3 March 2004

Book now for The Philipponnat Dinner at Hartwell House Hotel near Aylesbury

Hartwell House Hotel is delighted to celebrate its first anniversary working with Philipponnat Champagne, the hotel has built a wonderful relationship with the Champagne House, which has been established at Ay in Mareuil sur Ay since 1522. The Philipponnat family has lived and made wine in the historic heart of Champagne, long before Champagne ever became sparkling.

Today the house is managed by Charles Philipponnat. It is this long history and their desire to preserve their heritage that made this champagne house, the obvious choice for Hartwell House Hotel.

The three course black tie dinner at Hartwell House Hotel will be held on Friday 19 March 2004. Guests are invited to arrive for a Champagne reception at 7.30pm to be followed by a three course dinner with Champagne and wines to suit each course. The cost of the three course dinner is £85 per person. For those guests wishing to stay the night following this dinner, we are pleased to offer a bed and breakfast rate of £100.00 per person for single occupancy and £85.00 per person for double occupancy, price includes accommodation, serving of early morning tea, cooked breakfast, service and VAT.

The three course black tie dinner menu is below:

Philipponnat Royal Reserve Brut, Non Vintage

Philipponnat Reserve Millesimee Brut, 1993

Clos de Goisses, 1991

Philipponnat Reserve Rose, Non Vintage Champagne reception with canapés

Three flavours of seafood confit salmon on a cauliflower puree, grilled sea scallop on a fine bean salad and Tiger prawns with a tomato salsa

Roasted rack of new season lamb with tagliatelle of leek, carrot, broad beans, boulangere potato and lamb jus

A light pear bavarois studded with raspberries and served with a raspberry coulis

Coffee and sweetmeats

To book, please call 01296 747444 and quote "Philipponnat Dinner".

Note to Editor

Hartwell House is one of the three privately owned Historic House Hotels; these include Bodysgallen Hall in Llandudno and Middlethorpe Hall in York. It is also member of Relais & Chateaux.

Hartwell House is 50 miles from London, 35 miles from Heathrow Airport, and 21 miles from Oxford.

Only an hour from London, Hartwell was once the home of the French King, Louis XVIII. Set in rolling parkland, guests can play croquet, tennis, golf and squash. Experienced therapists in the spa offer a wide range of beauty treatments using Clarins, E'spa, Jessica and St Tropez products, plus a fabulous pool, Jacuzzi, steam room, sauna and gym. Nearby are fabulous Waddesdon Manor, Stow Landscape Gardens and half an hour away the dreaming spires of Oxford. Being conveniently located for Heathrow, Hartwell has become a very popular rendezvous for conferences, meetings and receptions.

For further PR information, please contact

Ian Scott
Tel: 020 7439 1950
Fax: 020 7439 1970
Email: iscottptnr@dsl.pipex.com

Mary Bird
Tel: 020 8690 9677
Fax: 020 8690 6687
Email: mary@marybird.net.

If you would like to review Bodysgallen Hall Hotel, Hartwell House Hotel or Middlethorpe Hall Hotel, please contact Mary on mary@marybird.net.

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