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Bordeaux 2009 encore
Berry Bros. & Rudd’s 2009 Bordeaux en primeur tasting on 5 July at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London – not as grand as it sounds, actually – gave a few wine hacks – and a lot of Berry’s clients – a chance to have a look at samples from over 20 leading estates. The…
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Free tickets for Pakistan vs. Australia at Headingley!
I have two tickets per day for Pakistan vs Australia at Headingley in Leeds on 21 July and 24 July. I won the tickets in an MCC ballot but it now turns out that I’m unable to go. If anybody would like these tickets – free of charge – please contact me via this site.
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Worcester Sauce named as one of the UK's top ten wine blogs
To my great surprise and pleasure, the media monitoring company Cision has named Worcester Sauce in its list of the UK’s top ten wine blogs. The report can be seen here. Thanks to everyone who has supported this blog!
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Bougros Woogie: William Fèvre Chablis 2008-1998
Yesterday afternoon (9 June) the London wine merchant Bordeaux Index hosted a short five-wine vertical of Domaine William Fèvre’s Chablis Grand Cru Bougros, spanning 2008 to 1998. Fèvre is one of the great names of Chablis, with a history stretching back over 250 years and (I believe) the largest single ownership of Grands Crus vineyards…
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Cecchi nowt: Identità London 2010
I spent lunchtime today (7 June) at Vinopolis, where the Italian wine journalist Filippo Bartolatta hosted a tasting of Cecchi wines with Andrea and Cesare Cecchi. The tasting was a showcase for the launch of Cecchi’s new Supertuscan wine Coevo IGT Toscana 2006, half of which is Sangiovese, with the rest Cabernet Sauvignon (of course!),…
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Fine legs? Ladies' day at Lord's
I spent yesterday’s sweltering afternoon at Lord’s, alternatively watching Middlesex vs. Northamptonshire outside or England vs. Bangladesh on the TV in the Bowlers’ Bar. Lord’s had decreed that Saturday 5 June was “Ladies’ Day”, in the tradition of the same at The Derby on the previous day. Under- or loudly-dressed young (and not so young)…
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Brown Caps vs. Foxes
Foxes are normally only seen at cricket grounds when Leicestershire is playing. But this afternoon at The Oval, where I managed to sneak in the last hour of play (and a win for Gloucestershire!), the final overs were enlivened by some big hits from Chris Tremlett – and a fox wandering audaciously around the outfield.…
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A lost classic: Powell and Pressburger's Gone to Earth
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of two of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s less heralded films, Gone to Earth and The Elusive Pimpernel. Although very different in style and theme, the two films share some things in common. They were both released in 1950 under the auspices of Alexander Korda, with…