Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Welcome to the watershed weekend to end all watershed weekends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wizzard<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With a swoosh of his magic wand, Boris answered all our questions this week and made clear the way our lives must be lived for most likely the next six months \u2013 which should nicely bring us to the first lockdown anniversary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
From a business point of view, we now know we won\u2019t be hosting any tastings for a good while hence, that the Christmas party season is already over, and that it\u2019s now all about the dinner party. However, these dinner parties are going to have to be small affairs, particularly if you\u2019re daft enough to have children who immediately take up part of your quota of 6, even if they are asleep upstairs. I can already hear the turkey farmers getting in a flap, the Thanksgiving\/Christmas season being their one shot at glory but both these occasions rely on numerous mouths to feed \u2013 a turkey for four people is a formidable challenge well beyond most of our interest levels. Equally, for us, the upcoming months are the time that we sell larger volumes of larger format wines: magnums move steadily every week and we can quite happily have a jeroboam of something interesting that will pique someone\u2019s interest but this is less likely to happen now \u2013 a jeroboam is four bottles, a bottle a head, a commitment\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, there might be a silver lining; he might lift the rule of six in time for Christmas and New Year which would be perfect time for us all to hold street parties celebrating his well-crafted Brexit on January 1st<\/sup>. Or perhaps he needn\u2019t bother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Police<\/p>\n\n\n\n On a more serious note, there is the worrying final sentence in the Gov.uk outline of changes that was published on Wednesday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The government will restrict the opening hours of premises, initially in local lockdown areas, with the option of national action in the future.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Couple this with the use of Covid Marshalls and I really do feel that the whole nation is sliding into a realm a trifle less democratic than we all signed up for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prince<\/p>\n\n\n\n Living in the present, we can still see our friends this weekend and by all accounts many of you are planning to go the full 1999. It will be dry and mild tomorrow and then Sunday should be a scorcher – couple this with the fact that this is the last weekend of the American Express Shop Small offer and really, what are we all waiting for. I\u2019ve got Ros\u00e9 ready to roll, I\u2019ve got beer, I\u2019ve got Champagne, I\u2019ve even got ice \u2013 let\u2019s do it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Neil Young<\/p>\n\n\n\n So what\u2019s going on in the world outside Covid? Well, in wine, not a great deal. It\u2019s Harvest time, or approaching it at least, for much of Europe, so we\u2019re not hearing much from there. In spite of the restriction on us running private tastings, we are still allowed to go to trade tastings because they come under the umbrella of work so on Monday 21st<\/sup> September we will be scuttling into town to visit two different venues. It will be great to be out as much to stretch our legs as to try some new things and finally be able to answer the question \u2018got any new wines in?\u2019 with a yes rather than a rather flat no. Can\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Blur<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whilst Wayne has been eating Mersea oysters and drinking too much stout, I\u2019ve re-listed a Belgian beer that we haven\u2019t had for over a year. Thanks to his historic love of all things from Belgium, about 10 years ago he introduced me to the Lambic beer, Gueuze. Many of you won\u2019t know what I\u2019m talking about, so here\u2019s a quick York note. Gueuze is a blend of younger (not fully fermented) and older (2 and 3 year old) Lambic beers, which is then bottled for a second fermentation. Lambic beers differ from other beers because they are fermented by exposure to wild yeasts and bacteria in the brewery rather than cultivated brewer\u2019s yeast. Swerving away from deeper science, what do they taste like? Dry, cider-like, vinous, with a tangy, tart aftertaste \u2013 bloomin\u2019 delicious if you ask me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve bought some mini bottles, so if you fancy trying something that might re-calibrate your beer drinking, this could be for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lindemans Gueuze 25cl – \u00a32.00<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Doors<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s it from us for this week. Enjoy the sunshine, keep your chin up, things could be a lot worse, raise a glass!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The End.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Welcome to the watershed weekend to end all watershed weekends! 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