Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n
They\u2019re liars, the lot of them. Spinning webs of deceit and misdirection. I can confirm that the rain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain. It falls mainly on the second tee at La Quinta golf course which to all intents and purposes is a mountain. Not a plain. We woz mugged.<\/p>\n
Anyway, that\u2019s in the past now, although I did bring you all back a souvenir:<\/p>\n
Saturday, humid with some heavy and thundery rain. Mostly dry and fresher on Sunday then perhaps some further thundery rain overnight followed by showers on Monday (BBC Weather)<\/em><\/p>\n No thanks necessary.<\/p>\n We have a packed sporting calendar this weekend, commencing with Wayne\u2019s early Saturday morning cycle all over Box Hill. Whilst he is completing this challenge, the saner amongst us will be tucking into a bacon sandwich and a latte in front of the box watching the first rugby test as England thump the Kiwi\u2019s in their own backyard. Well, the sarnie and the coffee are certainly a possibility…<\/p>\n French Open tennis will be going on all weekend, the Men\u2019s final I suspect will not be Murray-Gulbis, but as I write, anything could still happen. We are also feeling a trifle concerned at the lack of suitable wicket keeping cover in our Test side, considering the incumbent is just now returning from Achilles injury, but what do we know…<\/p>\n We know about wine, that\u2019s what we know, so more about that now. We will also crack open our new red wine from the Toro region in Spain. This is another region where it shouldn\u2019t rain very much (around 350-400 mm per annum) and the wine is made from 50 year old Tempranillo vines, known locally as Tinta de Toro. Following a 100 day recline in oak barrels the wine is sloshed into bottles, labelled up and then sent to us.<\/p>\n It\u2019s called Cien Roble 2012, Toro, Spain – \u00a39.49<\/strong> and it\u2019s darn delicious; if you don\u2019t believe me then I\u2019m more than happy to have your glass!<\/p>\n It\u2019s International Sherry Week this week and there\u2019s a bottle of Fernando de Castilla Oloroso – \u00a314.99 open, just to show how international and sherry-tastic we are.<\/p>\n Something you may not know about Wayne is that he is a sucker for Awards Ceremonies, canap\u00e9s, glad-handing and above all, small talk. The past two years we have entered the Time & Leisure Food and Drink Awards with success on both occasions \u2013 if we are still tantalising your taste buds and offering you superb customer service then please vote with your fingers at:<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.timeandleisure.co.uk\/food-and-drink-awards\/2279-best-wine-retailer.html<\/p>\n Don\u2019t think of it necessarily as a vote for Park Vintners, think of it as a way of getting Wayne back into his Dinner Jacket and spats… Over and out.<\/p>\n Wayne & Alex<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, They\u2019re liars, the lot of them. Spinning webs of deceit and misdirection. I can confirm that the rain in Spain does not fall mainly on the plain. It falls mainly on the second tee at La Quinta golf course which to all intents and purposes is a mountain. Not a plain. We […]<\/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-411","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\/411","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=411"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":414,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411\/revisions\/414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAnd then, once the rain has finally given way to the hail, we have the Derby. Currently the going is good, and on that basis we are tipping EBANORAN and TRUE STORY. However if the weather does what it threatens to do, we are tipping the Irish horse with the longest legs!
\nLooking further ahead, we are going to win the Football World Cup in Brazil \u2013 FACT.<\/p>\n
\nIt may be hell and high-water tomorrow but let\u2019s seize this sunny Friday. We haven\u2019t opened our best-selling Ros\u00e9 yet this year, so today would seem the perfect opportunity. Chateau de L\u2019Aumerade \u2018Cuv\u00e9e Marie-Christine\u2019 Ros\u00e9 Cru Class\u00e9 2013, C\u00f4tes de Provence, France – \u00a313.99<\/strong> is a 400 year old vineyard in the heart of Provence. Its red soils are rich in minerals, giving it an edge on the quality stakes amongst its neighbours. This edge was recognised in 1950 when the estate was designated \u201cCru Class\u00e9\u201d. A lovely pale salmon colour, it is indeed cracking stuff with delicate red berry fruits, slightly floral with a touch of minerality and an impressively long finish. We think it is the perfect wine for summer, great with all manner of foods, great without! Plus, as it\u2019s sunny, we can offer you all 10% off a box of six<\/strong>, I know, summer madness!<\/p>\n
\nD-Day today, blanket media coverage of events will never, ever do justice to what was achieved or how lucky we are.<\/p>\n