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Herald 3 September 2004
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As reported in the Eastbourne Herald, Friday 3 September 2004:- "This year’s Eastbourne Beer Festival to be held in the Winter Garden, from October 7 – 9, will be sponsored by award-winning independent wine merchants Cooden Cellars… who will be supplying all the wines as well as organising a packed programme of wine-related events during the three days. [These] will be held in the Gold Room on the upper floor of the Winter Garden and will consist of 12 tasting sessions. Most of these will be led by renowned winemakers…from around the world who are being specially brought to the Festival for the first time...[and] also include a Greek…and a Spanish food and wine tasting. [Free*] tickets for each event can be obtained in advance from Cooden Cellars…or…their website/email".
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Norman Kinnish, Director Economy, Tourism & Environment, |
Eastbourne Herald 3 September 2004 |
Thousands of drinkers packed into
the Winter Garden over the weekend (of 7-9 October 2004)...The
Festival saw an increase in visitors of 21 per cent compared to
(2003).
Eastbourne Borough Council spokesperson for tourism Councillor David Elkin said, "The Festival was another huge success...We were particularly delighted with the superb wine programme organised by Cooden Cellars and were honoured that so many winemakers travelled from overseas to be here." Sponsor Cooden Cellars served up a treat with free tasting sessions and wine-makers travelling from as far afield as Austarlia, alonf with Greek and Spanish food accompaniments courtesy of Trencherman & Turner. |
Sussex Life October 2004 |
COODEN CELLARS ADD SOME SHIRAZAMATAZZ TO EASTBOURNE BEER FESTIVAL Wine enthusiasts will have even more reason to visit Eastbourne Beer Festival from 7 – 9 October, as award winning independent wine merchants and festival sponsor, Cooden Cellars, give festival goers the chance to sample wines from around the World. The South Coast’s biggest beer festival, held at the Winter Garden, will now feature the tutored tasting sessions, free to festival ticket holders, with winemakers from around the World discussing their wines, travelling from as far afield as Australia. Speciality food outlet, Trencherman and Turner, as recommended by Rick Stein, will also be supplying the nibbles alongside the Spanish and Greek tastings, celebrating the best of Mediterranean food. Seats are extremely limited and festival goers are advised to pre-book the free tasting tickets beforehand when buying festival tickets. Twelve sessions are available in total spanning across Australia, South Africa, California, Greece and Spain. Ian Jarman of Cooden Cellars said "It’s a great opportunity to bring quality wines and their producers to Eastbourne so that people can see and taste some of the vast range available and enjoy matching wine with food. We are pleased to be working with Eastbourne Borough Council and see this as just the start, over the next few years, of moving the festival towards becoming the best of its kind in the UK, and in time, internationally." Cooden Cellars supply a number of restaurants and hotels including the five star Eastbourne Grand Hotel’s Mirabelle Restaurant, voted within the top 24 restaurants in the UK by the 2004 Good Food Guide. Eastbourne Borough Council Spokesperson for Tourism, Councillor David Elkin said "Cooden Cellars have done a spectacular job in bringing such well respected winemakers from around the globe to Eastbourne Beer Festival. Coupled with the range of international beers and the Latin American, Indian and Oktoberfest themed nights of entertainment and themed menus in the restaurant, visitors are in for a cultural extravaganza this year." Organised by Eastbourne Borough Council, in partnership with CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) the festival promises even more bars and beer after last year’s runaway success, which saw tickets sell out each evening. Visitors can enjoy over 100 real ales, an array of international bottled beers, ciders and perries, plus themed nights of international food and entertainment from Latin American to the popular Beer Kellar style Oktoberfest night and a games room of traditional British pub games. After last year’s sell out, visitors are strongly advised to book in advance, with advance tickets costing £5 each from the Congress Theatre Box Office on 01323 412000, or £6 on the door (CAMRA members receive 50p discount per ticket). Special accommodation packages are available from £21 per person per night, for those looking to make a weekend of it. To book free Wine Tasting tickets, contact Cooden Cellars, 14 Grand Hotel Buildings, Compton Street, Eastbourne, telephone 01323 649663 or visit www.coodencellars.co.uk for the latest wine tasting programme.The festival runs from 7th to 9th October and opens from 6pm – 11pm Thursday, 5.30pm – 6pm Friday and on Saturday from 11am – 4pm and 6pm – 11pm. For more information visit www.eastbournebeerfestival.co.uk
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