Into drizzly Moorgate for a tasty vertical of the Mosel producer, St. Urbans-Hof with winemaker Nik Weis (pictured). It is down a tiny street, so the venue should be easy to find, which means of course I traipse up and down aimlessly for twenty minutes. Perhaps it is one of those Harry Potter secret entrances [...]
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Wonderful vertical tasting at Hibiscus: a vertical of the rare and mostly unheard of Cuvée Jean Gautreau from Chateau Sociando Mallet with a gaggle of sommeliers. The wines are interesting, the post-prandial conversation even more so. It is fascinating to hear about Bordeaux’s withering presence from the country’s top wine lists because they are simply [...]
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You know, during the three years occupancy of our rented property, we maintained it pretty well, in fact, extremely well. My wife, Mrs. Spick and Span, cleaned it thoroughly every day and we never allowed shoes in the house. During that time, our skinflint landlady refused to spend a single penny on redecorating the early [...]
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Homebase, B&Q, Currys, Homebase again, Tescos, B&Q again. Yes, I am a homeowner.
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Our first free Saturday at our new address. We spend the morning sorting out a few boxes and I make an attempt to mow the grass. It ends in disaster as my Flymo churns up the sodden turf and turns the verdure into a muddy dark grey. This is the garden striking the first blow. [...]
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Another dose of Seely at this morning’s Quinta do Noval LBV tasting at Prism restaurant in the City. Afterwards I work in La Quotidienne, before heading to the most salubrious jardin publique in London: Holland Park, for Handford’s 21st anniversary tasting in the orangery. This is a splendid tasting with a fantastic array of [...]
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A busy day working at home. In the evening I head into London for a vertical tasting of Château Suduiraut from a barrel sample of the 2009 all the way back to the super-rare 1899, the first 19th century Sauternes to have passed my lips. How could have I reached the age of forty without [...]
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Lily wakes up with a cold. She has been invited to her first birthday party from a classmate at her new school. I feel sorry for her being cajoled to dance when she would obviously like to be at home. I take Daisy to the park as she (and her sister) have been good girls [...]
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All morning: unpacking boxes of course. In the afternoon we drive down to Leigh-on-Sea for my parent’s ruby wedding anniversary. They are eschewing the Fat Duck or La Manoir for fish and chips for thirty friends and family at the sailing club along with lemonade, Blossom Hill and puddings courtesy of M&S. Really. We drive [...]
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