Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n
We had a cast around this week, wondering where to start with this\u00a0 commentary. Friday 13th<\/sup> seemed a rather obvious place to start, a successful horror movie franchise from the 80\u2019s rumoured to be getting a reboot, but right now Hollywood seems a subject best avoided.<\/p>\n We had a brief look at the news and discovered that Trump wants \u201cthe Nuclear Arsenal to be in tip top condition\u201d. Only to be immediately trolled by Arsene Wenger stating \u201cArsenal may sell Ozil and Sanchez in January\u201d.<\/p>\n Then a thought struck me, hadn\u2019t someone on the radio said it was National Curry Week? I\u2019ll have a look into that, surely everyone likes a curry and it can\u2019t be too controversial to talk about. Oh, how wrong can you be\u2026 it turns out that one of the nation\u2019s favourite curry styles, Korma, is not the mild creamy dish that we all thought. Korma actually means \u2018braising\u2019 or \u2018slow-cooking\u2019 and can come mild or spicy! It\u2019s not just National Curry Week though folks, it\u2019s also Chocolate Week. Who organises this, surely it makes more sense and fun to make those two separate weeks?<\/p>\n Wool Week has been running for eight years, so if your curry isn\u2019t hot enough you can put on a sweater. Why not take a walk down to the library because it\u2019s also National Libraries Week, and National Braille Week. I have to say, I think Braille and Libraries make a better partnership than Curry and Chocolate. We then spotted the Arthritis Week and Dyspraxia Awareness Week and decided we were full up, we had 7 weeks in a week, and even the Beatles only managed Eight Days.<\/p>\n Positively marvelling at our impressive, if slightly uncharacteristic, time management skills in fitting so much in our week, we decided to look at today Friday 13th<\/sup>. Apart from being an impressive Horror Movie franchise of 12 films and a computer game, it is also a day that has sparked enough fears of bad luck that it has a personal phobia: Friggatriskaidekaphobia!<\/p>\n Friday 13th<\/sup> October 2017 is also World Egg Day, so you know what to have in your lunchtime sarnie. Randomly it is also National No-Bra Day as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and if you don\u2019t believe us, you probably already know its International Sceptics Day.<\/p>\n Given how crowded just one week in the diary appears to be, we do wonder how effective they are. Did you hear more about Curry or Arthritis this week?<\/p>\n We are dead chuffed to discover the impeccable timing of the 6th<\/sup> National Wine Week, which runs 28th<\/sup> November till 4th<\/sup> December. Although disappointed we didn\u2019t find out earlier, both Park Vintners and Wayne\u2019s birthday fall in that week, so I suspect a bottle or two will be opened!<\/p>\n In other wine news it looks like France had the smallest harvest in 60 years. Those late April frosts really did the damage in Bordeaux, whilst the really hot spells in August wreaked havoc in the Languedoc. Throw in a storm or two in Champagne and you have a 19% drop overall on 2016! Italy will be top dog this year it seems.<\/p>\n Tasting This Weekend<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Given the Korma controversy we couldn\u2019t help but choose a white to go with our previous understanding of the creamy curry and taste Reserve de Gassac 2016 (\u00a311.99)<\/strong>. It\u2019s blend of Viognier, Chardonnay and Marsanne should be just the ticket.<\/p>\n Running the show in the red corner will be Uitkyk Pinotage 2014 (\u00a314.49). <\/strong>\u00a0Back after an enforced absence due to it literally missing the boat from South Africa, it\u2019s an elegant style that will be comfortable with a Rogan Josh, and no slouch with that barbecued leg of lamb that might just happen on Sunday!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, We had a cast around this week, wondering where to start with this\u00a0 commentary. Friday 13th seemed a rather obvious place to start, a successful horror movie franchise from the 80\u2019s rumoured to be getting a reboot, but right now Hollywood seems a subject best avoided. 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