Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n
Black Friday.\u00a0 36 \u2018unmissable deals\u2019 in my inbox before I had even got up this morning…<\/p>\n
\u2018Why is it called Black Friday \u2013 black doesn\u2019t sound very nice?\u2019 <\/em>my daughter asked yesterday \u2018And the day after Thanksgiving too, which does sound much nicer….\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n \u2018Because black is the colour of the bruises, because that\u2019s the mood it puts you in, because that\u2019s the karate belt you need \u2013 oh, I don\u2019t know sweetheart, ask Wal-Mart\u2019<\/em> was all I could respond, befuddled by the fact that a nine year old from Wimbledon could be so in tune with life in America – thanks iCarly.<\/p>\n In order to avoid violent queues, people competing with each other for parking spaces on The Crescent and unseemly grappling over the last bottle of Hepple Gin, we will not be involving ourselves in any deep discounting today, sorry.\u00a0 It means there are no winning bargain hunters but equally there are no losers either.\u00a0 Everyone gets to pay the same price here and no one gets to gloat.<\/p>\n Significantly, as it is Black Friday, that means that Thanksgiving is now behind us \u2013 and we can now fix our sights firmly on the next major event in the calendar.<\/p>\n No, I\u2019m not talking about Wayne\u2019s birthday next week – although judging by his comment just now, in his best Fast Show accent, \u2018This week I ‘ave mostly<\/em> been freezing in the shop\u2019, <\/em>he might be grateful to receive a sweater or two…<\/p>\n But no, not that.\u00a0 The next major event is the \u2018Lighting up of the Christmas Tree and Carol Singing\u2019<\/strong> which will take place outside Christ The King Church tomorrow, Saturday 28th<\/sup> November at 4.15pm.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n I am informed, to add to the excitement, that a local personality will perform the ceremony \u2013 no coincidence that Wayne has taken that day off I\u2019m sure…<\/p>\n Anyway, once you\u2019ve sung your socks off in the cold early evening, I suggest you pop up the road and come and see us \u2013 we\u2019ll have wine open, which I\u2019ll get to later, but also we\u2019ll have The King\u2019s Ginger (\u00a323.99)<\/strong> and Foxdenton Sloe Gin (\u00a322.99)<\/strong> open and ready to taste, sip and gargle – a perfect salve for those fatigued vocal chords!<\/p>\n Fizz<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019ve had a few enquiries regarding our Christmas fizz offering this year, so here\u2019s the not-so-big reveal…<\/p>\n Like last year, we will be leading with Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut NV \u00a345.00 <\/strong>for a bottle but down to a mere \u00a333.33 per bottle when you buy half a dozen.<\/strong><\/p>\n For all our other fizz our usual 6 for 5 deal<\/strong> applies, or 16.66% discount off a half dozen<\/strong> if you will.<\/p>\n As a timely reminder of what we are stocking currently, here\u2019s the list:<\/p>\n Champagne<\/u><\/p>\n Champagne Moutard Grand Cuvee NV (half bottle) \u00a315.99<\/p>\n Champagne Moutard Prestige Rose NV (half bottle) \u00a316.99<\/p>\n Goutorbe-Bouillot Champagne Carte D’Or Brut NV \u00a327.99<\/p>\n Champagne Moutard Grand Cuvee NV \u00a328.99<\/p>\n Champagne Moutard Prestige Rose NV \u00a331.99<\/p>\n Champagne Thienot Brut NV \u00a332.99<\/p>\n This is a new listing \u2013 Alex visited them in September largely as a result of Wayne having been very impressed when he tasted it previously.\u00a0 Suffice to say, Wayne was absolutely right and now it\u2019s on the shelf! <\/em><\/p>\n Champagne Beaumet Brut Vintage 2006 \u00a335.99<\/p>\n Billecart Salmon Brut Reserve NV \u00a339.99<\/p>\n Champagne Moutard ‘6 Cepages’ 2007 \u00a344.99<\/p>\n Champagne Barons de Rothschild Brut NV \u00a350.00<\/p>\n Ruinart Blanc de Blancs NV \u00a360.00<\/p>\n Champagne Moutard Grande Cuvee NV (Magnum) \u00a360.00<\/p>\n Champagne Moutard Prestige Rose NV (Magnum) \u00a362.00<\/p>\n Billecart Salmon Rose NV \u00a362.00<\/p>\n Krug Grand Cuvee NV (half bottle) \u00a370.00<\/p>\n Bollinger Grand Annee 2004 \u00a380.00<\/p>\n Bollinger James Bond 2009 (Limited Edition Gift Box) \u00a3125<\/p>\n Moutard Brut Grande Cuvee NV (Jeroboam) \u00a3130<\/p>\n Billecart Salmon Cuvee Nicolas-Francois 2002 \u00a3130<\/p>\n Louis Roederer Cristal 2006 \u00a3150<\/p>\n Sparkling wines that aren\u2019t allowed to call themselves Champagne and probably don\u2019t want to anyway<\/u><\/p>\n Lunetta Prosecco NV \u00a310.49<\/p>\n Mas Macia Cava Brut NV \u00a310.99<\/p>\n Mimi Pink Sparkling NV \u00a312.99<\/p>\n Mimi Sparkling NV \u00a312.99<\/p>\n Pauletts Trillians Sparkling Red NV \u00a314.49<\/p>\n Leveret IQ Brut NV \u00a314.99<\/p>\n Leveret IQ3 NV \u00a320.99<\/p>\n Hoffman and Rathbone Classic Cuvee 2010 \u00a336.00<\/p>\n Hoffman and Rathbone Rose Reserve 2011 \u00a338.00<\/p>\n Hoffman and Rathbone Blanc de Blancs 2010 \u00a340.00<\/p>\n Beer<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n After much froing and toing, our new beer listing has finally arrived.