Fellow Wine Lovers,
I’m sorry.
I’m sorry that you’ve had to listen to Alex’ tales of woe.
I’m also sorry if service has been a little slow.
Mostly I’m sorry I wasn’t here to laugh when he locked himself out!
Humbled
We are tingly from the stubs of our toes all the way to our split ends. Why? Because we find ourselves almost overcome with gratitude for your efforts.
We have lovely customers who go out of their way to vote for us, taking photos of strange looking squares with their smartphones (Err I think you’ll find they’re called QR codes-Ed).
We have lovely customers who hunted out a website to put a tick next to our name.
Because of our lovely customers we have retained …
“Wine Retailer of the Year” in the Time & Leisure Food Awards 2013.
From the bottom of our hearts we’d like to say ‘Ta very much!’
News
Europe’s weird harvest continues with Christian Seely, wine director for AXA Millésimes (who own loads of top Bordeaux estates) suggesting that the way things look this week they may be harvesting their grapes in Hampshire before they start in Bordeaux!
Researchers in Japan have found that TCA, the chemical present when we call a wine corked, actually shuts down your sense of smell. Just like sticking a cork up your nose!
Ricky Wilson from the Kaiser Chiefs has joined ‘The Voice’.
Tasting this Weekend
Clearly we’ll drink taste something celebratory and I suggested the Mouton Rothschild ’82. Sadly, a quick rummage in the cellar has found us wanting on that front.
Instead we’ll open the Thienot Champagne that we won (I’m sure they sponsored just to see their name on our newsletter) and whilst we’re in the white corner we shall charge your glasses with the delicious Chateau Thieuley Bordeaux Blanc 2012 (£14.49). As everybody enjoyed the Madregale Bianco so much last week we shall open its sibling, the imaginatively named Madregale Rosso 2012 (£7.79) a very tasty red from Abruzzo.
Yippee
Wayne & Alex