Fellow Wine\nLovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally they\u2019ve\ngone back and that almost endless break is over. The seemingly continual fight\nover whose turn it was on the lilo, whose fault it was that the beach ball blew\naway and the almost magical way an ice-cream slides off the cone and onto your\nt-shirt is but a memory. Life can get back to normal with Mum and Dad\ncabs in action most weekends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the\nplayground there has been a renewal of acquaintances, some teams have new\ncaptains but the game and its goals remain the same. The blue shirted team have\na new Captain in Boris, who has been marching round the playground trying to\nget everyone to join in his game of British Bulldog whilst the previous Captain, Theresa, has\nbeen spotted giggling in the background. Several of his team including Stephen,\nNicolas and Clarkey aren\u2019t allowed to play any longer, so they have started a\nbook club in the history room that already has 21 members. His brother Jo is another non-player and has\ndecided to leave school altogether. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The orange team\nhave a new Captain too, confusingly also Jo, who seems to be rather good at\nrecruiting people from other teams. The oranges are currently playing petanque\nover in the square and, although other games have not been ruled out, they\u2019re\nnot at all keen on Boris\u2019s game of British Bulldog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite many\nrumblings, the red team have stayed with their Captain Jeremy. He\u2019s been keen\nthe last few terms to ask all the kids what game they should play, but now\nBoris has said Bulldog will be much more fun if everyone does join in, he\ndoesn\u2019t seem so keen to do the canvassing. It seems the reds are just hanging\naround by the fence waiting for something else to happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The short,\nshouty chap from the other school is still keen for everyone to join his game\nof British Bulldog in the park, but so far everyone is keeping him at arm\u2019s\nlength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sajid has been\nmade tuck shop monitor and is giving Haribo out everywhere, especially to\nfriends of the oranges and reds and we think he might be trying to bribe them\ninto playing British Bulldog with Boris and the rough boys. Never take sweeties\nfrom strangers kids!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway enough\ntalk about children, there is sport to discuss. In the cricket The Ashes contest is well into\nthe fourth test with Steve Smith still proving to be a thorn in the side of the\nEngland team at Old Trafford, not often I hope for rain but this is one occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the football\nfront we have an international break for the European Qualifiers, but AFC will\nbe in action away in Milton Keynes for the grudge match. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the cycling\nfront La Vuelta is living up to its slightly crazy race reputation. Helicopters\ncovering the race have uncovered a rooftop marijuana plantation, the gravel\nsection inserted for extra spectacle was lost to TV coverage because of a rain\nstorm, and following Quintana winning a stage, \nRoglic rode into the red jersey on the individual time trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lastly, good\nluck to all the runners on the Bacchus Marathon at Denbies this Sunday. Sadly\nthis year there will be no Park Vintners representative, but we know that\neveryone running will have a good time and the weather looks perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wine School <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ve just a\ncouple of spaces now, so if you\u2019re thinking about joining the fun do give us a\nshout.<\/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<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tastings<\/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\n(nearly full)<\/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 Tasting This Weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nArgentinians seem to have had a tough week or two at the office so we thought\nwe\u2019d taste some of their wines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pulenta Estate Chardonnay 2016, Mendoza,\nArgentina – \u00a314.99<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pulenta Estate\nis located in Alto Agrelo, Luj\u00e1n de Cuyo, Mendoza, one of the most prestigious\nwinemaking areas in Argentina. Its high\naltitude, at 980m, ensures a wide temperature range and a slow ripening of the\ngrapes. This Chardonnay has citrus and\ntropical fruit notes, gently underlined with vanilla from the oak, which is\ndelicately balanced with both fruit and freshness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Los Pueblos Classic Blend 2017, Mendoza,\nArgentina – \u00a311.99<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is from\nDon Cristobel\u2019s Finca Santa Maria, located at 935m altitude in Ugarteche, Luj\u00e1n\nde Cuyo. A cracking blend of 50% Malbec, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot,\nthis wine offers a fresh, medium bodied loveliness\nwith red and dark fruits and a soft juicy finish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When I looked\nup my most recent tasting note it said \u201cYES\nREMEMBER THIS!! WE MEANT TO ORDER\u201d <\/em>So now we have\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s us for\nthis week, swing by for a taster, and take the opportunity to stock up the wine\nrack!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Finally they\u2019ve gone back and that almost endless break is over. The seemingly continual fight over whose turn it was on the lilo, whose fault it was that the beach ball blew away and the almost magical way an ice-cream slides off the cone and onto your t-shirt is but a memory. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1191,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190\/revisions\/1191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}CHRISTMAS\nBUBBLES TASTING <\/s> SOLD OUT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n