Fellow Wine\nLovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can imagine\nmy surprise, at 5.30 yesterday evening, when it dawned on me that it was my\nturn to write the weekly email. So, please accept my apologies in advance for\nany contradictory notions, poor grammar, punctuation errors or missed news\nsnippets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It seems\nTrumpolina\u2019s impeachment trial has started, though we doubt much will happen as,\nin Nancy Pelosi\u2019s words, \u201cI don\u2019t know\nwho is the puppet \u2013 Trump or the Attorney General.\u201d <\/em>I\u2019m sure its\ncoincidental timing but it seems a trade deal has been agreed with China too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n In unrelated\nnews, President Putin had a reshuffle. It seems all of the government ministers\nwere invited to a surprise meeting where they were told they were resigning\nfrom their jobs. I would have thought that was being sacked myself but then\nI\u2019ve not read the non-disclosure agreements. A reshuffle to one person is a\npower grab to another. You can, of course, make up your own minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elsewhere, the\nrace to take over from Oh Jeremy Corbyn seems to be hotting up. Rebecca\nLong-Bailey might be in the lead it seems but there\u2019s still time for that to\nchange and my sources say that Lisa Nandy was excellent in the Andrew Neil\ninterview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The government\nseems to have got itself into a bit of a spot this week, allowing Flybe to put\noff paying its flight tax so that it doesn\u2019t go bust. Now, I\u2019m no business\nadviser or McKinsey consultant but even I can see that if your business model\ndoesn\u2019t work because of the tax you have to pay, getting a deferment fixes\nnothing with that model. That said, I\u2019m not sure how comfortable I feel in the\ncompany of Michael O\u2019Leary and Willie Walsh. Perhaps I should see if retailers\ncan get a \u2018holiday\u2019 on our VAT too – why should struggling airlines get\nadvantages over struggling retailers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Surely the most\nridiculous use of column inches this week was the ding dong over Big Ben\nringing on 31 January. If I\u2019m honest I thought it was a p*** take when I first\nread the story, Mark Francois winding someone up, then I saw it again on the\nnews and everyone seemed to be rather angry about things. Radio 4 even had a\nvicar on asking him if he was going to be ringing the church bells. It seems to\nus that some people have too much time on their hands! Funnily enough, Alex has\njust mentioned hearing a similar discussion on why Big Ben was all covered up\nin scaffolding. We\u2019ve all assumed it\u2019s for restoration but what if they\u2019re\nturning it digital, displaying the time in all the countries we\u2019ve negotiated a\ntrade deal with?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cheese and Wine Tasting \u2013 Still at 2015\nprices!!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n First date of\nthe new season \u2013 come and join us on Thursday\n13 February at 8pm<\/strong>. It\u2019s the Thursday before half term and the night before\nSan Valentino so it usually fills up quick so give us a call or drop us a line\nto book your place. \u00a320 per person as\nusual.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tasting This Weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re populating\nthe red chair with Campos de Luz\nGarnacha 2017 (\u00a310.49).<\/strong> We find it sits comfortably in the glass and is\nsociable with all manner of foods and binge watched mini-series. Come and taste\nthe old vine deliciousness for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the white\nleather sofa you will find Accomplice\nSemillon\/ Sauvignon Blanc 2017 (\u00a39.39)<\/strong>. It is crisp and versatile, with\nlovely fresh fruit character and a friendly finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So with\napologies for brevity (plus side our VAT return is all sorted now!) we raise a\nglass and say CHEERS!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, You can imagine my surprise, at 5.30 yesterday evening, when it dawned on me that it was my turn to write the weekly email. So, please accept my apologies in advance for any contradictory notions, poor grammar, punctuation errors or missed news snippets. 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