it guarantees that you will never be bored and you will 99% of the time, eat incredibly well and often at surprisingly reasonable prices.
This years trip was organised around an incredibly special restaurant reservation. I had managed to attain a seat at one of the most elusive pop ups of recent years, Noma at the Mandarin Oriental in Tokyo. This meant I would get to eat the food of one of my favourite restaurants, in the worlds most exciting city – to say I was exciting, was an understatement.
With the help of several foodies, sommeliers and wine writers – I have been lucky enough to acquire an eating and drinking list that could keep any serious foodie occupied for months. I have been eating bowls of Ramen and handmade cold Soba noodles for under a tenner for lunch and making my way around as much wine, martinis and sake as I can in the evenings.
I really want to use this trip to explore the wine scene here. I have learnt through my travels that everything in this marvellous country is well thought out to an incredibly high standard. Food, drink and the way in which these are served to you are considered and worked at to the point of perfection. Wine and the experiences with it seem to be no exception.
Stay tuned for more on wine in Japan….