Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, what have you got planned for the weekend? If like many of us you persuaded your parents last night that a trial separation was worth a pop, you\u2019ve now got your Mum living in your spare bedroom and as a side effect can now go and visit your Dad at his house because, you know, he\u2019s on his own. Your Dad thinks this new found freedom is amazing, your Mum is delighted to be able to spend more time with the grandchildren whilst you, you\u2019ve never been keener to get back to the office. Granny can now take two of the kids to the zoo, via the bookies, whilst your eldest is still going to school, finishing up year 6 two metres away from everyone else and wondering why she\u2019s not at Whipsnade\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But of course, none of this is true because we can\u2019t do any of this yet. Rather than implementing something overnight, with the exception of lockdown, every new \u2018relaxation\u2019 or \u2018guideline\u2019 has a spurious start date in a spurious attempt to show us who\u2019s in charge. Support bubbles can start from tomorrow \u2013 why not yesterday? Facemasks on public transport from next Monday, decided on the 4th<\/sup> June \u2013 why the wait? Dentists went back to work last week, yet opticians and hairdressers are still shut? Quarantine when arriving from abroad? It\u2019s all about control of course, seemingly less about that much vaunted common sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And we need to get the pubs open, if not for ourselves, then at least for our kids. A reported 82% drop in beer sales during the coronavirus crisis has pushed a lot of breweries close to the wall and has, as an unforeseen consequence, impacted Marmite production. No beer being brewed, no brewers yeast, no Marmite. So, let\u2019s get back in the pub and keep the breakfast soldiers marching!<\/p>\n\n\n\n And we need to get the pubs open because the football\u2019s coming back. Fresh from their lockdown indiscretions, the Premiership\u2019s finest start back in their day jobs next Wednesday for a helter skelter ride until 26th<\/sup> July \u2013 92 games in 40 days, it\u2019s like the baseball but without the knickerbockers! Elsewhere, in athletics, we learn that the 2022 Commonwealth Games which is taking place in Birmingham will now start 24 hours later than scheduled, due to coronavirus. Well, that\u2019s just thrown all my plans for 2022 into total disarray!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wine meanwhile persists within its own bubble. And within that bubble even, there exists a bubble with even more rarefied air and that is the bubble containing the Bordeaux En Primeur campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Against various trade rumblings that the campaign would be better served by being suspended this year, that in fact it was a bit tasteless even, a number of houses have released their wines onto the market at prices 15-30% less than the 2018 vintage. 2019 looks to be a decent vintage too, not at the level of 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015 or 2016 but decent nonetheless. It was a hot vintage, lots of concentration and power potentially but with small yields \u2013 if you fancy some claret at a better price than recent year then go for it but don\u2019t lose too much sleep if you decide to give it a miss \u2013 after all, as discussed earlier, there\u2019s beer to be drunk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Away from wine, what about Gin? Well, for those of you who don\u2019t already know, this Saturday is World Gin Day \u2013 I think you know what to do. It\u2019s also Sewing Machine Day, World Softball Day and International Axe Throwing Day \u2013 I think you know what not to do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n So what else to report? The shop is still not open, despite many knocks on the door followed by queries such as \u201cI saw the closed sign but I was just wondering if you were open?\u201d I know, never a dull moment round here! Anyway, yes, we\u2019re not open yet but we very nearly are, next week sometime will most likely see us dip our toes in the pond to see what bites and from there we will take every day as it comes \u2013 we won\u2019t be making an announcement, we\u2019ll just open the door very, very, slowly\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So keep placing your orders, we\u2019ve got wine galore, we\u2019ve got beer, we\u2019ve got Gin and its highly spirited colleagues and we\u2019ve got Champagne for those fizz Friday moments too. If you fancy something for this weekend, fire off a quick response to this email and we\u2019ll get it all delivered by our loyal liveried coachman, Mr Blomfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Enjoy your bubbles this weekend, in all senses of the word!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, So, what have you got planned for the weekend? 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