Fellow Wine\nLovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, we\nstarted the week with a debate on the BBC that was arguably no debate at all.\nIt was quite possibly some of the worst TV I have watched, with five clueless\nbuffoons all talking over each other and not answering any of the questions put\nto them by the viewers. Some wags suggesting that it was like an ancient boy\nband reunion of \u2018Fake That\u2019 and \u2018Worst Life\u2019 amused this commentator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway, the target\naudience seemed to enjoy it but I\u2019m not sure that was you or I, dear reader.\nThe next day they had a secret ballot and kicked out the only member who had an\nidea. The secret polling then kicked out the only chap who had no hair – seems\nharsh but that\u2019s politics!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talk then\nreturned to getting back at the patronising one with spectacles for some\nprevious stitch up. Amber gambler had warned against it in the press but, as\nshe was supporting the follicly challenged chap, nobody listened. Votes were\nlent to the Foreign Secretary, who can\u2019t remember the nationality of his\nlong-suffering wife, and that was sufficient to exclude the patronising chap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which brings\nus to where we are now. Fake That\u2019s five members have been whittled down to\njust two, we\u2019ll call them \u2018The Reclaimers\u2019 for they\u2019ll walk 500 miles to get a\nvote from party members and they\u2019ll reclaim Brexit, because well, it means\nBrexit. So look out at your country fairs, where tweed and a blue rinse reign,\nfor the man that dances the Morris may indeed be Boris!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As it dawns\non the country that a choice between buffoonery and Marxism at No.10 are now the\noptions, many may chuck their lot in with Chukka, who now liberally sports an\norange pocket square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile,\nBrussels continues its preparations. Planners, influencers and logistics\nexperts have all been involved, and the day is fast approaching. You guessed it folks, the Tour de France\nstarts in Brussels on July 6th. . <\/sup>As we read about the contestants literally\nfalling over themselves to make it more interesting, let\u2019s just celebrate the\n50th<\/sup> anniversary of the first TDF victory of Eddy Merckx, Brussels\nborn and bred. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Big Eddie has\nannounced his initial England training squad for the Rugby World Cup in\nSeptember and some corners of the press seem surprised at the exclusion of\nplayers who\u2019ve not played since December. I thought we\u2019d already discovered\nthat having a large number of caps hanging up in the shed didn\u2019t necessarily\nmake you the best person for the job ad infinitum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the\ncricket world cup there are some big scores and thrilling games, also a bit of\ncontroversy with 5 players getting away so far with hitting stumps without\ndislodging bails. We\u2019re halfway through now, so catch some if you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the footie\nWorld Cup, Scotland head home after squandering a 3-0 lead over Argentina,\nwhilst also being at the cruellest end of goal line technology. England went\nthrough, top of their group after straight wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ve been\nbusy with Cheese & Wine this week, a private one on Wednesday for a group\nof chums, and then one of our regular Cheese\n& Wine<\/strong> evenings last night. As we\u2019re getting along to the end of the\nseason, with just a couple of places left for Thursday 18th<\/sup> July<\/strong>,we thought it expedient to come up with the dates for Autumn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday 12th<\/sup> September at 8pm\n– \u00a320<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday 10th<\/sup> October at 8pm –\n\u00a320<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday 7th<\/sup> November at 8pm –\n\u00a320<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday 28th<\/sup> November \u2013 Cheese & Wine\u2019s Greatest Hits for 2019<\/em>\nat 8pm – \u00a320<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If Cheese\n& Wine is not your thing we also have these\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday 17th<\/sup> October Domaine Treloar<\/em> at 8pm- \u00a320<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday 5th<\/sup> December Champagne & Fizz<\/em> at 8pm – \u00a330<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re\nalready busy on all of those dates, we\u2019re sorry you\u2019ll miss out on the fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wine School<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As Alex\nmentioned last week, summer is coming and you\u2019re all going to disappear\nfor large chunks of July and August. Give yourselves a reason to come back, if\nyou leave it till September there\u2019s a risk that the Wine Course you meant, but\nforgot, to sign up for before you went away is now subscribed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Six Week Wine School \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wednesday 2nd<\/sup> October \u2013\nWednesday 13th<\/sup> November (half term 23rd<\/sup> October) – \u00a3150\nper person \u2013 Full details attached, unless we forget!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tasting This Weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ll be\nwearing white shirts with Domaine Lebrun<\/strong>\nPouilly Fume 2017 (\u00a317.99). <\/strong>About a million years ago, when we sported\nOddbins polo shirts, we used to sell lots of this wine. The bottle has lost its distinctive orange\nlabel somewhere in the intervening years but the wine has lost none of its\nquality or verve. Gooseberry, grass,\nminerals, lemons and limes all crop up somewhere between the start and the nice\nlong finish.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ll\nbe wearing red shorts with Lopez de Haro Gran Reserva 2010 (\u00a321).<\/strong> After\nconducting extensive tastings, our in-house team (Alex and I, sacrificing\nourselves again!) selected this silky little number. A blend of Tempranillo and\nGraciano aged for 30 months in oak barrels, it has complex berry, coffee and\nvanilla notes and a lovely velvety finish. A tip top Gran Reserva delicious with\nthat pork chop you picked up at the Farmer\u2019s Market for the barbecue on Sunday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally news reaches us that Bill & Ted 3: Face The Music is now in production, so in their words: Be excellent to each other!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, So, we started the week with a debate on the BBC that was arguably no debate at all. 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