The Red Lion and Sun. Highgate, London I'm very lucky to have Heath Ball @pubhobbit as a friend and to be able to stay with Heath, Sofia and Poppy when I'm in the UK. London is very fortunate to have Heath and his mighty pub The Red Lion and Sun, best pub in the country (2018) and my favourite pub in the world. Expect dogs, kids, great gardens (they even have a gin garden ffs) great hospitality, ridiculously good food (!) and 'off the charts' award winning wine list... Heath has turned this pub from beer-soaked carpets and darkness into an absolute treasure. His boundless energy and enthusiasm is infectious, his menu research trips to San Sebastian are legendary as is his pioneering approach to wine list construction and pricing (!!). Prepare to eat food you'd never expect in a pub and drink some of the best wines going at bargain pricing. Heath hosted an epic wine dinner for François and myself which was one for the ages. Whole sea trout, suckling pigs, and a graveyard of wine at the end of the night. Great people in an environment of proper hospitality made for great memories. I've posted a few pics from the last week or so, crazy food, amazing wines, all in a very special place. Thanks so much for letting me live at the pub, a real home away from home. If you haven't been, just go! Photo credit for the graveyard of Prophet's Rock to @pubhobbit and the Prophet's Rock Vin de Paille to @carokreyjacobsen #centralotago #prophetsrock #nzwine #wine #wine🍷 #prophetsrockwine #instawine #vineyard #top50gastropubs #pinotnoir #pinotgris #riesling #chardonnay #pinot #pinotcentral #winelovers #pinotnz #winetravel #londonpubs #winemaking #winemaker #winery #Vintage2019 #vdp #notoriousVdP #winegeek #london #nzpinot (at Red Lion and Sun) https://www.instagram.com/p/By3TwiNH4RH/?igshid=ulvpko34j7c2
