Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How\u2019s your week been? We\u2019ve had a bit of a busy one – it seems some of you are having parties and getting organised. To join in, we\u2019re having a birthday on Saturday, it\u2019s the shop\u2019s 12th <\/sup>anniversary, I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll be celebrating!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happily, Matt Hancock didn\u2019t win I\u2019m a Celebrity. Sadly, they did get him out of there though so he\u2019s not left wandering the jungle for 30 years, reflecting on his shortcomings\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happily, Emma Raducanu was awarded an MBE. Sadly, it appears the Royal Household is still having racism issues\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happily, England\u2019s football team qualified for the next round of the World Cup. Sadly, that\u2019s not true for the Welsh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happily, some of you got last week\u2019s message about Claret. Sadly, not enough of you have tucked into the selection yet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happily, Trump\u2019s tax returns have been handed over. Sadly, we have no further news on that and he\u2019s so slippery\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happily, there\u2019s been a big breakthrough with a drug to treat Alzheimer\u2019s. Sadly, it\u2019s not available yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happily, England broke some cricket records on Thursday. Sadly, we all know that we can still lose from here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happily, we could go on like this for pages. Sadly, we\u2019re not going to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s stuff to be done, lunch to be eaten, cycling to be discussed and wine to be moved down to the cellar, up from the cellar, and out to that chap\u2019s car please Wayne!<\/p>\n\n\n\n We had our end of year Spotify Wrapped round up this week; they\u2019ve decided we are Adventurers because we have listened to 129 genres of music. Sadly, they failed to name them all as, having discussed it, we certainly couldn\u2019t!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I think this is an ideal opportunity to mention that we\u2019ve been in touch with the lovely Nick at Foxdenton and can confirm than not only is Foxdenton Christmas Liqueur (\u00a323<\/strong>) back in stock but it is absolutely the same price as last year. For those with short memories, we might even be able to let you have a taste!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whilst we are on the subject of tasting, we will of course open a bottle of our house champagne on Saturday. L<\/strong>\u00e9<\/strong>t<\/strong>\u00e9<\/strong>-Vautrain Brut 204 (\u00a330 – \u00a375 if you buy three bottles) <\/strong>is of course the perfect bubbly to celebrate the shop\u2019s birthday, or indeed any other occasion that might crop up in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ll also be wading into a bottle of Mountford Liaison Pinot Noir 2019 (\u00a323.99)<\/strong>. It\u2019s a cracking Pinot Noir from Canterbury in New Zealand\u2019s South Island. Fermented with natural yeast, low sulphur and aged in old french oak for 24 months it\u2019s bright red with a touch of smoke, red plum fruits a hint at leather and a long supple finish. It\u2019s also suitable for vegans if that\u2019s a concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n White wise we\u2019ll stay south of the equator and head to Swartland, more specifically the Goldmine vineyard owned by Boekenhoutskloof. Patina Chenin Blanc 2019 (\u00a325.49)<\/strong> is a wine we only came across this year but we\u2019ll let local MW Tim Atkin describe it: \u201cPatina comes from a 1.6-hectare parcel planted on schist soils in 1996. Partially fermented on skins, it has good grip, taut acidity and layers of pear, green apple and beeswax. Concrete eggs add some focus to the vanilla oak spice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I suspect that\u2019s enough from us for this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Don’t stop, it’ll soon be here<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Christine McVie RIP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, How\u2019s your week been? We\u2019ve had a bit of a busy one – it seems some of you are having parties and getting organised. To join in, we\u2019re having a birthday on Saturday, it\u2019s the shop\u2019s 12th anniversary, I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll be celebrating! Happily, Matt Hancock didn\u2019t win I\u2019m a Celebrity. 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