{"id":606,"date":"2015-06-19T12:28:56","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T11:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/?p=606"},"modified":"2015-06-19T12:28:56","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T11:28:56","slug":"chinon-saumur-and-sassicaia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/?p=606","title":{"rendered":"Chinon, Saumur and Sassicaia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong>Fellow Wine Lovers,<br \/>\nIs it just me or do we all think some kind of Groundhog Day should be instigated so that all one day cricket could be like the last few games? After the World Cup performance I certainly didn\u2019t imagine that this series would be so exciting and be sat at 2 each going in to the final game.<br \/>\nWe saw a report this week (on the BBC, no less!) that suggested \u201cFixing Parliament \u2018could cost \u00a35.7 billion\u2019\u201d. We couldn\u2019t help but wonder if our man Sepp couldn\u2019t fix it for less than that!<br \/>\nMo, Mo say it ain\u2019t so!<br \/>\nIn wine news we saw that Gary Lineker has had his wine collection stolen, with the exception of one, unnamed, case. We were reminded of a friend who was burgled a few years ago with the thieves stealing his entire CD collection with the exception of the Billy Joel discs. Toe-rags the lot of \u2018em!<br \/>\nOur hearts sank with the \u2018Fruit flavoured wines are the drinks of the future\u2019 headline. Apparently young adults will prefer to have perfectly good wine adulterated with sugar and fruit juices. Doesn\u2019t appeal to me and if that\u2019s the future I\u2019m off\u2026<br \/>\n<strong>Wine School<\/strong><br \/>\nWe\u2019re halfway through Summer term and we\u2019ve had a few people asking so&#8230;<br \/>\n<strong>Term Starts on Wednesday 16th September at 8pm sharp.<\/strong> Over 6 Wednesday evenings you\u2019ll taste around 60 different wines discover new favourites and who knows, maybe make some friends too. Cost is \u00a3150 and full details are attached.<br \/>\n<strong>New Wines<\/strong><br \/>\nThe eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed the odd new wine appear here and there on the shelves. We\u2019ve managed to track down some delicious <strong>Domaine Coche-Bizouard Monthelie 1er Cru \u2018Les Duresses\u2019 2009 (\u00a328.99)<\/strong>; we\u2019ve dipped our toe in the posh Italian end with a small amount of <strong>Sassicaia 2012 (\u00a3125)<\/strong>; and whilst on the subject of Italy we also have <strong>Monte Del Fra Soave Classico 2013 (\u00a312.99)<\/strong> a deliciously crisp summery drop.<br \/>\n<strong>Tasting this Weekend<\/strong><br \/>\nAnother of our newbies and something we\u2019re very excited about is <strong>Chinon \u2018Les Picasses\u2019 2006 Olga Raffault (\u00a318.99)<\/strong>. We love Cabernet Franc with a little age so were dead chuffed when we came across this. It\u2019ll be parking itself in the red corner on the tasting table this weekend, so do come and have a sample.<br \/>\nWe\u2019re staying in the Loire, so those of you more persuaded by wines of the white variety might like to wrap your taste buds around <strong>Langenlois Chateau Saumur Blanc Vieilles Vignes 2008 (\u00a319.99)<\/strong> a splendidly rounded Chenin Blanc that could give some of the top burgundies a run for the money in the style stakes!<br \/>\nChin chin,<br \/>\nWayne &amp; Alex<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fellow Wine Lovers, Is it just me or do we all think some kind of Groundhog Day should be instigated so that all one day cricket could be like the last few games? 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