Tidying things up before I go away: visas, flights, rendezvous, wines etc. I even manage to knock out an Echezeaux article in a spare few minutes. I take Lily and Daisy down to the ducks in Guildford on the River Wey, armed with a loaf of frozen bread that I hope defrosts by the time [...]
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Writing all day. This Gaja article is dragging on and on interminably. In the evening, Tomoko and I sit down to watch Japan vs. Denmark with Lily and Daisy, who cannot sleep due to the long sultry nights and Daisy’s terrible eczema. Japan show more heart and passion than England could ever dream of mustering and [...]
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Into London this lunchtime for a tasting of Craggy Range’s wines with winemaker Steve Smith MW in order to compared notes taken in New Zealand just prior to bottling in January with the wines in bottle (amazing how those Pinots seem to fill out.) I probe Steve about his views on biodynamics and alcohol levels…all [...]
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