Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Firstly, a quick reminder that we will be closing at 4.30pm today.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It is our annual pilgrimage to provide drinks for the Kings College Quiz Night. We don\u2019t know any of the answers if you\u2019re coming, but wish you every success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Looks like salad days are over, with several supermarkets rationing your access to cucumber, tomatoes and peppers due to a bit of a shortage. It is of course down to chilly weather in Morocco and Almer\u00eda. Nothing at all to do with the Government refusing to include farming as a key industry when handing out energy subsidies, despite warnings from the National Farmers Union that exactly this would happen when no glasshouses were planted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Channelling her best Marie Antoinette, Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Coffey, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has a solution, suggesting that we embrace turnips to help alleviate the shortages. That\u2019s the same Minister who suggested people using food banks should work a few more hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the interests of science, and so that you don\u2019t have to bother we looked at the possibility of a Greek Salad. A Greek Salad would normally consist of Cucumber, Tomato, Pepper, Onion, Oregano, Feta and Olive Oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Coffey would suggest Turnip, Turnip, Turnip, Onion, Oregano, Feta and Olive Oil as a suitable replacement. Just doesn\u2019t have the same kind of appeal for me I\u2019m afraid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n News reaches us this week that the world\u2019s last dedicated Meccano factory will be closing at the end of the year. Invented in 1898 by Frank Hornby and marketed as Mechanics Made Easy until its name change to Meccano in 1907. Apparently it has been in decline in popularity since the late 1950\u2019s. I guess 3D printers are the new Meccano, eh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n We wondered if this week\u2019s shenanigans on the Welsh Rugby front weren\u2019t just Wales getting their excuses in early but what do we know? We know that Mr Sexton will not be fit to face Italy but suspect that Ireland will cope. England will be without Mr Tuilagi but will probably see the return of Mr Lawes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the cricket front, it\u2019s turned out alright thanks to Harry Brook and Joe Root alhough we feel we should also mention Jimmy Anderson becoming World No1 bowler again at the age of 40!<\/p>\n\n\n\n In real sports, it is opening weekend for the road racing season. Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the traditional season opener is on Saturday. Both the races start in Ghent, the Men\u2019s at 11.15 and the Women\u2019s at 13.30. We\u2019ve no idea who will win the Men\u2019s race but one bit of sage advice we heard was to keep an eye on Arnaud De Lie in the Lotto Dstny team. In the Women\u2019s race it\u2019s difficult not to talk about Annemiek Van Vleuten defending last year\u2019s win but think there\u2019s a decent chance of seeing Zoe Backstedt on the podium. As always staying upright will be key!<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the wine front, in the red corner we\u2019re going to open Domaine des Mailloches Bourgeuil 2019 (\u00a313.49) <\/strong>Located in Restign\u00e9, in the heart of the Bourgueil appellation, Domaine des Mailloches is an old vineyard dating back over 100 years. Family owned for 8 generations , today it is Samuel Demont who farms the 16 hectares of Cabernet Franc. We think it\u2019s fresh red and black fruits and rich but supple palate would be perfect to partner with Pan Hegarty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The white (orange) corner will be the Cramele Recas Solara Orange 2021 (\u00a313.99)<\/strong>. We tasted this Romanian beauty again this week and were reminded how delicious it is, why not come and discover if you agree with us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, as mentioned earlier, we\u2019ll be off to the quiz night at 4.30pm \u2013 find out tomorrow if the Crazy Gang have beaten the Culture Club!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Firstly, a quick reminder that we will be closing at 4.30pm today. It is our annual pilgrimage to provide drinks for the Kings College Quiz Night. We don\u2019t know any of the answers if you\u2019re coming, but wish you every success. 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