Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week we have not been eating cheese sandwiches. Not because we don\u2019t like cheese, but more that we find Ann Widdecombe truly terrifying. Wouldn\u2019t it be nicer world if she spent her time spoiling her grandchildren rather than tell others they should just starve?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We have no plans to retrain as fruit pickers, lorry drivers or indeed, journalists. Not because there\u2019s anything wrong with those jobs but frankly, we both feel we already have employment. Admittedly, we find working from home to be an insurmountable problem but do take comfort in that 63.9% of the working population are with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019ve continued in our viewing of the Giro d\u2019Italia and last week described it as having thrills and spills. That has certainly continued this week and, if I\u2019m honest, it\u2019s starting to feel less like a race and more like an alternate take on Squid Games. The weather has been atrocious, never before have racing cyclists worn their entire wardrobe with a waterproof over the top for so many days in a row. There have been riders falling victim to covid, the usual gastro problems, not to mention so many crashes, one rider even got taken down by a race official! Today\u2019s stage has been re-routed through a tunnel, not because the GPS was playing up, but because the climb up to the Gran San Bernardo pass (at 2469m) is still buried under snow \u2013 questions still remain as to whether it will actually happen today, as torrential rain has delayed the start\u2026 Remarkably, given it\u2019s the Giro and there have been so many crashes, Geraint Thomas is still upright and wearing the pink sweater!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whilst we talk about bike races I\u2019ll mention it is just 43 days to the Tour de France and I do believe we may have lined up something rather special\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tim Goodman, a customer since we opened, has been buying less from us so far this year as he is in serious training for cycling the 3500 kilometre Tour de France route. He also says that he is unlikely to try any wine during the three weeks cycling from Bilbao to Paris, over all five French mountain ranges (can you name them?). However, he is committed to making up for his abstinence at the celebratory dinner in Paris. He has also reserved a couple of bottles of Puligny Montrachet from us for when he gets back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has committed to providing weekly reports for the newsletter during the Tour, a week ahead of the race, to let us know how he is getting on. He is raising money for Cure Leukaemia, which funds clinical trials to help beat this disease at hospitals around the UK, including UCL and Guy\u2019s & St Thomas\u2019s in south London. The team of 25 is aiming to raise \u00a31 million by doing the ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the meantime, if you would like to sponsor him, the link to his fundraising page is Tim Goodman is fundraising for Cure Leukaemia (justgiving.com)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n