Over 60,000 of you enjoyed the Autumn’s Cheese & Wine Festival and we would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who visited! We are very grateful that you came and supported all the independent, artisan companies that exhibited with us.

In these tough economic times it’s not easy for smaller companies to keep afloat, so your support by coming along and buying products at the festival is invaluable.

Following last year’s success, we just couldn’t wait to start organising our Spring extravaganza! We are therefore very exited and happy to announce that the next Cheese & Wine Festival will be held at Southbank Centre in London, Friday 27 – Sunday 29 April 2012!

We promise some very interesting talks, delicious tastings as well as more fantastic exhibitors.

Valentina Harris will be back to manage the Cookery Theatre where we will have some amazing demonstrations and tastings. Wine journalist Tim Atkin will be back to hold his popular tutored tastings with exquisite wines and cheeses, as well as Patricia Michelson and many other renowned chefs.

Hope to see you all there!

Yael Rose, Cheese & Wine Festival director.

Food Network is one of the fastest growing lifestyle and entertainment channels in the UK and is not your typical ‘how to’ cooking channel. It delivers a fresh approach to food programming and celebrates everything that is bold, fun and entertaining about food.

You will be able to find out more and meet Food Network representatives at the Cheese & Wine Festival this October.

If you can’t wait that long (we won’t blame you!) you can watch the channel on Freeview 49, Sky 262 or Freesat 405, or visit the website www.foodnetwork.co.uk

Discover the very best French cheeses from Racine’s Henry Harris and Patricia Michelson, founder of La Fromagerie. Or join a free tutored wine tasting by internationally acclaimed wine journalist Tim Atkin.

For culinary inspiration watch food writer Rachel de Thample who has worked in the kitchens of Marco Pierre White, Heston Blumenthal and Peter Gordon.

Or Valentina Harris, authority on Italian food and food culture and learn how to make an authentic Italian Tiramisu, Zabaglione, and Saltimbocca alla Romana. You’ll find full details of this autumn’s line up on our What’s On pages.

For a preview of the mouthwatering cheeses and wines that await you, don’t forget to check out our Exhibitors page to see who’s in our autumn artisan showcase. It all promises to be a delicious day out, so why not invite your family and friends to join you?

See you there!

Yael Rose, Event Organizer