French Fancy

Tomorrow I am popping down to where Jezza and the boys play like overgrown kids by driving badly, so that I can once again pretend to know enough to judge wine.

France will provide the candidates, which is nice, but the real attraction for me will be the real judges. A very good and welcoming bunch last year, so I am looking forward to the day.

I also like the pens.

I hope I can avoid looking too foolish and would love to get an invitation, or two, to absolutely anything.

I will let you know.

First Gigs?

I have been asked to run a couple of tastings.

One for a friend and some mutual chums, and one for the University of the Third Age (U3A). All I need to do now is try to work out what I do, and do not, know.

The U3A tasting will be in the autumn,  as one of a series of three covering the wines of Spain. The other is most likely to cover whatever the Wine Society had on offer.

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