Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alex has been out and about this week, putting his sniff, swirl and spit\nskills to good use in the judging of the early rounds of the International Wine\nChallenge. His teeth have now returned to their original colour, he has caught\nup with a fair few old chums and also discovered some of the latest buzzwords\nin the land of winemakers and consultants. Because such things are as strict as\nOfficial Secrets Act we can\u2019t say much more than that but there was talk of a\ngame changing tooth product that should help those of us that continually\nsubject their enamel to a short intensive acid bath. We\u2019ll trial it and let you\nknow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An enormously heart-warming piece of news we saw was that, at the age of 85, Madhur Jaffrey has still got it. She\u2019s recruiting a new generation of fans as a guest star as a Grandma MC in NY hip hop artist Mr. Cardamom\u2019s new track \u201cNani\u201d. The very fetching yellow beret she sports in the video was her only payment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
News reaches us that Ukraine may be in line to get a comedian as\nPresident. Leading the race in first round of Presidential elections is popular\nTV comedian Volodymyr Zelensky. I see no problem with it at all; we have 649\njokers in our parliament, whilst the US has a TV star in the top role who\ndefinitely knows his oranges, what could possibly go wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, at the European Parliament, MEP\u2019s have made some revisions to\nthe food-labelling regulations by this week approving a ban on the producers of\nvegetarian food from using nomenclature usually deployed to describe meat.\nFrench socialist MEP \u00c9ric Andrieu, overseeing the debate, said: \u201cWe felt that steak should be kept for real\nsteak with meat and come up with a new moniker for all these new\nproducts.”<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n So, goodbye to the veggie burger, welcome to the veggie disc. We\nwondered what happens to fish cutlets or chicken fillet, is only beef allowed\nto have fillet? What about beef tomatoes and lambs lettuce? Where does that\nleave crab apples?<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re not entirely sure all MEP\u2019s understood the debate, with Molly\nScott Cato, MEP for South West of England and Gibraltar (?), stating “I think this could unlock a lot of\ncreativity. My personal favourite is nomato soup, which is a tomato-tasting\nsoup made of peppers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n This Saturday sees the annual visit of the Grand National at 17.15. It\nseems to us to be getting later and later, time was you could pop out for a\npint and lunch, put a bet on, go home watch the race with Gran, then pop back\nto the bookies to pick up Gran\u2019s winnings for her before they shut. These they\ndays they\u2019re on the point of introducing floodlights! Anyway, we\u2019ve had a look\nat the runners if you\u2019re interested? Wayne has had a flutter on Vintage Clouds\nas that\u2019s where he keeps his head most of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alex meanwhile has been much more studious on the form and chosen Jury\nDuty and Valseur Lido, though possibly the latter just because he has the hots\nfor Rachael Blackmore after she won him some money at 50-1 at Cheltenham! <\/p>\n\n\n\n You may recall a few weeks ago we mentioned in passing that\nConstellation was looking to offload some of its lower valued brands to\nconcentrate on the more premium end of its portfolio. E J Gallo has spent $1.7\nbillion on a chunk of them (including Paul Masson!). You heard it here first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tasting This\nWeekend <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Continuing or record of tasting recent listings the white this week will\nbe Tenute Pieralisi Villaia Verdicchio\nClassico 2017 (\u00a319.99)<\/strong>. This is the\nflagship wine from this producer. The\ngrapes are sourced from their most prized vineyard of Colle del Sole – situated\nright next to the winery. It has an open and expressive nose with aromas of\napricot, orchard fruit, white flower and citrus. The palate has minerality and\ntexture with ripe tropical notes of pineapple and stone fruit, underpinned by\nracy acidity and a touch of salinity. \nOh, and guess what, it\u2019s vegan too, so it is a natural bedfellow for the\nveggie burger, whilst it still exists!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The red wine is less controversial, or perhaps more \u2013 they use egg\nwhites in the fining process, the scoundrels. However don\u2019t let that put you\noff the majesty of Bodegas Roda Sela\n2015 (\u00a322.49)<\/strong>. 2015 was an almost perfect Mediterranean vintage here in\nRioja and the blend has a bit more Garnacha than the previous vintage which\ngives us a lovely and juicy drop with fine tannins and an almost balsamic note from\nthe French oak ageing. It\u2019s a serious\nwine for serious wine lovers or is it a fun drop for the jokers amongst\nus? Probably both \u2013 come and decide for\nyourself!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Alex has been out and about this week, putting his sniff, swirl and spit skills to good use in the judging of the early rounds of the International Wine Challenge. 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