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Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/span><\/p>\n Whew! What can we say?\u00a0 The whispering Scot has been given the old heave-ho just before the end of the season and the gobby one from the class of \u201992 steps up to the plate for the last few games.\u00a0 Will he be any good or are all his skills in sniping.\u00a0 We watch and wait! <\/span><\/p>\n Elsewhere the BBC has been fielding complaints about the mumbling in their recent Jamaica Inn, I have to say we gave up after 20 minutes on episode 1. <\/span><\/p>\n Whilst we\u2019re shooting the breeze about Cornwall we notice the Cornish are over the moon at being granted \u201cminority status for their culture, language, and identity\u201d which puts them on a par with Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.\u00a0 Ideal.\u00a0 It\u2019s only a question of time before Mr Clarkson upsets them I\u2019m sure!<\/span><\/p>\n In wine news, an app has been developed that will help root out the growing problems of wine counterfeiting that is happening in China.\u00a0 Talking of which, some of you may remember us reporting the sale of a 1787 bottle of Chateau d\u2019Yquem as the world\u2019s most expensive white wine some time back.\u00a0 Well it seems the chap who paid the $100,000 is now suing the seller alleging the wine to be counterfeit.\u00a0 We\u2019ll keep you informed!\u00a0 As Jancis Robinson wrote today in her Purple Pages email: \u2018if I have one piece of advice from this unsavoury episode, and indeed in general, it is this: do not on any account pay a four-figure sum (much less the five-figure one asked for the Yquem) for a bottle of wine.\u00a0 Why would you, when there are so many absolutely delicious bottles available for two-digit sums?\u2019<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Case closed.<\/span><\/p>\n Cheese and Wine<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Thanks to all who attended our Cheese and Wine tasting last night, great fun was had by all. The next one is Thursday 22nd<\/sup> May at 8pm.<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a320 per person as usual<\/span><\/b>, give us a bell if you\u2019d like to join the fun: 020 8944 5224<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n A Certain Age?<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n If you\u2019re having a 40th<\/sup> birthday (or know someone who is) we have just the thing for you. <\/span><\/p>\n Kopke 1974 Colheita Port – \u00a390<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n Colheita is an aged tawny style of port from a single year.\u00a0 By law they must be aged for a minimum of 7 years but in practice often for much longer.\u00a0 This beauty we tasted in February just a couple of weeks after it was bottled.\u00a0 Talk about liquid loveliness\u2026it had it all going on with subtle cherry fruits, caramel, a touch of almond and honey maybe even a gentle roast coffee bean thing\u2026 wowsers, a glass that really commanded our attention.<\/span><\/p>\n Anyway, we think it\u2019d be a lovely way to celebrate being 40, it\u2019s had a great life, hanging around in a barrel (known here as a pipe!) for 40 years, getting more complex and softer with age before bottling in January. <\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019d like a bottle let us know, otherwise we\u2019re quite happy to keep it for ourselves!<\/span><\/p>\n Time to Exercise Democracy<\/span><\/span><\/b> \u2013 Time & Leisure Food and Drink Awards<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n