Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
August 15th<\/sup> today and all\u2019s well in Wimbledon Park. Well, 2025\u2019s version of \u201call\u2019s well\u201d at least. The weather has been keeping everyone thirsty, with the thunderstorm on Wednesday only serving to amp up the humidity and thus this thirst; whilst we aren\u2019t suffering a hosepipe ban currently, most of us seem prepared to drink beer, gin and ros\u00e9 to preserve precious water reserves \u2013 great effort, team!<\/p>\n\n\n\n August 2025\u2019s version of \u201call\u2019s well\u201d has also provided us with the somewhat surreal Vance-Lammy bromance. The photo of them fishing in the Chevening pond earlier this week just made me feel a bit, I don\u2019t know, weird. When we find out that David was potentially poaching (only potentially because he couldn\u2019t actually hook anything) since he doesn\u2019t have a rod licence, it all starts to feel a bit like he was coerced into an awkward photo shoot with the soon-to-be POTUS. We imagine that JD doesn\u2019t have a rod licence either but we fully expect him to declare \u2018doplomotic immunity\u2019 \u00e0 la Joss Ackland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As of this time last year, the US Embassy owed over \u00a314.5 million in congestion charge fines so \u00a315 for an 8 day rod licence feels like a drop in the ocean, particularly as JD will need it when he casts some lines with Clarkson and the Cotswolds crew\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, his boss is still hard at work on ending the war in Ukraine war on DAY ONE. It\u2019s worth mentioning that, if each \u2018Trump Day\u2019<\/strong> lasts the same length as this one (207 human days and counting), then his whole term could last for about 302,220 human days or 828 human years, which, I think we all agree, would be pretty cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moving away from dystopia for now, the people who will hopefully craft a safer and friendly world got their A level results yesterday and, by all accounts, did very well. Go on, get an education and save the world, please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prem football is back this weekend, Palace already have some silverware, Liverpool have lost and Spurs have immediately lived up to their \u2018Spursy\u2019 moniker on Wednesday. We might not hear about Liverpool losing many more times this season, nor Palace winning cups but we can promise you that Spurs will stay Spursy. Just for clarification, Wayne is an Arsenal fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We also read that a new ChatGPT-powered mixologist is offering consumers bespoke cocktail recommendations via text or online chat, combining professional bartender expertise and AI technology. Now, last time we looked, there was no suitable space within our Samsung for a mixologist, and despite a comprehensive search both online and in the cupboard with all the wires and boxes, absolutely no sign of either a cocktail shaker or place to put a straw. We did wonder why though – comprehensive cocktail recipes are so easily available, to what benefit all that computing power?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then the penny dropped \u2013 advertising, maybe even a product placed in your automatic shopping list. A bit like those onions that always arrive in the veggy box despite nobody ordering them. To date the advert profiling is a bit pants, isn\u2019t it? This week we\u2019ve been offered orthopaedic sandals, vitamins and a dressing gown. We\u2019d actually searched for a new laptop!<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, potential new antibiotics that could wipe out MRSA and gonorrhoea like those on the horizon from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are infinitely more useful than a pretend mixologist!<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s in the glass?<\/p>\n\n\n\n This week we thought we\u2019d weigh in with some fizz to celebrate the A-level results. Leveret IQ Brut NV (\u00a316.99) <\/strong>is a classic Pinot Noir\/Pinot Meunier\/Chardonnay blend made in the traditional method with grapes grown in New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the red, we\u2019ll be going with Bodegas Staphyle Iris Malbec 2023 (\u00a311.99). <\/strong> This is from Lujan de Cuyo, which is pretty high altitude wise and home to most of the smart names in quality from Mendoza. The winery was originally built in 1930 but was fully updated in 2002 by boutique winery, Bodegas Staphyle. The wine is brilliant, youthful and bright with light tannins, cherry and berry fruit characteristics and a lovely easy going finish. Brisket you say, low and slow in the green egg? This would be perfect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n That just leaves us to again congratulate all the students who got the grades they needed – we\u2019ve heard talk of Bristol, Edinburgh and Exeter so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you didn\u2019t, don\u2019t sweat it. 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