The estate flexibility means it is the perfect setting for your corporate event, Christmas party, summer ball, product launches or clients dinners.
La Mare officially opened their new facilities in June 2007. As well as a new winery & distillery, La Mare has added a stunning new oak and glass building which overlooks the vineyards and is home to The Vineyard Restaurant & Terrace that can seat up to 60 for dinner, The Winery, our large conference room that can seat up to 160 for dinner. For larger events the main lawn situated in front our the Elms farmhouse is a perfect marquee site to cater for up to 300 people.
From 8 to 300 guests, the estate is an excellent venue and organizes activities for everyone's requirements.
Further information please call the sales & marketing team and we will be happy to show you the facilities.
The Elms Farmhouse (Up to 10 guests)
The Vineyard Restaurant & Terrace (up to 60 guests)
The Winery (up to 160 guests)
Marquee on the main lawn (up to 300 guests)
The Elms Farmhouse (up to 10 guests)The stunning Elms Farmhouse is the private residence of the Chairman and the drawing and dining room is available to hire for private corporate events
The Garden Room (up to 20 guests)The Garden Room is a small intimate beamed room perfect for holding a small conference or one of our fun activities.
The Vineyard and Terrace Restaurant (up to 60 guests)The Vineyard and Terrace Restaurant is a beautiful oak beamed room overlooking the vines. Our stunning new building has full air conditioning and is very private.
The WineryThe Winery is our main function hall. It has been recently refurbished, perfect for conferences. It incorporates excellent lighting, a projector and full drop down screen if required.
Marquee on the LawnSituated in front of the Elms Farmhouse, the main lawn is a beautiful sheltered area where a marquee for up to 300 guests can be sited. The main lawn is also used for outside drinks - weather permitting for any of our functions and also for our activities.
La Mare Wine Estate offers a wide range of activities to suit all requirements. We pride ourselves on being able to provide whatever you want. As such, our activities are normally tailored around a lunch or dinner for a relaxed and memorable visit.
Aroma Competition
Competitive Wine Tasting
Wine Blending Competition
Barrel Building Competition
Chocolate Making Workshop
Private Guided Tour & Tasting
The group will begin with a Wine Aroma Competition, this is a team event where each table works together to identify the smells from the wine aromas bottles (this is what we use professionally to learn how to identify the smells in different wines). This is a fun event and acts as a great ice breaker to help the guests on each table to immediately communicate with each other.
The Group will then blind taste 5 classic wines from around the world (white and red). The host will introduce each wine and give some hints on how to tell the age and where in the world a particular wine may come from. Armed with this information each person will try and figure out, from a multiple-choice card, the country, region, grape variety and vintage of each wine. Once again this is a very popular activity.
Many people have asked us how we blend our wines to produce such fruity and fragrant characteristics . . . . So we thought we'd set up this unique opportunity for clients to blend their own! Using 4 classic wine varieties from around the world, each of which has a particular character, delegates are provided with the use of professional blending equipment to blend their own unique wine. Find out what really suits your palate; be it soft and fruity or fine and elegant. After blending several different wines, each team will forward one blend to the Tasting and Judging Panel, which is made up of group members. The new wine blends are then judged before a winner is decided at the end of the evening.This is a truly enjoyable test of the senses and not surprisingly, a very popular activity.
A hive of activity fills the air when delegates are transformed into working Coopers to complete this task against the clock and more importantly, against each other! The competition would take the following format; your host will explain the competition and will then demonstrate the task. 6 teams of 6 (3+3) will be decided. The first ½ of each team will have to dismantle and rebuild a Brandy barrel then roll it to where the second half of the team, again dismantle and rebuild it before rolling it back to its start position. Half the group will be Wine Tasting while the other half is barrel building and then they swap over. Team Problems - if the barrel is reassembled badly it will be very difficult (but entertaining) to see them try to roll it and stop it from falling apart. The team that completes the task in the shortest time and to a satisfactory standard is judged as the winners.
Chocolate Making
Learn the indulgent art of chocolate making (and tasting!)Our professional Chocolatier (how about that for a career choice?) hosts this unique chocolate workshop. The session begins with a brief history of chocolate, whilst delegates tuck in to some samples including some rather unusual flavors! Then it's straight in there with the chocolate as you learn to make a range of luxury chocolate truffles and pralines. You will decide and make up your own favourite fillings and then have a go at dipping and coating your creations. After being shown just how to decorate your chocolates, the last part of the workshop is spent doing just that. Your own chocolate creations are then ready to be packed into a box to take home.
Private Guided Tour
The estate was established in 1972 and is set in the grounds of a wonderful 18th Century, Jersey Granite Farmhouse; La Mare is Jersey's only Vineyards and Distillery. This Private Tour will lead experts and novices alike, behind the scenes, through the Winemaking and Distilling process. It begins with a gentle stroll through the vines and orchard, after which, you are invited into the new winery where the winemaking process will be explained. Then a visit to the new Cognac style distillery followed by a tasting of La Mare's Jersey Wines and the famous Jersey Apple Brandy and Jersey Cream Liqueur. Weather permitting; we like to host the tastings outside on the main lawn, by the house.
We have a fabulous range of products that can be packaged individually or made up into boxes or hampers to your own specification. As all our products are made here at La Mare they represent Jersey's leading range of quality, genuine items that make exclusive gifts for delegates and an outstanding way to remind them of your hospitality on their visit to Jersey. We would be delighted to quote for any quantity or combination of gifts ranging from our luxury chocolates, preserves, mustards, wines, Jersey Apple Brandy and Liqueurs.For further details look at our shopping pages and contact us for more details.