Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here we are again; another Friday has crept up on us almost before we\u2019ve finished the last one. With time flying along like this, those 14 days to Christmas Day are going to flash by. So, how was your week?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019re both glad we haven\u2019t booked our holiday in space yet after a SpaceX rocket that exploded on landing was viewed as a success. We feel we\u2019d like a softer landing than a controlled descent ending in a fireball and are beginning to think that Thunderbirds and Space 1999 made it all look a bit easier than it\u2019s turning out to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the Brexit front, despite all the radio ads warning all businesses to be ready it appears the Oven Ready deal is still lacking some of the ingredients. The baking powder is lost in Felixstowe in an unmarked container that may or may not have been unloaded or accidentally shipped off on the wrong ship. The fishermen are still all at sea over the John Dory, and Boris has dashed off on a charm offensive for dinner with Ursula von der Leyen. We\u2019ve learnt, rather amusingly, that he ate fish but it\u2019s not clear whose waters they came from. He has now returned to his happy place in the fridge leaving Carrie to carry on running the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019re not talking about last week\u2019s football for obvious reasons. We thought we might mention the Olympics which, under normal circumstances, would have enjoyed many more column inches from us in 2020 than it has. Tokyo has been rescheduled for July 2021 and hot on its heels is Paris in 2024. The Olympic committee has decided that the hot new sport for 2024 will be Breakdance. Now, I don\u2019t want to take anything away from Breakdancers, its fabulous to watch and takes an enormous amount of skill, practice and sheer hard work to be any good at it but is it a sport? I don\u2019t think so; surely the clue is in the name? We don\u2019t have Ballet or the Foxtrot in the Olympics, and, much as it may be entertaining to have Len Goodman on the commentary team, I can\u2019t help but think that perhaps squash or Individual Pursuit in the Velodrome may have been a better fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway, we\u2019re here to talk about beverages of some nature or other so how about I start with the information that our deliveries this week contained the following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foxdenton Estate Christmas Liqueur – \u00a320<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Made with Winslow Plums and a blend of traditional Christmas spices including Ginger, Clove, Cinnamon, and Star Anise, our Christmas Liqueur, is the ideal winter warmer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All this needs is a mince pie and an open fire. However it is equally at home in a glass of Fizz\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n Champagne Tarlant Brut Nature (\u00a345) <\/strong>has had a bit of a revamp and I know a few of you are big fans of its long aged style. This is based on the 2012 vintage (fantastic in Champagne) and aged for six years we could only get a small amount this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bollinger Grand Ann\u00e9e 2012 (\u00a3112)<\/strong> just arrived too, and, having hit The Wine Spectators Top 100 wines at number nine, won\u2019t be around for long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The final wine for the Christmas cases that we mentioned last week has eventually managed to negotiate its way through the ports chaos and arrive here in SW19. So, we\u2019re now good to go with those too. More on that wine below\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our house champagne L\u00e9t\u00e9-Vautrain Brut 204 (\u00a330)<\/strong> has definitely gained a loyal following and its worth mentioning that we\u2019re still offering 3 bottles for \u00a375<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MONDAY 14th<\/sup> \u2013 WEDNESDAY 16th<\/sup> DECEMBER <\/strong>NOON \u2013 7PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n THURSDAY 17th<\/sup> & FRIDAY 18th<\/sup> DECEMBER <\/strong>NOON \u2013 8PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SATURDAY 19th<\/sup> <\/sup>DECEMBER <\/strong>11AM \u2013 7PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SUNDAY 20th<\/sup> DECEMBER <\/strong>NOON \u2013 3PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MONDAY 21st<\/sup> \u2013 WEDNESDAY 23rd<\/sup> DECEMBER <\/strong>NOON \u2013 7PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n THURSDAY 24th<\/sup> DECEMBER <\/strong>10AM \u2013 5 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n FRIDAY 25th<\/sup> – MONDAY 28th<\/sup> DECEMBER <\/strong>CLOSED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n TUESDAY 29th <\/sup>DECEMBER \u2013 THURSDAY 31ST<\/sup> DECEMBER <\/strong>NOON \u2013 6PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n FRIDAY 1st<\/sup> – WEDNESDAY 6th <\/sup>JANUARY <\/strong>CLOSED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n THURSDAY 7th <\/sup>JANUARY <\/strong>NOON \u2013 7PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tasting This Weekend<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Well it\u2019s a long time since we\u2019ve typed that. We have looked at it long and hard, the glasses are all dish-washed and we\u2019ll remove them from the box with sanitised hands. We can\u2019t allow you to spit, but thought it would be really nice to offer something to taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So on Saturday we\u2019ll open the Christmas Liqueur<\/strong> clearly and also Sylvain Dussort Cuvee des Ormes 2018(\u00a321.99)<\/strong> a cracking white Burgundy from Meursault very much in that style without the price tag. It is the estates flagship wine from vines between 35 and 60 years old and aged for 12 months on its lees in barrels before 16-18 months age in the bottle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For good measure we\u2019ll also pull a cork on the red that\u2019s been hiding out at Tilbury causing all the trouble. From the Loire Valley, Antoine de la Farge L\u2019Enfant Rebelle 2019 (\u00a315.99)<\/strong> is a storming Pinot Noir with a bit more oomph than we\u2019re used to from that area. Antoine has taken over the family estate in Menetou Salon, but also produces some wines under his own name. These wines are produced on a small scale and with great care, everything is picked by hand and fermentations happen naturally. The wines are made in stainless steel to emphasise their purity and freshness. You\u2019ll experience that here, pure plum and cherry fruit, a touch of undergrowth and some fine tannins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So come and see us, email if you\u2019d like a delivery, pop in for a taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cheers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wayne & Alex<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Here we are again; another Friday has crept up on us almost before we\u2019ve finished the last one. With time flying along like this, those 14 days to Christmas Day are going to flash by. So, how was your week? We\u2019re both glad we haven\u2019t booked our holiday in space yet after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1360,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions\/1360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}