Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n
In the land of televisions, the remote controller is king….<\/em><\/p>\n So here\u2019s our problem, we don\u2019t have enough tellies. The Test match starts at 11am, during which time Wayne wants to watch the Criterium-du-Dauphine cycling, then Queens wakes up for the tennis, now without Mr Murray. At 2pm the US Open golf starts its day and then later on we have World Cup football. Oh, and did I mention the Men\u2019s Hockey World Cup semi-finals?<\/p>\n Tomorrow is no better as we have to contend with most of the above plus<\/strong> the rugby 2nd Test against the All Blacks, Australia v France, South Africa v Wales, Canada v Scotland, Argentina v Ireland plus<\/strong> at some point we have a shop to run. Basically we need 5 screens, and that\u2019s before we put any music on Spotify! <\/p>\n And we can say goodbye to any real news. For the next six weeks it will be all about football. It\u2019s a bit more exciting this time around though as clown-king Sepp Blatter seeks to surpass his own low standards moaning about a lack of respeck from everyone and displaying a Berlusconi-like desire to cling to power. Cannot exactly remember what happened to the robber Baron Silvio, but I\u2019m sure the same fate would never befall Great-Uncle Sepp.<\/p>\n Oh and of course as I mentioned last week, England are going to win the World Cup \u2013 FACT.<\/p>\n Elsewhere English born and bred not-Scot JK Rowling has caused a kerfuffle by donating her money to the \u2018wrong\u2019 side; Nigel Farage has suddenly decided to declare over \u00a3200,000 of benefits in kind dating back 10 years \u2013 feels a bit like he\u2019s clearing out all his skeletons before he hits the big time, god help us; and DJ Casey Kasem, the voice of Shaggy in Scooby Doo, has had end-of-life measures implemented by his daughter, which basically means food and water are withheld, a terrible way to go.<\/p>\n What about wine though? We\u2019ve ordered a whole load of new Spanish wines, some spirits, a couple of new Italians and some Portugeezers \u2013 they should all be here next week probably just as it starts to rain. Ros\u00e9 is still charging out the door incessantly and Bordeaux seems to have ground to a halt. Must be the weather.<\/p>\n The A-board outside the shop this week, for those of you who haven\u2019t passed by, has been promoting wines \u2018For those who don\u2019t like Ros\u00e9\u2019. We reckon that since we\u2019re both here this weekend before Wayne flits off to \u2018Abroad\u2019 for a week, that we might as well open our suggestions \u2013 Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2013 – \u00a317.99<\/strong> from Marlborough and Geoff Merrill Reserve Shiraz 2006 – \u00a329.99<\/strong> from McLaren Vale. Sauvignon and Shiraz the way they should be, say no more. <\/p>\n If you\u2019re at a loose end on Sunday, Alex will be propping up a stall at the Wimbledon High School Association Summer Fair from 12 until 4pm \u2013 the theme is Around the World in 80 days and he\u2019s guaranteed to have a few wines open there too, so please go and keep him company and also make sure he\u2019s standing up straight and smiling at customers.<\/p>\n Oh and last up, it\u2019s Father\u2019s Day on Sunday, let\u2019s talk Amarone shall we?<\/p>\n *<\/p>\n Rick: We NEVER clean the toilet, Neil. That’s what being a student is all about. No way, Harpic. No way, Dot. All that Blue Loo scene is for squares. One thing’s for sure, Neil. When Cliff Richard wrote “Wired for Sound”, no way was he sitting on a clean lavatory. He was living on the limit, just like me. Where the only place to put bleach is in your hair.<\/em><\/p>\n Vyvyan: Living on Limits? What, are you on a diet?<\/em><\/p>\n Rick: No, I live on The Limit, Vyvyan. The Limit. Because I’m a Rider at the Gates of Dawn and I take no prisoners.<\/em><\/p>\n A life well lived.<\/p>\n Wayne & Alex<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, In the land of televisions, the remote controller is king…. So here\u2019s our problem, we don\u2019t have enough tellies. The Test match starts at 11am, during which time Wayne wants to watch the Criterium-du-Dauphine cycling, then Queens wakes up for the tennis, now without Mr Murray. 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