Fellow Wine Lovers,<\/p>\n
Watched any good sport recently?<\/strong><\/p>\n England 0 \u2013 Germany 0; Sweden 1 \u2013 Italy 0; Italy 0 \u2013 Sweden 0; England 0 \u2013 Brazil 0.<\/p>\n Admittedly two of these were friendlies, but just 1 goal in four matches?\u00a0 You\u2019ve got Germany, Brazil and Italy \u2013 three of the powerhouses of world football, two of whom were playing against lowly England, unable to score a goal.\u00a0 And Italy, fighting to stay in with a chance of going to the World Cup next year, failed to score in 180 minutes of regular play?\u00a0 Some people paid \u00a3100 to watch England v Brazil on Tuesday night, I suspect the costs weren\u2019t far adrift in Stockholm or Milan \u2013 who says there\u2019s no value in football?<\/p>\n Oh hang about, here\u2019s a score form the Women’s Champions League:<\/p>\n Lyon F\u00e9minines 9 – BIIK Kazygurt Women 0 (Agg 16-0) \u2013 I think I\u2019ve found the goals!<\/p>\n England 21 \u2013 Argentina 8.<\/p>\n It looked miserable at Twickenham last week and that\u2019s before we discuss the weather.\u00a0 It\u2019s been a long time since we\u2019ve been bored by a game of rugby, that\u2019s not how the modern game works but last Saturday came close.\u00a0 And we\u2019ve got the Aussies this week \u2013 they must be quaking\u2026 although judging by their strange selection of the second choice wicket keeper for Tasmania for the first Ashes Test, perhaps John Eales might turn up on Saturday?<\/p>\n Read any good news recently?<\/strong><\/p>\n Mugabe under house arrest was a bit of a surprise, him somehow managing to start negotiating some sort of deal with the army, less so.\u00a0 Otherwise it\u2019s been pretty much business as usual: more sordid sex scandals emerge; another top banker suggests a second Brexit referendum; Trump tweeted; someone said something derogatory about Theresa\u2026.<\/p>\n Drunk any good wine recently?<\/strong><\/p>\n Well, Alex has certainly tasted enough.\u00a0 85 wines on Tuesday at the IWC resulted in teeth blacker than the night and a pummelled palate.\u00a0 However, Wayne has been more successful tasting-wise and as a result we\u2019ve listed some more wines to cram onto the shelves:<\/p>\n Vi\u00f1a von Siebenthal Carmen\u00e8re 2014 – \u00a320.99<\/strong> \u2013 a delicious red from the Aconcagua Valley in Chile, smooth rich damson fruits and a wine to give many Bordeaux a run for their money<\/p>\n Ch\u00e2teau Haut-Brisson \u2018La Grave\u2019 2010 – \u00a327.99<\/strong> \u2013 Saint \u00c9milion Grand Cru, from a tiptop vintage, on my table at Christmas, don\u2019t mind if I do!<\/p>\n Giacomo Fenocchio Barolo 2012 – \u00a333<\/strong> \u2013 oh no, not another Barolo we hear you cry!\u00a0 Well tough, it\u2019s here now with all its lovely red cranberry and cedar wood notes and an elegant palate that has lovely tension between fruit and tannin \u2013 if you don\u2019t want it we\u2019ll have it\u2026<\/p>\n Quinta da Falorca Garrafeira Old Vines 2011 – \u00a350<\/strong> \u2013 bit of an indulgence this one, a wine that we fell in love with and agreed that if no one bought it we were happy to drink it ourselves.\u00a0 Our note was \u2018a serious wine for serious people\u2019, which makes absolutely no sense at all I know.\u00a0 It\u2019s extremely good, a blend of about 50 grapes all from old vines and with plenty of potential to age.\u00a0 If you like top notch Rioja then try this Portuguese version, it\u2019ll knock your socks off!<\/p>\n Celler Sangen\u00eds I Vaque Vall Por 2006 – \u00a325.49<\/strong> \u2013 11 year old Priorat is not that easy to find and usually when you do it is double this price.\u00a0 It still has a deep dark colour whilst the nose has a definite evolved character.\u00a0 Wonderfully smooth with a lovely richness of fruit and some resolved tannins that you would never find in a younger wine.<\/p>\n And away from wine we were bamboozled by the pretty label and bought Dolin Chamb\u00e9ryzette Ap\u00e9ritif \u00e0 la Fraise – \u00a316.99<\/strong> \u2013 a strawberry spirit that is brilliant over ice and adds a certain frisson to a glass of Gin.<\/p>\n We also have a returning hero \u2013 MAGNUM OF THE CHOCOLATE BLOCK 2016 – \u00a350<\/strong> \u2013 knowing how much you all like these I thought I\u2019d mention them as I only have a limited quantity available, so first come, first served I think is the fairest distribution.<\/p>\n Tasted any wine yet today?<\/strong><\/p>\n If not, then perhaps you should swing by and see us this evening \u2013 we\u2019re going to open the perennially popular Talmard M\u00e2con Uchizy 2016 – \u00a315.99 <\/strong>and the Vi\u00f1a von Siebenthal Carmen\u00e8re 2014 – \u00a320.99,<\/strong> so lots to tempt your palate with\u2026<\/p>\n Out and about this weekend?<\/strong><\/p>\n Wimbledon Park Primary are having their annual quiz night this evening and if you are lucky enough to be going then I hear that the winelist is exceptional!\u00a0 Equally, if you find yourself in Raynes Park tomorrow, Alex will be at the St Matthew\u2019s Church Winter Fair showing all sorts of Christmas tipples and treats.<\/p>\n That\u2019s it from us now, stay warm and see you later on for a warming tipple!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fellow Wine Lovers, Watched any good sport recently? 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