{"id":1045,"date":"2018-09-07T13:17:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T12:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1045"},"modified":"2018-09-07T13:17:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T12:17:45","slug":"nike-condoms-and-winemaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1045","title":{"rendered":"Nike, Condoms and Winemaking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fellow Wine Lovers,<br \/>\nTwo stories caught our attention this week: Nike first, and then the inventiveness of the Cubans.<br \/>\nThe news that Nike had signed up Colin Kaepernick as their new face clearly upset a few people. Now we all know Nike, we have certainly worn\/still wear some of their products over the years. But what they have always, in my view, been really strong at is their marketing and advertising. From their early 80\u2019s \u201cThere Is No Finish Line\u201d, through to Tiger Woods playing keepy uppy with his iron; the Run London \u201cNorth against South\u201d, through to this week\u2019s Colin Kaepernick: they have been newsworthy. Trumpolina was outraged, though we doubt they\u2019ll miss his business but the sight of all those angry idiots burning their trainers had us both laughing. At the risk of pointing out the obvious, they\u2019re your own trainers, fool!<br \/>\nBut then we got to thinking &#8211; if there hadn\u2019t been an audience on social media to watch the flaming trainers, would they have lit the match? Perhaps they would have just given them to the charity shop instead?<br \/>\nIn Cuba, the lack of goods in shops and the lack of social media to watch burning trainers has created a nation full of creative solutions. A pack of three condoms costs around $0.04, and the strong flexibility and inflatability has been harnessed for many uses we may consider unorthodox. The winner, for us, is home winemaker Orestes Estevez. In his Havana home \u2018winery\u2019, he covers bottles of grape juice with condoms. The rubber inflates and become erect as the fermentation releases gases; when it collapses, the process is complete. <em>\u201cIt really increases the alcohol percentage and improves the process of fermentation, as well as that of clarification\u201d<\/em>, he said. Quite a different approach to the way they do things at Ridge, or the Rothschild estates, for example.<br \/>\nIn other wine news, Wine Spectator magazine is suing new kid on the block Weed Spectator for copyright infringement. We suspect they\u2019ll win but have afforded a start-up loads of free publicity. Weed Spectator\u2019s strapline though\u2026We rate, you score!<br \/>\nOn the sports front, La Vuelta is pushing on, we\u2019ve left the heat of the south and are enjoying the mountain breezes of the north now, Simon Yates has been in red but handed over to Jesus Herrada of Cofidis yesterday. In the Tour of Britain Primo Rogliz is wearing the leaders Green Jersey as they head from Barrow to Winlatter. Otherwise, the last Test starts today and in the footie we have an international weekend with the UEFA Nations League.<br \/>\n<strong>Fizz Tasting &#8211; Thursday 6th December at 8pm &#8211; \u00a330 per person.<\/strong><br \/>\nHaving promised last week, we have juggled the diary around a bit and come up with a date. We\u2019ll be popping the corks at 8pm on Thursday 6th December. A seat at the table will set you back \u00a330 and we\u2019ll have the usual limited numbers. Don\u2019t be slow; this usually fills up really quickly.<br \/>\n<strong>Gin Tasting \u2013 We\u2019ve got no further with this so far, still hoping to hear back from someone willing to run the gauntlet!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>This Weekend Tasting<\/strong><br \/>\nWearing the red sweater will be a <strong>Guerila Cabernet Franc 2016 (\u00a324.49)<\/strong> <strong>from Slovenia<\/strong>. The sharp eyed amongst you may have noticed we have a bit of a soft spot for wines from this grape variety, often listed as guest wines and this is exactly that. \u201c<em>Really rather good<\/em>\u201d, we wrote when we tasted it, see if you agree. It\u2019s organic and suitable for Vegans, so no excuses!<br \/>\nThe white sports jacket will be worn by <strong>Munay Torront\u00e9s 2017, Salta, Argentina, (\u00a314.99<\/strong>) a lovely example of the grape variety and bang on with that Pad Thai you just arranged for supper!<br \/>\nAll the wine and cheese tastings are pretty much full now, so the fizz tasting might be the best pre-Christmas option now, do check your diaries.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMy movies were the kind they show in prisons and airplanes, because nobody can leave.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Burt Reynolds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fellow Wine Lovers, Two stories caught our attention this week: Nike first, and then the inventiveness of the Cubans. The news that Nike had signed up Colin Kaepernick as their new face clearly upset a few people. Now we all know Nike, we have certainly worn\/still wear some of their products over the years. 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