Another successful year at the Clementine Communications Showcase, bringing together a mixture of luxury food, drink, wine and travel brands to one roof at the upscale and chic Heal’s Showroom in central London.
The Clementine Communications showcase is a fantastic day for admirable brands to exhibit their products and collections to notable journalists and bloggers under one roof. This is a great opportunity to not only discover new product launches and exclusive previews, but to also meet the faces behind the renowned brands. During the event some brands offered wine tasting, whilst others offered decadent caviar and luxurious macarons. Cointreau prepared their famous Cointreau fizz cocktails for the guests to enjoy whilst they walked around the showcase!
This year the show saw 9 exquisite brands exhibit at the event which was hosted in the admirable Heal’s showroom on Tottenham Court Road, including:
CA Grands Crus – CA Grands Crus manages the properties of the Group Crédit Agricole. It consists of eight estates in France’s finest wine-producing regions: Bordeaux, Burgundy and the Rhone Valley. The wines are available from various stockist in the UK. They will have two tables this year showing some wines from Burgundy but also from Bordeaux.
Cramele Recas – Cramele Recas is a premium Romanian winer, launched in 1998. The winery produces the biggest-selling Pinot Grigio in the UK, sold under various labels. Their annual production was 11,643,148 bottles in 2014. 30% is sold in the UK – over 2 million bottles a year. The table will be represented by their main distributor Coperstick Murray.
Luxury Wine Experience Bernard Magrez Bordeaux – In a region internationally famed for its fine wine, but not, historically for its warm welcome towards civilian connoisseurs of the grape, Bernard Magrez and his children, Cécile Daquin and Philippe strive to provide a prism for guests to discover their critically appraised ferment in considerable comfort, enhanced by art and music, from the haven-like bases of their rural Grand Crus Classé châteaux and five-star boutique city hotel.
La Grande Maison – Luxury hotel based in Bordeaux, collaboration between Bernard Magrez and Joel Robuchon. The hotel includes the Gastronomic Restaurant Joel Robuchon and has recently celebrated his one year anniversary. The hotel has 5th Stars and is a member of the Relais & Chateaux family. The hotel attracts international customers and is working very well with the UK customers.
Chene Bleu – Chêne Bleu Rhone wines are award-winning, luxury, couture wines, made to organic and biodynamic principles at the boutique wine estate of SCEA Domaine de la Verriere, Provence. The Chene Bleu range includes two Reds (Abelard and Heloise, both silver medals at the International Wine Challenge), one White (Aliot, gold medal at the International Wine Challenge), and a Rosé, all made from organic traditional Rhone varietals.
Caviar Sturia – Sturia is the flagship brand of Sturgeon – the leading French caviar producer. The company was set up near Bordeaux 20 years ago and has pioneered sturgeon farming in France. It produces around 12 tonnes of caviar a year, which is sold all over the world. Sturgeon is thus promoting French gastronomy’s international influence.
Hillfarm Oils – The first farm in the UK to grow, press and bottle their own cold-press rapeseed oil. They have been awarded by the great Taste award; the UK most well recognized awards for food and drink.
Pierre Herme Paris – A luxury chocolatier and pastry chef, well-known for his macarons, many of which have unusual flavor combinations. French Vogue named him “The Picasso of Pastry.” He has recently teamed up with world-renowned artist Nicolas Buffe and created a new collection of chocolates for Valentine’s Day!
Cointreau – Today, Cointreau pulsates, crackles and buzzes to the rhythm of the Cointreau Fizz. This is a naturally elegant cocktail that can be twisted to your taste. Cointreau, fresh lime juice and a fountain of sparkling water: a simple recipe for infinite enjoyment. It is one cockt ail with endless variations. A hint of raspberry, cucumber, basil, seasonal fruits, vegetables or spices – everyone can create her own version. Tailor the cocktail that makes you happy, according to your preference. These are spontaneous cocktails, designed to be shared. They are an expression of creativity and a taste of freedom.
