Fellow Wine\nLovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, that\nwas fun wasn\u2019t it; anyone got a swimming pool we can borrow?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having hoped\nto open up here with some lyrics from Billy Idol and his hot city nights it\ntranspires that, on closer research, his song is about hanging out in New York\nand not actually a current weather report. \nFurther research reveals that White Wedding is not a suitable song for\nthat first dance; Rebel Yell<\/em> is definitively\nnot a study of the American Civil War whilst Dancing with Myself <\/em>actually is about dancing with your own\nreflection. Thanks wiki. We also learnt that he was born in Stanmore,\njust round the corner from Alex\u2019s grandmother\u2019s flat and down the road from\nwhere Wayne parked up for the 1966 World Cup Final \u2013 too much information? Sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moving on, in\nthe biggest shock of the year so far, that other platinum blonde, Alexander\nBoris de Pfeffel Johnson became our new PM. \nNothing we can say will change this and I\u2019m nervous. In our lifetimes Wayne and I have seen ten or\nperhaps eleven Prime ministers \u2013 an 11 year old schoolkid has already seen five\nand could even see a sixth before year end!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyway, Boris\nhas picked his team and now they have all gone fishin\u2019 until September, which\nwill give them about 40 working days to exit Europe. Oh, and perhaps have an election too \u2013 more\nthan enough time. Teresa was seen\nsipping a clear drink with a slice of lime in it at Lord\u2019s yesterday; she\nlooked remarkably relaxed, unshackled and about 10 years younger \u2013 easy lays\nthe head that no longer wears the crown, to horrendously misquote the Bard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She did\nwitness a bit of a fight back by the England team though, including an\nextraordinary innings by a number 11 plus the traditional mid-order collapse. Good to see Roy in the runs, bit of a concern\nabout Burns though, is the step up to Test a bit too big \u2013 Australia will be\nwatching and learning. Wayne has been\nhard at work every morning this week in order to guarantee undisturbed viewing\nof the Tour de France in the afternoon although he has twice missed the finish\ndue to well-timed customer interventions \u2013 how we laughed! Oh, and as for his persistent criticism of Quintana\n\u2013 well, yesterday left him lost for words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Holidays are\nnow in full swing and with them holiday havoc headlines. Threats of strikes on BA, trains having to\ndrive more slowly due to the rails getting too hot and our Devon correspondent\ntells tale of hour long tailbacks down to Bantham \u2013 I\u2019m sure the Gastrobus is\ndoing roaring trade!<\/p>\n\n\n\n In our world\nof wine, Ros\u00e9 is still ruling the roost. \nProsecco seems to be slowing down, Cr\u00e9mant is speeding up whilst Gin is\nstarting to plateau a bit. Beer seems to\nbe growing again whilst red wines are stalling a bit \u2013 could this be the\nheat. In the real world, Fever Tree\nannounced a slowdown in growth, blaming the weather as ever but perhaps this is\nanother sign of a gin plateau? We\u2019ll\nsee\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n And that\u2019s\nabout it for news really. Tasting season\nis over until September which, judging by the shop temperature this week can\nonly be regarded as a good thing. Here\nare the Autumn dates, as a reminder for you whilst you read this by the pool:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday 18th July at 8pm \u2013 WINE &\nCHEESE TASTING – \u00a320<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday 12th September at 8pm \u2013 WINE\n& CHEESE TASTING – \u00a320<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday 10th October at 8pm \u2013 WINE &\nCHEESE TASTING – \u00a320<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday 17th October at 8pm \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n DOMAINE TRELOAR WITH RACHEL TRELOAR – \u00a320<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jonathan and\nRachel Treloar own and run this small, highly-regarded vineyard and winery in\nthe Roussillon, France’s most exciting wine region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday 7th November at 8pm \u2013 WINE &\nCHEESE TASTING – \u00a320<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday 28th November at 8pm \u2013 WINE\n& CHEESE TASTING – \u00a320<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The greatest\nhits from all the tastings over 2019, just in time for Christmas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thursday 5th December at 8pm \u2013 CHRISTMAS\nBUBBLES TASTING – \u00a330<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our annual\njourney through the world of fizz and Champagne \u2013 will the same people turn up\nthis year we wonder!?!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n If anyone is\nstill around we\u2019ll also have wine open this weekend. We\u2019ve restocked our Portuguese shelves this\nmonth and are very excited to get some old friends back on the shelves and open\nfor tasting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adega Camolas Cl\u00f4 Branco 2018 – \u00a39.99<\/strong>\nfrom the Setubal peninsula this is\nan absolute charmer of a white. Fruity\nand aromatic, it\u2019s a blend of Fern\u00e3o Pires and Moscatel with a lovely dry finish\nand a real food all-rounder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vinha Paz 2015 – \u00a318.99 <\/strong>from the D\u00e3o, this is a small property,\nowned by Antonio Canto Moniz, a surgeon by trade but whose family connections\nto winemaking in the D\u00e3o stretch back several generations; his grandfather was\nthe \ufb01rst president of the Federation of D\u00e3o Winemakers. Henrique, Antonio\u2019s youngest son, is\ncurrently the winemaker behind this gem and there is a real love affair with\nthe land and special terroir of their vines. \nA rich spicy blend 50% Touriga Nacional, 30% Tinta Roriz, 15%\nAlfrocheiro, 5% Jaen, that spent 8 months in a mixture of French and American\noak and is exactly what is great and exciting about wines from Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Summer Saturdays<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As has become\nour custom, Saturdays in August we will close at 7pm<\/strong>, so that\u2019s from next Saturday 3rd<\/sup>\nAugust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s it\nfrom us \u2013 August is almost upon us, Alex is away from the middle of next week\nand so, for the next few weeks, as there’s nothing to lose and there’s nothing\nto prove, I’ll be dancing with myself!\n\n\n\n\n\n]]\u00113210@\u001a\u0015\ufffd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Well, that was fun wasn\u2019t it; anyone got a swimming pool we can borrow? 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