Wine & Dine

30th March 2009, 2:56pm

A top South African wine estate has teamed up with a London restaurateur to open a new restaurant on the banks of the river Thames.

Called High Timber, the eatery is the brainchild of Gary and Kathy Jordan, of Jordan Wine Estate, and the co-founder of City of London restaurant Vivat Bacchus, Neleen Strauss. The restaurant will focus on relaxed wine dining.

Gary Jordon commented on the new venture: "This is a natural progression for us - we make wines that should be enjoyed with great food and what better place is there to do this than in our own London restaurant, where Jordan wines will be showcased alongside the very best in the world."

"We have chosen London because it is the most knowledgeable wine City in the world. It has some of the finest restaurants and that's where our wine deserves to be."

The establishment is just 50 yards from the St Paul's Cathedral side of the Millennium Bridge and looks across to Shakespeare's Globe and the Tate Modern. It seats 80 people and includes temperature and humidity controlled red and white cellars, where customers are welcomed to view and choose their wines.

In addition, there is also a wine maturation storage area, a private dining room situated in the middle of the wine cellars, and a holding bar. The European menu, with a focus on grilled steaks and British meats, has been created by head chef Justin Saunders, formerly of Dukes Hotel, Mayfair.

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