Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shortest day yesterday, which meant the sun was over the yard arm before 4pm and, if you didn\u2019t see us, we were wearing shorts all day but if you did see us, you know what you saw! The good news that goes alongside this is that the days are now getting longer and, in anticipation of summer being on its way, we have good supplies of Provence Ros\u00e9, pink Cremant de Loire and, of course, ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By all accounts though, before we reach full summer-summer- summertime we need to hurdle Easter. Oh, and before that Valentine\u2019s Day, I\u2019m told. Prior to that, we have New Year\u2019s Eve to toast in but not much else worth mentioning, I think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, in a stoke of diary serendipity, it seems that we all have next Monday and Tuesday off, so what better excuse to have a few people round. Drinks, nibbles and a roast containing at least three styles of potato, carrots prepared two ways, bacon sprinkled over sprouts, chestnuts, chipolatas, chipolatas wrapped in bacon, parsnips (again cooked in two ways because Martin doesn\u2019t like them cooked the way you normally do them), red cabbage, broccoli with pancetta, minted peas and, in some rogue households, cauliflower cheese and Yorkshire pudding?! Oh, and of course a turkey, a sirloin, cold gammon and a side of smoked salmon \u2013 some with stuffing, at least three kinds\u2026 seems like the only way to celebrate such universal, coincidental fortune!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And, since there are whopping 8 of you at the table, you probably need something extra to ensure you don\u2019t get hungry later: Christmas Pudding, Mince Pies, Yule Log, Profiteroles, Treacle Pudding and then a cheese platter including a half-wheel of Long Clawson should just about cover it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brandy butter or cranberry sauce with all that? And finally, monsieur, a wafer-thin mint?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boom!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway, as a consequence of having Monday and Tuesday off (and in fact Wednesday and Thursday too), we will be working some extra hours this weekend:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY – 12 \u2013 7PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n TOMORROW, 23RD<\/sup> DECEMBER – 12 \u2013 7PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SUNDAY 24TH<\/sup> DECEMBER – 12 \u2013 4PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And, whilst toiling away, we will be getting very tucked into the Foxdenton Estate Christmas Liqueur – \u00a325 <\/strong>which Wayne tells me is excellent over an ice cube, or mixed with some sparkling wine but also quite fun in a hip flask on Tuesday\u2019s \u2018recovery\u2019 walk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, before we get too tucked in, we\u2019re going to open up some Burgundies for everyone\u2019s delectation, from one of our favourite producers, Domaine Belleville<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rully \u2018La Cr\u00e9e\u2019 2020 – \u00a332.49 – <\/strong>Founded in the early 20th Century, Domaine Belleville have expanded and now cover 18 hectares. \u2018La Cr\u00e9e\u2019<\/em> refers to a stony piece of land to the east of the village, just below Premier Cru \u2018La Pucelle\u2019. We really enjoy their wines as they have a real sense of place – the wine itself is a pale gold with aromas of melon, citrus and buttercream whilst the palate is open with a luscious richness, citrus fruit character and a lovely fresh finish. Top quality burgundy that would be rather delicious with the main event!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mercurey \u2018Champ Ladoy\u2019 2019 – \u00a333.00 – <\/strong>This is from two very different parcels of vines one facing north and one facing east, resulting in a good balance of freshness and richness. The vines are around 45 years old adding some great intensity too. Lovely and open with raspberries and blackberries giving us the fruity attack, fine delicate tannins and a nice length just hinting at a little earthy spiciness. An excellent foil to Monday\u2019s banquet but equally great with Tuesday\u2019s \u2018Round Two\u2019!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Who knows, if you twist our arm we might open some fizz too and I fully expect some port to be passed to the left\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n So pop in and see us, greet our seasons and then stock up well because we won\u2019t be back in again until Friday 29th<\/sup> December<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Top to toe in tailbacks?\u00a0 Thanks but I think I’ll miss this one this year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eat, drink and be merry!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Shortest day yesterday, which meant the sun was over the yard arm before 4pm and, if you didn\u2019t see us, we were wearing shorts all day but if you did see us, you know what you saw! The good news that goes alongside this is that the days are now getting longer […]<\/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-1773","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\/1773","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=1773"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1774,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773\/revisions\/1774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}