Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was wondering whether to just start with hello \u2018Out of Office\u2019 reply but figured that, if we\u2019re working, at least a couple of you may well be doing the same. To the rest of you, we\u2019d like to say hello to Paris, Cardiff, Berlin, Salcombe, Totnes and Puerto Mogan – I\u2019m sure there are some we\u2019ve missed, so apologies. I will be visiting Earlsfield, Woolwich, Tooting and Streatham to catch up with a selection of chums, so safe travels to all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We feel an honourable mention should go out to Tesco in Kirkwall, Orkney. Instead of ordering 380 kg of bananas they ordered 380 wholesale boxes, which is 38,000 bananas or about 7 tons! I guess if you pay peanuts you end up with bananas. To be fair to Tesco, all the excess has been shared out amongst the community\u2019s schools on Orkney and neighbouring islands. It must be an Easter thing; two years ago, a shop on the nearby island of Sanday ordered 80 cases of Easter eggs instead of 80 eggs, an overstock of 640 chocolate treats! I can empathise since I\u2019m not immune to pressing the wrong button myself and have been known to order the wrong wine before now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moving swiftly on, news reached us that NASA launched Artemis II last night. It is a manned test trip to the moon, doing just the one lap. I hope somebody has warned the Clangers, they\u2019ll say they come in peace but it\u2019ll turn out to be a quick in and out for the Soup Dragon\u2019s resources. The last manned moon mission was in December 1972, much the same vintage as Wayne\u2019s cultural reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the booze news front, we hear that Pernod-Ricard and Brown-Forman are exploring the possibility of a merger. In a world shaken up by silly tariffs and a slower global market, the stock markets seemed to like the idea, with the prices of both companies rising on the news. Both companies still have large family shareholdings with the Ricard family on one hand and the Brown family on the other, which could seriously complicate matters. Would Jack Daniels and Jamieson make suitable stable fellows? We\u2019ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Easter Weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Today 02nd<\/sup> April – <\/em><\/strong>Noon – 7PM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Good Friday 03rd<\/sup> April – <\/em><\/strong>Noon – 5PM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Saturday 04th<\/sup> April – <\/em><\/strong>Noon – 5PM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Easter Sunday 05th<\/sup> April – <\/em><\/strong>CLOSED<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Easter Monday 06th<\/sup> April –<\/em><\/strong> CLOSED<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tuesday 07th<\/sup> April \u2013 <\/em><\/strong>As you were \u2013 Noon \u2013 7pm!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tasting This Weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Given the time of year, we thought we\u2019d select a red that might be quite tasty with a spot of roast lamb. We figured that the Greeks know a thing or two about roast lamb and, as luck would have it, we just happen to have a new Greek red arriving. We shall open a bottle of Voltes Red 2024 (\u00a317.99)<\/strong> from our chums at Monemvasia Winery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Voltes red is based on Agiorgitiko and Mavroudi \u2013 the same varieties George used to create Monemvasios, the winery\u2019s flagship red, but rather than aiming for an ornate, oak-aged wine, Marialena and Anastasia wanted something young and fresh, opting for only a short maceration and vinification entirely in stainless steel.” <\/em>JancisRobinson.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sporting the white bib and tucker will be Cave de Hunawihr Reserve Pinot Gris 2024 – \u00a319.99<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Grapes for this wine are from 30-year-old vines, grown on the south-facing slopes, at around 280m above sea level. The wine is quite full-bodied with enticing peach and pear aromas whilst the palate is packed with stone fruits, as the nose suggested, a touch of spice and a lovely viscosity before the long, fresh, fruit-driven finish. The perfect partner should curry be on the menu\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With that we\u2019re off, a Happy Easter to all!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, I was wondering whether to just start with hello \u2018Out of Office\u2019 reply but figured that, if we\u2019re working, at least a couple of you may well be doing the same. To the rest of you, we\u2019d like to say hello to Paris, Cardiff, Berlin, Salcombe, Totnes and Puerto Mogan – I\u2019m […]<\/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-2074","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\/2074","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=2074"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2076,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074\/revisions\/2076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}