\u00a0 We were first approached by The Park Brewery<\/strong>, based in Kingston, in April this year.\u00a0 However, life took over and so did the summer, holidays, and other stuff.\u00a0\u00a0 Anyway, it\u2019s here now.\u00a0 They make a range of beers named after various parts of Richmond Park \u2013 perfect bidon top ups for those cyclists amongst you \u2013 and for the rest of us, nice beer to drink.<\/p>\n We have three of their beers in stock:<\/p>\n Killcat Pale (3.9%) \u00a32.59<\/strong> – a refreshing pale ale, with the hoppiness and punch of an IPA but without the high ABV.<\/p>\n Gallows Gold (5%) \u00a32.79<\/strong> – their version of an American Pale Ale \u2013 fruity and sweet with a fine aroma.<\/p>\n Dark Hill (6.2%) \u00a33.19<\/strong> – their version of a black IPA.\u00a0 Not too malty on the palate which allows the hoppy flavours to come through.<\/p>\n Wine<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n What are we going to taste this weekend?<\/p>\n We know we\u2019re going to taste Bordeaux next weekend, Burgundy the week after and then Italian wines the weekend before Christmas (yes chaps, it really is<\/u> that soon) but have not thought about the here and now.\u00a0 But as the theme seems to be Thanksgiving I suppose it would be pleasurable to taste a couple of wines from across the pond.<\/p>\n Wente Morning Fog Chardonnay 2013 \u00a313.99 <\/strong>\u2013 this is a delicious Chardonnay from San Francisco Bay.\u00a0 Fermented half in barrel and half in stainless steel we have green apples with hints of tropical fruit on the nose and in addition some subtle vanilla notes on the palate.\u00a0 Fabulous balance and a really nice texture \u2013 a real all-rounder.<\/p>\n Marimar Estate Don Miguel Vineyard Cristina Pinot Noir 2009 \u00a324.99<\/strong> \u2013 coming from the Russian River Valley in Sonoma this is the absolute mutts.\u00a0 It was offered to us at a very good price last week so we bought as much of it as our little hands could carry.\u00a0 A blend of the best Pinot Noir on the estate makes an extremely elegant, soft and complex wine.\u00a0 We tasted it last night on our Wine & Cheese tasting and it was definitely the wine of the night.\u00a0 And if you were thinking of roasting a duck…<\/p>\n Marimar Estate Don Miguel Vineyard Cristina Pinot Noir 2009 <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a324.99\/bottle or 6 for \u00a3120.<\/strong><\/p>\n Breaking News<\/u><\/p>\n Important news on a global scale.<\/p>\n It has been revealed that Gwyneth Paltrow penned a line on Coldplay\u2019s new song Everglow<\/em> : “How come things move on\/How come cars don’t slow”.<\/em><\/p>\n “She came up with the idea so I said, ‘Is there any chance you’d sing that line cos it’s your idea’ Like any human, she was like, ‘I can’t do that! I’m not a professional!'” Martin explained.<\/em><\/p>\n Loving the lyric, gloriously inspirational and thought provoking and profoundly poignant; also loving the fact that Chris Martin, with no humour intended, uses the phrase \u2018like any human\u2019 in reference to his ex.<\/p>\n Like I said, important news on a global scale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Black Friday.\u00a0 36 \u2018unmissable deals\u2019 in my inbox before I had even got up this morning… \u2018Why is it called Black Friday \u2013 black doesn\u2019t sound very nice?\u2019 my daughter asked yesterday \u2018And the day after Thanksgiving too, which does sound much nicer….\u2019 \u2018Because black is the colour of the bruises, because […]<\/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-665","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\/665","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=665"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":667,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions\/667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parkvintners.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}