Fellow Wine Lovers,
How’s the week going for you, a little on the scorchio side? Well, it looks likely to continue for a few days, so wear a hat and stay hydrated!
In the voice of Marilyn Monroe…
“We’re having a heat wave
A tropical heat wave
The temperature is rising
It isn’t surprising”
There is plenty of cold white and rosé in the fridge if we can help in any way?
We see, on the parliament front, that activist Steve Bray has been assigned two Metropolitan Police to follow him around; if only there was that kind of budget for Police Officers to be on the street when the kids were coming back from that night club, eh?
In other Parliament news, the “beauty pageant” to become leader of the Conservative party is in full flight. It seems all of the candidates are promising change and to fix things, like they haven’t been there for the last twelve years. Slippery Sunak managed to avoid all the key questions put to him on Radio 4 on Thursday morning, Liz Truss got lost on the way out of the room at the launch for her candidacy and, without any sense of irony, Penny Mordaunt said the electorate are sick of the Tories fighting each other. On to round three.
The Speaker appeared to lose control of the house during Prime Ministers Questions this week, demanding that two members from the SNP ‘Shut up or get out”. I couldn’t help but think that’s exactly what the SNP have been campaigning for all this time.
To be fair, the political mess is not just us, Mario Draghi’s government in Italy has collapsed and Sri Lanka’s President has fled the country and resigned after overseeing a complete economic collapse that will likely see an IMF rescue.
Did you see those amazing photos that NASA released this week? The amazing photos from the James Webb Space Telescope reminded us of Tangerine Dream record covers from the late 1970’s, it seems the universe really could be a disco. Do check out the pictures though, they’re beautiful.
For those of you who like to swing a stick whilst you stroll in the countryside, the 150th Open has started up at St Andrews and, in a break with tradition, the sun is shining there too, and as I type this Cameron Young is in the lead having just finished at 8 under.
In the cricket, the One Day Internationals could be going a bit better, Essex fancied a day on the beach in Clacton so despatched Gloucestershire in three days in the County Championship.
Over in France the real sports are happening, I think we’re witnessing a real classic in Le Tour, some of the racing has been incredible and we’ve only got just over half way so far. A Race for the Ages you might say.
Tasting This Weekend
We’ll start the proceedings in the white corner with Sonberk Riesling 2018 (£23.99) from the Mikulovsko appellation in the Czech Republic; this is a lovely dry, mineral Riesling with apricot fruit and a touch of spiciness.
Mornington Peninsula will provide us with the red, a rather fabulous Pinot Noir, Paringa Estate Peninsula Pinot Noir 2019 (£28.99). It’s a lively cherry and spice laden wine that, in our view, really does show the best of Pinot Noir from the region.