Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n
Those of you with a memory profile more akin to an elephant than a goldfish may recall that at this time last year we spoke about the origins of Christmas Crackers. Well we thought this year we might cast a glance over some other Christmas traditions.<\/p>\n
Christmas Cards were a Victorian invention, the first card was made in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole (coincidently of the British Postal Service) and depicted a picture by artist John Horsley and wording that may be familiar \u201cA Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year\u201d. The idea to send cards to family, friends and business associates caught on quickly, no doubt aided by the enthusiasm of the British Postal Service!<\/p>\n
The use of Holly and Mistletoe were both fully entrenched long before we began celebrating Christmas. Druids regarded Mistletoe as sacred and dedicated it to the Goddess of Love, whilst in British folklore Holly has long been considered a protector against evil, and leaves from a female holly bush under the pillow would allow the future to be foreseen in dreams.<\/p>\n
The Queen\u2019s Speech was first given by George V (things were different in the \u201830\u2019s) but was first televised in 1957 on the 25th anniversary of her Grandfathers inaugural radio speech.<\/p>\n
Tins of Quality Street were first available in 1936, five years after the first Chocolate Orange.<\/p>\n
Opening Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday 21st December 11am – 3pm<\/strong> It\u2019s never too late\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n You still can\u2019t find that perfect present and time is a ticking by \u2013 fear not help is at hand. Our 6 week Wine School<\/strong> makes a perfect gift at \u00a3150<\/strong> and it\u2019s not just a gift but an educashun too, win double, as they say. We\u2019ve attached details \u2013 all it takes is a phone call and a credit card and the gift is yours, how easy is that! Our number is 020 8944 5224<\/strong> or of course you could pop in and enjoy some wines tomorrow such as\u2026.<\/p>\n Tasting This Weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n All sorts of fun to be had with us this weekend: we\u2019ll be splashing the bubbly as a livener with newbie from New Zealand Leveret IQ3 (\u00a319.99)<\/strong>, followed by Kevin Judd\u2019s Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc 2014 (\u00a317.99)<\/strong> also from NZ and firmly in the white corner. On the red front, Alex is threatening a guzzle on Henri Prudhon\u2019s St Aubin 1er Cr \u2018Les Frionnes\u2019 2009 (\u00a323.99)<\/strong> a bit of a bobby dazzler from the Cotes De Beaune, which he thinks is bang on with his turkey. Wayne meantime, a bit of a Port monster truth be known, has been wittering on all week about the Krohn LBV 2007 (\u00a317.99)<\/strong> which he thinks is a bit of a snip for a traditional styled LBV. We might even have a mince pie handy to go with that!<\/p>\n Christmas Jumpers<\/strong><\/p>\n You know how it is, you\u2019re in the pub, talk is cheap, anything and everything is possible. Last week Wayne\u2019s wife very, very, very kindly gave us both a seasonal sweater to wear. Awesome, thank you very much, we chorused in unison. As we were in the pub and also in our cups, we boldly proclaimed that Saturday 20th December would be a great day to wear them. So we will be sporting our Christmas attire all day tomorrow \u2013 come and join in, just for a laugh!<\/p>\n If we don\u2019t see you, do have yourselves a Joyeux Noel and a Bonne Ann\u00e9e!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Those of you with a memory profile more akin to an elephant than a goldfish may recall that at this time last year we spoke about the origins of Christmas Crackers. Well we thought this year we might cast a glance over some other Christmas traditions. Christmas Cards were a Victorian invention, […]<\/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-534","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\/534","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=534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":535,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534\/revisions\/535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMonday 22nd December 11am \u2013 8pm<\/strong>
\nTuesday 23rd December 11am \u2013 8pm<\/strong>
\nWednesday 24th December 10am \u2013 5pm<\/strong>
\nThursday 25th \u2013 Sunday 28th December Closed<\/strong>
\nMonday 29th December 11am – 8pm<\/strong>
\nTuesday 30th December 11am \u2013 8pm<\/strong>
\nWednesday 31st December 11am \u2013 6pm<\/strong>
\nThursday 1st \u2013 Sunday 4th January Closed<\/strong>
\nMonday 5th January Back to Normal<\/strong><\/p>\n