Fellow Wine\nLovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Panto season or,\nif you prefer, election fever seems to be upon us this week. Despite everyone knowing the first rule of\nFight Club, all shapes and sizes of politicos have donned boxing gloves to show\njust how tough their message really is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ve had Boris give\nphoto editors everywhere a real conundrum by wielding a mop; elsewhere, despite\ndishing out taxpayers cash like Father Christmas, Jeremy Corbyn has sent back\nthe red suit and passed up his seasonal work due to calendar conflicts. Nicola\nSturgeon categorically denies playing the part of Excitable Edgar in the John\nLewis advert and Jo Swinson insists she is perfect for the part of Girly Swot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The chief\nbeneficiary of the \u2018anything you can\nspend, I can spend better\u2019<\/em> song appears to be the NHS, with at least \u00a36\nbillion coming their way, allegedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile,\nacross the pond, the enquiry has put on its smart shirt and gone public.\nDemonstrating a firm grasp of proceedings Trumpolina has tweeted that he will\nresist any moves to make him eat peaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In heart-warming\nnews from North Carolina, three cows thought washed away from an island by a\nhurricane, have appeared at the Cape Lookout National Seashore Park. It seems\nthe three stranded cows swam up to five miles to make it to the Outer Banks\nbarrier islands. Swimming cows, who knew?<\/p>\n\n\n\n In wine news,\nthieves broke into the Lime Wood Hotel in the New Forest at 3.38 am on Monday\nand stole 80 bottles of wine worth an alleged \u00a365,000. Police say to be on the\nlookout for \u2018high quality wine offered at low prices\u2019. No s*** Sherlock! Try\nthe \u2018new\u2019 house red in all the local pubs immediately says Alex, who knows much\nabout country ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, here\nat Park Vintners, Wednesday\u2019s chilly evening saw a dozen people wander into the\nnight armed with knowledge of dosage, blending and the tasting of more than\nsixty wines, not to mention the secrets of Alex\u2019s magic box of smells. We shall announce some new dates in the near\nfuture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s that time\nof year\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alex will be at\nSt Matthews Church Fair in Raynes Park on Saturday, so do pop over and say\nhello if you\u2019re in the area, he\u2019ll have a selection of things to taste or chat\nabout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Magnums \u2013<\/strong>essential for every dinner party, or\nperhaps gatherings of more than two people, we have a selection of\ndeliciousness to suit every pocket!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Champagne<\/p>\n\n\n\n Champagne Moutard Grande Cuvee NV –\n\u00a370.00<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Champagne Moutard Prestige Rose NV –\n\u00a375.00<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n White<\/p>\n\n\n\n Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2018, New\nZealand – \u00a341.00 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Red<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lopez de Haro Rioja Crianza 2016, Spain –\n\u00a325.00 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chateau de Paraza Minervois 2015,\nLanguedoc – \u00a327.99 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Meerlust Red 2014, South Africa – \u00a329.99 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Filus Malbec 2016, Argentina – \u00a332.00 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n La Cote Sauvage Cairanne 2016, Rhone – \u00a334.00<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chateau La Grave 2016 Medoc, Bordeaux –\n\u00a338.00 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n JP Moueix St \u00c9milion 2015, Bordeaux –\n\u00a346.00 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Parada de Atauta 2015, Ribera del Duero, Spain\n– \u00a346.00 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tahi 2010, Roussillon – \u00a350.00 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Valenciso Rioja Reserva 2009, Spain –\n\u00a352.00 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Meerlust Rubicon 2014, South Africa – \u00a358.00\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tasting This Weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Somehow this\nweek the idea of fish pie appealed so we put the white sweater onto a bottle of\nPalacio del Camino Real Blanco 2017 –\n\u00a310.99<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a\ncracking blend of Viura, Malvasia and Grenache Blanc grown in the higher\nvineyards of Rioja Alta. Pale yellow in\nthe glass with lovely fresh aromas of stonefruit and citrus, framed with a\ntouch of vanilla from a couple of months lazing around in the barrel, we reckon\nthat white Rioja, in the modern style, is one of the world\u2019s most under-rated\nwines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Alex seemed less\nkeen on fish and suggested game pie, so sporting the red hoody will be Chateau Haut Barrail 2015 – \u00a316.99.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This Merlot\nfocussed wine will be ideal. Cyril Gillet has 30 year old wines to work with and\nhas presented us with a solid, stylish and well-made claret full of damson\nfruit and gentle oak spice that\u2019ll be perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s us for\nanother week, London Jazz Festival starts today, we\u2019re sure it\u2019s not all sold\nout and there\u2019s loads of free gigs too so do check it out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Panto season or, if you prefer, election fever seems to be upon us this week. Despite everyone knowing the first rule of Fight Club, all shapes and sizes of politicos have donned boxing gloves to show just how tough their message really is. 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