Fellow Wine\nLovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After last\nweek\u2019s email being all about learning life lessons, it seems this week has been\nall about firsts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We have the\nFresh Prince of Berkshire, the first royal to be named after the Queen\u2019s\nfavourite Beatle, or Charles\u2019 favourite Star Wars actor, or William\u2019s favourite\nagricultural machinery supplier in Cambridge, you choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We have two English\nteams in the Champions League Final, certainly not a first for Liverpool but\ndefinitely for Spurs \u2013 perhaps, in a few weeks, it\u2019ll be the first time\nLiverpool lose to a debutant?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We have two\nEnglish teams in the Europa League Final too \u2013 the first time two English teams\nhave faced each other in the Finals since Tottenham beat Wolves in 1972 \u2013 with\nthese stats, I predict a London club lifting the trophy on 29th<\/sup>\nMay\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s the first\ntime the UK has gone more than a week without using any electricity produced by\ncoal \u2013 no mean feat and quite exciting in fact. \nWind energy provided 10% of the power, anyone who ventured outside last\nweekend will not find that surprising, solar around about 5%, again no\nsurprises. The one potential parade\nraining moment might come from the 10% of \u2018imported energy\u2019. Where does this come from and how is it\nproduced? A little research shows it to\nbe from France, the Netherlands, Eire and NI. \nFrance is largely nuclear but I fear that the other three have a heavier\nlean towards fossil fuels \u2013 let\u2019s hope the bits we got were wind generated\nshall we.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The BBC achieved\na first of some sort, not quite sure how to describe it beyond the fact that it\njust goes to show the state of the news arena nowadays. Danny Baker tweeted that tweet. The BBC reported his apology. They then, more eagerly reported his sacking,\nfrom the BBC. Since then, they have\nconstantly had a Danny Baker story in their headlines. I don\u2019t know, for someone they sacked, they\nseem very keen to keep him on the front-page, far more so than many other new\noutlets. As I said, a first of some sort\nnot sure exactly what but not a good one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since our\ncycling correspondent is halfway through a beer\/hillclimb in Mallorca right\nnow, it seems it\u2019s up to me, for the\nfirst time, to remind you all that the Giro d\u2019Italia starts tomorrow and pedals\non until 2nd<\/sup> June. It also\nmeans that, for the first time, I have to divine who might win without any help\nfrom Dr Dave, Will or Guy \u2013 who are all clad in Lycra somewhere too, no\ndoubt. Anyway, having consulted the\npinstickers in the pub I\u2019ve gone with Simon Yates, as my main man, and Robert\nPower at 2500\/1 because I believe in nominative determinism\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another, more\nlocal, first comes to mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ROS\u00c9 WINE TASTING – \u00a325 \u2013 THURSDAY 13TH<\/sup>\nJUNE AT 8PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Picture the\nscene, a barmy evening in mid-June. \nYou\u2019ve just googled \u2018air conditioning\u2019 because, perhaps, it might be\nworth investing this year if summers are going to continue to be so hot and\nstanding by the open doored fridge is not the most sustainable method of\nkeeping cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018Gosh, I fancy a glass of wine and I\nthink this weather demands a nice glass of ros\u00e9\u2026\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, how about\ngoing one better than that \u2013 how about coming to our ros\u00e9 tasting? We\u2019ll be opening a Champagne, a Cremant, some\nProvence and others beside for your delectation and delight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We last held an\nevent like this in 2015 that sold out overnight so we thought it was high time\nwe did another one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This one hasn\u2019t\nsold out overnight though, in fact is largely unsold, which is a surprising\nfirst!<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, if you fancy\ngetting some pals together it should be a fantastic evening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the tasting table this weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One old friend\nand one making a first appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Barton Chenin Blanc<\/strong> 2015, Walker Bay, South Africa – \u00a311.29 – <\/strong>Walker Bay is considered to be an area\nwith exciting potential: the region has varying altitudes and ideal soils that\nhelp produce some world class, elegant wines. \nThis Chenin has a lean, green apple and white pear nose whilst the\npalate has a full, rounded mouth-feel, still with the apple and pear but also\nsome hints of spice and lingering acidity. \nPeri peri prawns and a cucumber salad, I reckon, if the weather is\nsummery enough!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sierra Grande Pinot Noir 2017, Valle\nCentral, Chile – \u00a38.99 – <\/strong>A\ndelicate and elegant Pinot Noir showing ripe fruit flavours of plums and wild\nstrawberries, balanced with subtle smoky notes and a deliciously lingering\nfinish. Very pleasurable on its own\nmainly due to the winemakers lightness of touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So,\nthat\u2019s it from us this week, do try and stay dry – on the outside at least!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wayne\n& Alex\n\n\n\n\n\nd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, After last week\u2019s email being all about learning life lessons, it seems this week has been all about firsts. 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