Fellow Wine Lovers<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A-level results done, GCSE results also done \u2013 it feels like we are waddling towards the end of the longest school holidays on record. The other obvious signal of approaching winter is the start of the football season \u2013 most started last weekend whilst Arsenal play Coventry in the Premiership this evening at 8pm, hoping to maintain their spot at the top of the table on more than their alphabetical merits. Of course, Spurs are starting the season at the bottom of the table, let\u2019s see if they can improve on that at any point between now and 30th<\/sup> May!<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, whilst we are veering towards September and it has rained at least 4 times this week, we are still in summer holiday time and SW19 is still quieter than a Harry & Meghan welcome home party\u2026 where are you all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Devon & Cornwall, I imagine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every morning we read the news and not a lot holds our attention. However, there was some excitement when we saw that Cl\u00e9ment Vandenkerckhove, a junior car salesman at Garage Dhont in Deinze, Belgium now has a new career as a half-blood Prince, after his father, Prince Laurent Beno\u00eet Baudouin Marie de Saxe-Cobourg recognised him as son and heir. It may not have escaped notice that the House of Windsor is in fact Saxe-Coburg in disguise but we\u2019re certain there wouldn\u2019t be any \u2018surprise\u2019 Princes lurking amongst our Royals\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a mere $100,000 a month, we have signed up for early priority access to Truth Social, the World\u2019s Wildest Wig-Wearer\u2019s two-bit Twitter wannabe. Is this money well spent? We\u2019ll let you know once our first bit of insider trading goes through and hopefully there won\u2019t be any footage from inside that catering truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wouldn\u2019t be doing my job if I didn\u2019t mention the return of the martyrs and masochists of men\u2019s bicycle racing. La Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a starts tomorrow (Saturday) but, due to a lack of space in Spain (505,992 km\u00b2), is teeing off in Monaco (2.08km\u00b2) and then spending a couple of days in France and Andorra before becoming Spanish. We\u2019re keen for Stage 19 V\u00e9lez-M\u00e1laga to Pe\u00f1as Blancas, Estepona which includes the fast, windy descent from Ronda to San Pedro d\u2019Alc\u00e0ntara however there are bound to be fireworks before then because we\u2019ve got Tadej Poga\u010dar in attendance for the first time since 2019 which may upset fellow countryman, Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d, who has won this five times out of the last seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In wine news we keep hearing reports of early harvests which doesn\u2019t seem that odd given the summer we\u2019ve had. Some English sparkling wine producers are talking about mid-September as a start date which makes me a bit nervous \u2013 if we get proper, biblical storms then there could be damaged vines and flattened grapes and no wine to show for all the fabulous growing conditions earlier on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Whilst you\u2019re all enjoying Hugo Spritz on the west facing veranda, we\u2019ll be standing here with a couple of open bottles of wine, should anyone happen to be passing by. As it\u2019s La Vuelta, we\u2019ll do Spain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ameztoi Txakoli 2024 – \u00a318.99 <\/strong>is a deliciously fascinating white wine, from the slopes above San Sebastian, in the Basque country. Lots of green apple and lime aromas on the nose with touches of herb and flowers in the background. A very elegant mouthfeel with a natural zingy spritz, which is its defining style. For many it is reminiscent of a crisp dry cider of all things and is an absolute wow with seafood in all its forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In red, we have Lopez de Haro Gran Reserva 2016 – \u00a323.99<\/strong>. We\u2019ve been selling this for many years now and find it hard to beat – and we do conduct extensive tastings! A blend of Tempranillo and Graciano aged for 30 months in oak barrels, it has complex berry, coffee and vanilla notes and a lovely velvety finish. Well suited for dining inside as well as outside, depending on what the weather decides to do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n And with that, like you, we\u2019re gone \u2013 be seeing you dreckly!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers A-level results done, GCSE results also done \u2013 it feels like we are waddling towards the end of the longest school holidays on record. 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