Fellow Wine\nLovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, we\u2019ve had\nquite a week haven\u2019t we? Whilst some of us snuck off for some strolling in national\nparks, or sub-tropical swimming at Centre Parcs, our hardworking devoted MP\u2019s\nnot only worked on a Saturday but they also managed to pass a Brexit deal. Incredible as that may sound, no timetable for\nthe debate can be agreed upon, and so it is suspended. The EU are suggesting a flextension till\nprobably the end of January which we think will come in handy for plugging in\nthe Christmas lights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It looks like Boris\nhas no confidence in himself and is angling for a General Election on December\n12th.<\/sup> This is bound to interfere with not only the Departmental\nChristmas parties that the Ministry of Fun has been planning all year but, more\ncrucially, the new Star Wars film due out on the 19th<\/sup>. Have you seen\nthe trailer? Looks great – Rey, Kylo Ren and Luke Skywalker all show up. It\neven suggests a possible good bye to C-3PO; I doubt there\u2019ll be a dry eye in\nthe house. I have to admit to getting a little excited and will be asking Alex\nfor an afternoon off to watch it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, by\nthe time you read this it will all have changed again anyway (the politics I\nmean, not Star Wars, do keep up!) <\/p>\n\n\n\n Rugby World Cup semi-finals\nare this weekend and this commentator thinks both games are too close to call.\nEngland have just named their squad and it seems Slade is out, Ford is in and\nhoping to drive the All-Blacks to the airport, whilst Farrell is happy to be in\ncentre. Meanwhile the fact that a mullet haircut has come to be some kind of\nmascot tells us all we need to know about New Zealand. That\u2019s breakfast in\nfront of the TV for Saturday covered, whilst Sunday we have Wales and South\nAfrica to interrupt the sausage sandwich. Probably I misunderstood, but I will\nadmit to being concerned when it looked like Wales may call up Prince Charles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spurs seemed to\nhave recovered their mojo this week in Europe at least, which is more than can\nbe said for Southend United who celebrated Sol Campbell becoming manager by\nlosing 1-7 at home to Doncaster. It\u2019s a sorry state of affairs at the bottom of\nLeague One this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In wine news,\nwildfire is raging through Sonoma County in California at Geyserville just above\nthe Alexander Valley, whilst in Catalonia an entire winery and restaurant have\nbeen washed away by flooding. In France, fashion house Chanel has bought\nProvence ros\u00e9 producer Domaine de L\u2019Ile on the island of Porquerolles. Chanel\nalso own Chateau Canon and Rauzan-Segla in Bordeaux and St Sup\u00e9ry in California\n\u2013 it\u2019s not all about parfum it seems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dining Room<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re quick\nyou may be able to bag a place for tonight\u2019s pop up with Francesca. When I\nspoke to her at lunchtime yesterday there were a couple of places for this\nevening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n