Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prime Minister Boris Johnson Resigns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n is a headline we thought we might have read by now, if we\u2019re honest. If he had a job at the Post Office, stacked shelves at a supermarket or drove a bus for a living he\u2019d have been in and out of the HR department pretty sharpish. If we were to use a meme here it might be Alan Sugar with his arm extended pointing to the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As it stand\u2019s though, Lord Sugar hasn\u2019t picked up the phone to say: \u201cSend him in now\u201d<\/em>. Just as well really, there is nobody sat outside on the naughty chairs in the office. Possibly fearful of the cab waiting downstairs, our Prime Minister has dashed off to India. As I write this he is consulting with the sadhus at Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar. His timely visit is apparently to announce trade deals with India. Call me old fashioned, but don\u2019t we have a Trade Minister or a Foreign Minister who should do that? I bet poor old Liz Truss is fuming at all of those missed Instagram possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may recall a few years back we had some fun reporting Belgium running itself without a government, 652 days in the end. I\u2019m not sure it seems such a joke anymore!<\/p>\n\n\n\n In other news, Tesla boss Elon Musk looks set to receive a $23 billion bonus as the company outperforms set targets. That\u2019s the cost of Twitter sorted then!<\/p>\n\n\n\n We also saw that David Attenborough has been named \u2018Champion of the Earth\u2019<\/em> by the UN. We thought at first that a 95 year old man was perhaps a bit long in the tooth to be uniting the belts to become Undisputed. Then we realised it was for his commentary on nature and climate change, rather than his Rocky style prowess in the ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We learned today that Rudy Giuliani has been unmasked as a contestant on \u2018The Masked Singer\u2019. His song choice? George Thorogood and the Destroyers \u201cBad to The Bone\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the risk of destroying the rather nice spell of weather we\u2019ve been having, we might just mention that Domaine Foncalieu Piquepoul Rose 2020 (\u00a313.99)<\/strong> has arrived in the shop. It is crisp, dry, pale and as delicious as ever. We\u2019re offering a six box at \u00a372.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This weekend we\u2019ll pay a vinous excursion to South Africa. Wearing the white polo shirt will be KloovenburgChardonnay 2019 (\u00a313.99)<\/strong> a barrel fermented beauty from Swartland. The red shorts will be sported by Idun Nuit Eternelle Syrah 2019 (\u00a319.99)<\/strong> a really elegant and savoury style from the Elgin Valley. Both of these are new drops to us, we tasted them in October and ordered them. Then they took forever to arrive, we had even ordered some more and were discussing a wager on which shipment would arrive first. The joys of paperwork for new imports!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyway I suspect that enough from us for another week and we\u2019ll leave you with the words of Arthur Kent and Sylvia Dee via Eric and Ernie:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bring me sunshine, in your smile<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bring me laughter, all the while<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In this world where we live, there should be more happiness<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n So much joy you can give, to each brand new bright tomorrow<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Make me happy, through the years,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Never bring me, any tears,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Let your arms be as warm as the sun from up above,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Prime Minister Boris Johnson Resigns is a headline we thought we might have read by now, if we\u2019re honest. 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