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Celebrate St George’s Day
Introducing Cellar Magneval
The Richard Onslow in Cranleigh is marking the national day with not one but three days of fantastic St George’s Day food and festivities on the weekend of 22nd to 24th April.
Cellar Magneval Boutique de Vins & Épicerie Fine is a new, fine wine store situated in Ripley.
There will be a brilliant tasting and talk by English charcuterie experts, gin and beer tastings, a children’s baking competition and some Morris Dancing to make it a great celebration of all things English.
It opened in December in one of Ripley’s 15th century buildings, complete with its own wine cellar so the stock can be kept in perfect storage conditions. The owners are local to Surrey, Jo and Thierry de Magneval, formerly Manager at a number of the Roux family restaurants and Sommelier (respectively) to Pierre Koffmann.
“We’re hoping that this St George’s weekend will be a great opportunity for everyone to come together at that great institution that is the pub and celebrate some of the best traditions we have in this country,” says Terri Dell, general manager.
When the opportunity arose to open a slightly different offering a new fine wine store, fine foods and deli, they jumped at the challenge. They are open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am–8pm so why not pay them a visit?
The Richard Onslow, 113-117 High Street, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 8AU. Tel: 01483 274922. www.therichardonslow.co.uk.
The Old Cellar, High Street, Ripley GU23 6BB www.cellarmagneval.com/ripley
A new wine bar and shop in Guildford Corkage is an independent and locally owned wine shop and bar in Quarry Street, Guildford. They stock an eclectic range of wines from around the world with an emphasis upon small and traditional producers.
by the glass and decanter. Additionally, for a £5 corkage charge, customers can open any bottle in stock to enjoy in their beautiful bar or outside on our enclosed patio. Their five wine chillers keep the wines in perfect condition and ready to open.
Alongside wines to buy and take home, they have a selection available to drink on the premises
Corkage is also the proud owner of Guildford’s first enomatic machine which enables customers to serve he’ll send a new one to your inbox once a month.
Last month the Bake with Jack Recipe Club was launched - an online bread making community. As a member you’ll have full access to Jack’s online recipe series and
Try it at home, take a picture, and let him know how you got on. There’ll be plenty of opportunity to have questions answered at recipeclub@bakewithjack.co.uk and top answers will be shared
themselves a tasting measure or a full glass of eight different wines, all maintained in perfect condition. Corkage is open from 10am until 6pm on Monday to Wednesday but stays open until 8pm on Thursday to Saturday. Sunday hours are 11am until 4pm. www.corkage.co.uk with the community along with the following months recipe. Your first recipe awaits, it’s Jack’s super simple Cob loaf, a great everyday bread. Visit eepurl.com/bSca4L to join.
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