Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n
A Happy New Year to you all, we\u2019d like to wish health and happiness in abundance with just enough stress to help you appreciate the good stuff more.
\nHas anyone got any good resolutions going on? At this end of the wire we\u2019ve had Wayne resolving to find a new joke and Alex promising to laugh at it should it happen. Sadly, both seem a bit pie in the sky but we\u2019ll struggle on.<\/p>\n
So what is January to you? For us it\u2019s a big VAT return, large gaps between customers and a fair chunk of tastings.<\/p>\n
Veganuary<\/em> certainly seems to have worked for Greggs, whose vegan sausage roll has taken up nearly as much column space as Speaker Bercow.<\/p>\n Dry-January<\/em> is something we try not to encourage for obvious reasons. If you\u2019re giving it a go, we\u2019ll wish you luck and welcome you back with open arms when you\u2019re ready. Should you have a hankering for a fizz Friday we\u2019d just ask if you\u2019ve tried our alcohol free sparkler Bees Knees (\u00a35.99).<\/strong><\/p>\n Ginuary<\/em> is definitely one we like the sound of. For a start, it\u2019s inclusive for all the Veganuarists – there\u2019s definitely no animal slavery in a bottle of Gin. There is also plenty of variety of gins, mixers and cocktails. How about Sloe gin and ginger beer perhaps? Or maybe a ginger martini to ward off this cold weather (Try a slug each of Kings Ginger and Hepple Gin shaken over ice, then served with just a splash of blood orange juice and a twist of peel too!) If you don\u2019t have a cocktail shaker that protein shake bottle will do the trick perfectly well.<\/p>\n Tanuary<\/em> we believe involves heading somewhere warm and sunny for a month, appealing certainly, but not practical with the commute. Worth investigating in retirement, we suspect.<\/p>\n Danuary<\/em> involves wearing red sweaters and eating cow pie, the very antithesis of Veganuary!<\/p>\n Fanuary<\/em> is, apparently, similar to Movember, don\u2019t ask\u2026<\/p>\n Tri-January<\/em> we think may involve entering and training for a triathlon. You\u2019ll know better than us if that\u2019s likely to be your thing but do give us a wave if you see us when you\u2019re out training.<\/p>\n Try- January<\/em> is another version we like the sound of. Try something new each week would be our thoughts, be that a new vegetable, a new magazine or a new radio station. Wayne tried the vegetable salsify for the first time this week, there\u2019s a new compilation album, Step Forward Youth on Greensleeves, that\u2019s definitely worth a listen for the reggae lovers amongst you, it certainly made us feel warmer.<\/p>\n We\u2019d also suggest trying one of our Cheese & Wine<\/strong> evenings. We\u2019ll try four cheeses with seven wines all for \u00a320<\/strong>. Sound good? Here at the shop from 8pm on the following Thursday evenings\u2026<\/p>\n Thursday 14th February<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday 14th March<\/p>\n Thursday 25th April<\/p>\n Thursday 23rd May<\/p>\n Thursday 20th June<\/p>\n Thursday 18th July<\/p>\n Book your place promptly as they tend to fill up fast!<\/p>\n January Jollies<\/strong> Closed \u2013 Monday 14th January \u2013 All Day<\/strong> Alex met a chap from a South African winery a few months ago and he very kindly arranged for us to receive some samples. 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\nAs has become our custom we are operating our annual January \u2018Buy six bottles and you\u2019ll only pay for five of them\u2019 deal. That\u2019s a whopping 16.66% discount that we like to think of as a thank you for your continued support, rather than a cynical ploy to get you in the shop in this quiet month. As usual we\u2019ll make exceptions on spirits and the posh champagnes for operational reasons.<\/p>\n
\nWe\u2019ll be at a big supplier tasting all day on Monday 14th January so the shop will remain closed. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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\nTasting This Weekend<\/strong>
\nIn the spirit of Try-January we will be opening some fine samples this weekend.<\/p>\n