Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve long believed that, should the world become teetotal and there be a need for us to find other employ, the realm of weather forecasting wouldn\u2019t be a bad place to start.\u00a0 We spend more time than you might imagine, even as Englishmen, discussing the current weather, the future weather and telling witty tales of weather we have enjoyed a great deal in the past.\u00a0 We are, as you can tell, very, very Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll.\u00a0 In our defence, the weather does have a direct impact on our business \u2013 a rainy Monday in May yields few customers but stick a bit of sunshine in the sky at around 6pm and suddenly the gym seems less enticing than a glass of Ros\u00e9 in the garden.<\/p>\n
So, with this in mind we looked at our two most regular influencers \u2013 the BBC and Accuweather \u2013 to see what might be going on this weekend.\u00a0 As we all now know, weather forecasts are much like inspections led by Hans Blix \u2013 they\u2019re interesting studies but only of relevance if they say what we want them to say.\u00a0 So we gave the weekend weather the Blair treatment:<\/p>\n
Friday 8th July<\/u><\/p>\n
Accuweather – 22\u00b0\/14\u00b0C – Partly<\/span> sunny<\/strong>, a few showers<\/span><\/p>\n BBC – Rather cloudy with showery rain, perhaps heavy at times, especially across northern parts in the morning.<\/span> Becoming drier in the afternoon with some brighter spells<\/strong> possible later.<\/p>\n Park Vintners \u2013 Bright and Sunny<\/strong><\/p>\n Saturday 9th July <\/u><\/p>\n Accuweather – 23\u00b0\/17\u00b0 – Variable clouds; breezy, humid<\/span>.<\/p>\n BBC – Cloudy and muggy but most likely<\/span> dry on Saturday<\/strong>, and turning breezier.<\/p>\n Park Vintners \u2013 Nice and warm with a refreshing breeze<\/p>\n Sunday 10th July<\/u><\/p>\n Accuweather – 22\u00b0 \/15\u00b0 – Partly<\/span> sunny<\/strong> with a shower<\/span><\/p>\n BBC – Rain overnight and muggy conditions should clear during Sunday, becoming fresher with sunshine <\/strong>and scattered showers into Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n Park Vintners \u2013 Sunny sunshine Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n As you can see, it\u2019s going to be an absolutely glorious weekend, with sunshine in abundance \u2013 a weekend that Alex and I will nostalgically discuss for years to come!<\/p>\n Sunny weekend = sunny wines!<\/u><\/p>\n In order to fully appreciate the glorious weather we thought we should get some wines open.\u00a0 ON a complete whim last week, Alex decided to buy some Edelzwicker.\u00a0 I know, sounds uncomfortable.\u00a0 Anyway, he has been rattling on about this style of wine for more years than I can bear to recall, ever since he had a bottle in his father-in-laws back garden.\u00a0 It was, apparently, a beautiful summers day and this quaffing blend from the Alsace (Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Riesling) went down a treat over lunch.\u00a0 I told you we had weather related anecdotes.\u00a0 Anyway, long story short, he saw some for sale, fell foul of a salesman\u2019s pitch and a pretty label and before I could stop the cheque, he had 4 dozen bottles sitting in the shop.<\/p>\n Pretty label or not, it is delicious and I already think we might need to order more \u2013 Edelzwicker Vin d\u2019Alsace \u00a39.99.<\/strong><\/p>\n Pretty as the white is, I feel we might need to have a red with a bit of backbone to go with all these barbecues we\u2019ll be lighting over the next few days.\u00a0 Bodegas Farina Gran Colegiata Tinto Roble 2012 – \u00a311.99<\/strong> \u2013 from Toro to the west of Ribera del Duero in Spain, this has lovely berry fruit, some nicely evident tannins and a gentle touch of oak.<\/p>\n Wine School<\/u><\/p>\n We have finished our tastings for the summer now, and will be taking it easy over the summer, checking our notes and rehearsing for the new term in September.\u00a0 Our 6 week Wine School jumps back to life on Wednesday 28th<\/sup> September at 8pm.<\/p>\n Over the course you will learn about and taste around 6o wines.\u00a0 You\u2019ll fall in love with Chardonnay once more, discover life beyond Malbec and be able to spot a corked wine from 5 paces.\u00a0 You\u2019ll do a lot more than this obviously and all for only \u00a3150.<\/p>\n Sign up today, before you go away.<\/p>\n Other news<\/u><\/p>\n I think you all know the news.\u00a0 Tennis is on still.\u00a0 Football has us in a quandary about who to support.\u00a0 We are still waiting to find out who will be leading our country in the autumn.\u00a0 Trump is getting closer to the White House as Hillary loses a lot of trust.\u00a0 We\u2019re still talking about Brexit…<\/p>\n As Andy Murray said, \u2018it\u2019s not that bad is it?!\u2019 \u2013 enjoy the weekend, enjoy the tennis and in memory of Caroline Aherne, enjoy the weather because it\u2019s going to be SCORCHIO!<\/p>\n Wayne & Alex<\/p>\n PS Park Vintners takes no responsibility for the weather this weekend but is happy to take the credit if it does turn out nice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, We\u2019ve long believed that, should the world become teetotal and there be a 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