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Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/span><\/p>\n Well I have to say Alex called it well last week with England beating Wales in a very exciting match on Sunday. The Six nations looks too complicated to call for me, but if I understand it correctly, we need a baby to be born to a prop, an early sunrise in Rome, croissants for breakfast and then if all<\/span> these stars align, there is an outside chance England may just win the Six Nations. I can\u2019t believe I might have to cheer the French!<\/span><\/p>\n Alex\u2019s tip for the Gold Cup cheated and ran in a different race, so that kind of blew our Cheltenham tip out of the water.<\/span><\/p>\n Elsewhere in the news the Bank of England\u2019s very own George Clooney suggested that if Scotland gains independence then RBS will have to move to England – Royal Bank of Sunderland anybody? George Soros has warned that Europe could face 25 years of stagnating; having seen what stagnating can do to a pond I think we should try and stop that or else everything will be slimy and smell of eggs.<\/span><\/p>\n Wine News<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Following on from the impressive list of new additions last week I\u2019d just like to mention that Meerlust Red 2011 (\u00a312.99)<\/i><\/b> is back in stock.\u00a0 <\/span>The famed Stellenbosch estate didn\u2019t make any Rubicon for this vintage so it is even tastier than ever! Also welcomed back to SW19 is the Aromo Viognier 2012 (\u00a38.49)<\/i><\/b> from Luis and the team in Maule Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n Marathon News <\/span><\/b>(A calendar month to go!)<\/span><\/p>\n Mo Farah who, like Wayne, is making his full London Marathon debut in a month\u2019s time, has returned from his altitude training in Iten, Kenya. He tweeted far too many pictures of sunshine whilst we were running in the rain. (Jose Mourinho style mindgames?)<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile our intrepid heroes are continuing their training plans apace. Both clocked up 30km runs last week, getting a bit of altitude in Richmond Park in Alex\u2019s case, and over Herne Hill in Wayne\u2019s. We\u2019re a bit amazed at how hungry we get on occasion, and can both say with hand on heart that cold baths are an unpleasant experience.<\/span><\/p>\n The Children\u2019s Trust <\/span><\/b>is the UK\u2019s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, multiple disabilities and complex health needs.<\/span><\/p>\n Wayne is running for these guys and spent a great day there recently seeing what fantastic work they are doing. There are about 70 children resident and they have great facilities, including a fabulous tree house with wheelchair ramp (the longest in Europe!) and tracking under the corridor that allows the children to program their wheelchairs to take them between classes.<\/span><\/p>\n