Fellow Wine Lovers,
The King and the Prime Minister are off in Samoa attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. His Maj was down with the kids, sporting a rather retro but fetching white safari suit with matching sleeve decals’ and belt whilst he downed local peppery narcotic kava drinks. Meanwhile, Kier stood out in sea of colourful shirts wearing his trademark grey jacket and white shirt. Apparently saying sorry for slavery may or may not be on the agenda, depending on who you speak to.
Over in the US, the election date is getting closer, Bruce Springsteen is supporting Kamala, Trump is saying ever sillier things and the world watches on in some kind of rapt horror. It’ll all be over soon, then we’ll see the real crazy happen!
Closer to home, our own contest of crazy is entering its final week with all the same sensible ideas and self-examination that has made the choice so difficult. We’ll know whether it’ll be Bobby J or Kemi Bad who get to entertain us at the dispatch box for a year or two on November 2nd. The budget is next week and ahead of that, Rachel Reeves, holder of the government purse strings, has announced replacing them with elastic to allow more wriggle room in the finances.
On a more cheerful note, today is International Champagne Day, it happens on the 4th Friday of every October. We thought that gives us an ideal opportunity to talk to you about our range of champagne. We’ve always tried to have a mix of grower champagnes where we find the quality price ratio is outstanding alongside our favourite of the better known producers.
Lete Vautrain Cote 204 37.5 cl HALVES (Vg) £17.99
Lete-Vautrain Brut 204 NV (Vg) £33.00 (3 bottles for £75)
Lete-Vautrain 204 Brut NV MAGNUM (Vg) £66.00
Lete Vautrain Grand Millesime 2015 (Vg) £38.00
Delavenne Grand Cru Brut Rose NV (Vg) £45.00
Joseph Perrier Cuvee Royale Brut NV (Vg) £46.00
Andre Robert Les Jardins du Mesnil NV Grand Cru £52.00
Louis Roederer Collection 244 Brut NV (Vg) £54.00
Collet 1er Cru Brut Vintage 2014 (Vg) £58.00
Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut NV £60.00 (3 bottles for £150)
Tarlant Brut Nature NV (Vg) £60.00
Jean Gimmonet Millesime 1er Cru 2004 £83.00
Charles Heidsieck Brut Millesime 2012(Vg)* £115.00
De Saint Gall Orpale Blanc de Blancs 2012 * £125.00
Bollinger La Grande Annee 2014 * £130.00
Bollinger RD 2007 * £200.00
Louis Roederer Cristal 2013* £290.00
We can offer a buy six bottles pay for five bottles on all of those except for items marked with an asterisk. You can, of course, mix them too!
Which lead me nicely on to…
Champagne & Sparkling Wine Tasting – £35 – Thursday 28th November at 7.30pm
As usual, we will have limited numbers for this event. You’ll certainly get to taste some of the above! That’s something to think about, it is fizz Friday after all!