Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kakistocracy – a state or society governed by its least suitable or competent citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We knew this week was going to be fun when on Monday Penny Mordant, standing in for Pork Markets, declared that \u201cthe Prime Minister is not under a desk.\u201d This was of course during the Urgent Question on the sacking of the Chancellor and the damage to the economy. Pork Markets apologised for not attending, claiming to have been in a meeting with Graham Brady of the 1922 committee. In a bizarre turn of events, Graham Brady appeared to be in the Chamber during said Urgent Question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Urgent Question was followed by a statement from the shiny new Chancellor Jezza Hunt who executed a number of U-turns so swiftly that the casting director of the Fast and Furious franchise has been in touch. The bad news for all those looking forward to a tax cut is that we aren\u2019t getting one. Worse than that, it appears that there\u2019ll be a return to austerity measures. Hunt is looking to find some cash to fill a \u00a338 billion gap in the finances and it seems the number he has for Dido Harding might be a little out of date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tuesday rolled in with Suella blaming everyone, except the people in charge for twelve years, for the country\u2019s woes. I certainly had no idea that eating Tofu was so bad for a country\u2019s growth but, now you mention it, Japan has had low growth for years and there is plenty of Tofu on menus there; maybe she\u2019s not as daft as she sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sorry that last comment didn\u2019t age well. As Wednesday wanders into frame, the carnage continues with former Attorney General Suella Braverman becoming former Home Secretary too. Apparently too stupid not to use her personal email account when sending government documents to \u201ctrusted colleagues\u201d. I guess that\u2019ll leave more time for kidnapping puppies. We think Grant Shapps is the new Home Secretary; it could of course be Michael Green, Corinne Stockheath or Sebastian Fox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just to make sure we\u2019re all paying attention, Pork Markets also suspended one of her senior special advisers. Jason Stein was allegedly briefing Sunday Newspapers that Sajid Javid was less than competent. Seems this job may have lasted less time than when Mr Stein was Prince Andrew\u2019s PR guru!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Common\u2019s vote on fracking was advertised as a vote of confidence in Pork Markets in the afternoon, with dire consequences for any Tory that didn\u2019t support it. Ten minutes before the vote, a No.10 spokesman said it was no longer an issue of confidence. With the Chief Whip and her deputy now feeling undermined, they storm off in a huff, apparently resigning. By the Ten O\u2019clock News they were both dramatically un-resigned. At 1.30am a No.10 Press Release says it was indeed a vote of confidence, though Pork Markets herself hadn\u2019t voted, having been too busy chasing the Chief Whip across the Westminster estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I write this it\u2019s not clear if those MP\u2019s who didn\u2019t vote with the Government will lose the whip or not but Pork Markets has resigned at 1.30pm on Thursday after 45 days, the shortest term in our history. The lettuce won!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As it all currently stands, if No.10 doesn\u2019t end up on Air BnB, we have Alex pencilled in to be Prime Minister for a few hours on Thursday next, whilst Wayne might have a look at being Home Secretary on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pity the poor writers of Political satire, what can they possibly add?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the sport\u2019s front we\u2019re strolling into a plethora of World Cup Tournaments which should last us all the way to Christmas. The Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup has already started with the Red Roses as favourites, having thrashed Fiji and beaten France already. Wales lost to the Cook Islands in Pool D of the Rugby League World Cup on Wednesday night, the Super 12 part of T20 World Cup in cricket starts on Saturday and just as they both finish, the FIFA World Cup will be starting in Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For those interested in real sports, Dan Bigham\u2019s Hour Record lasted for six days more than Pork Markets\u2019 Premiership!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t know how you feel, but I think it\u2019s time for a drink. With this in mind, should you have a space in your calendar, we thought we might just do a one of Sparkling Wine & Champagne Tasting on Thursday 24th<\/sup> November.<\/strong> We\u2019ve lined up a selection of sparklers and Champagnes; we\u2019ll round up some light nibbles and lay up a table for 12 lucky souls! It\u2019ll start at 7.30pm, it costs \u00a335 per person and we work purely on the basis of first come, first served.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Check that diary!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tasting This Weekend<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ll start with a rather delicious white that we haven\u2019t opened since we first listed it three years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tenute Pieralisi \u2018Villaia\u2019 Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi 2020 (\u00a319.99)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is taken from the estate\u2019s Colle del Sole vineyard right next to the winery. It is their best plot and the quality is really evident in your glass. The wine is made with wild yeasts that are allowed to start a spontaneous fermentation. The wine itself is open and expressive with blossom, apricot and citrus aromas. The textured palate has lovely stone fruit flavours, a touch of minerality and a racy, elegant finish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Then we\u2019ll move on to the Cool Coast of Chile for the red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Casa Silva Cool Coast Pinot Noir 2021 (\u00a318.99)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hailing from the coastal vineyards of the Colchagua Valley, this is a proper cool climate Pinot Noir with a nose filled with red fruit notes, strawberries, raspberries and a subtle background note of cinnamon and spice from the French oak it spent 12 months reposing in. An excellent length of finish and a real pleasure to drink. Lamb leg steaks on the outdoor grill should be perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s enough from us, as we go to press there is no sign of another U turn. Pork Markets has left the building!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Kakistocracy – a state or society governed by its least suitable or competent citizens. We knew this week was going to be fun when on Monday Penny Mordant, standing in for Pork Markets, declared that \u201cthe Prime Minister is not under a desk.\u201d This was of course during the Urgent Question on […]<\/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-1611","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\/1611","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=1611"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1612,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611\/revisions\/1612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}