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HIDE ABOVE or BELOW 

In 2012, Hedonism Wines was opened in Mayfair as a fine wine and spirits boutique, became a huge success and changed the wine map of London for good. Six years later, in April this year, Hedonism opened its own restaurant on Piccadilly, called Hide, and it became an instant hit. There are three floors with a restaurant on each of them: Hide Above, Ground and Below. Hide Above offers dinners and a beautiful view of Hyde Park; Hide Ground serves breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner - the dining here is more informal; Hide Below is a basement dream bar where you can choose from a selection of cocktails, the most impressive spirits and even more impressive wines. It boasts a walk-in wine cellar where you can choose your wine yourself and there are three outstanding thematic private dining rooms: The Broken Room, The Shadow Room and The Reading Room. 

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SUMMER REDS – CABERNET FRANC AKA BRETON

Glorified by Francois Rablais in the first half of the 16th Century, the modest Cabernet Franc grape, which most of us know as a minor constituent in the Bordeaux blend, is an important ancient grape variety that is not only responsible for the creation of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenere and others, but is also the core of a whole range of Loire Valley reds. 

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