This is a special opportunity to drink and hear the story behind one of England's finest sparkling wine estates. We will also be pouring drinking vintages from the AXA Millésimes portfolio which Christian also heads up – Château Pichon Baron, Château Suduiraut and Quinta do Noval.
The dinner includes four courses and tickets to the Expressionists exhibition after hours.
The price includes a three-course dinner in our Level 6 Restaurant along with paired wines.
Please visit the exhibition prior to sitting down for dinner.
The talk and dinner service will begin at 8pm.
Please notify us of any dietary requirements at restaurant@tate.org.uk before 5 October.
If you need to speak to a member of our team, please contact +44 (0)20 7401 5103 or email restaurant@tate.org.uk.
Aperitif
Coates & Seely Brut Reserve NV
Starter
2022 Château Suduiraut Vieilles Vignes Grand Vin Blanc Sec
Main
2015 Les Tourelles de Longueville
2011 Château Pichon-Baron
Dessert
2015 Château Suduiraut
Finish
2012 Quinta do Noval Colheita
In 2008, two old friends – Nicholas Coates and Christian Seely – embarked on a quest. They had between them successful careers in finance and winemaking, an unshakeable belief, and a burning desire to make, one day, a sparkling wine to rival the best in the world.
Their adventure drew them to the ancient chalk downlands of Hampshire, in Southern England, to a secluded valley nestling quietly in the hills, where the chalk soils and south-facing slopes presented the perfect terroir. They planted vines and began their craft.
They would call their sparkling wine 'Coates and Seely'.
A decade later, their sparkling wines are listed in royal palaces, Michelin-starred restaurants and iconic houses around the world, and have won Gold Medals and Trophies in all of the leading national and international wine competitions.
In 2017 their wines were voted Best Overall Wine, Best Sparkling Wine, Best Blanc de Blancs and Best Sparkling Rosé in the UK Wine Awards. In 2019 their 2009 Blanc de Blancs ‘La Perfide’ won the International IWSC Trophy for Best Bottle Fermented Sparkling Wine. They are still the only English wine to be listed at the George V in Paris.