Still Going

I have had to give away my ticket to the Wine Society tasting at Lord's Cricket Club so that I can attend a day job dinner. It would be a bit churlish to complain, however, I am disappointed.

On the plus side, I have been invited to lead a tasting of the wines of South Australia a little later in the year, and have been allocated another day as an associate judge at the International Wine Challenge. This is good.

The local wine club is having a member's night next month and I have been offered the opportunity to present one wine. I think I could make that last 30 mins if I do enough research. That should prevent a second offer.

One wine? How the hell do you choose?

Anyway, still active. Just felt the need to share.

Exposed

It appears my bonus daughter has taken it upon herself to reveal my little secret.

At least, the one she knows about.  I think this one is safe.  We shall see.

Refreshed and ready to go

So. One tasting done. That makes me active in my alter ego as a provisional tutor.

Registration for the wine fair has been taken care of and Friday will be my first outing as an associate judge at the International Wine Challenge.

Corkscrews at the ready......

I think that wraps it up

Sorry for the long silence, but I have been busy elsewhere and attempting to project a more outwardly-acceptable face.

However, it has been a good week.

On Monday, The One accompanied me to the Guildhall to attend the WSET Graduation ceremony at which I was handed a blue cardboard tube containing a letter and a waiter's friend, by non-other than Jancis Robinson, whose bottles I am unworthy to uncork.

Apparently The One has a cousin who considers JC and her husband personal friends. Small world. I didn't mention this to the great lady and limited my half of the conversation to 'thank you' & 'yes, please'. I was well brought up.

Then on Thursday I presented my first wine tasting to the Hampstead chapter of U3A. Nice bunch. They asked lots of questions to which I shouted lots of answers, in an attempt to be heard over the Portsmouth Symphonia who were rehearsing next door.

I got away with it and was rewarded with a pizza. I think that now justifies me having had some business cards bearing the optimistic title 'independent wine tutor' printed. I gave my first one away on Monday, so it is possible that the readership of my other blog (and worryingly this one) will increase to two. The other is me when I am not logged in. It will be nice to have some company, but the potential loss of anonymity is concerning especially as I may come under scrutiny, for reasons I cannot disclose, in the near future.

I am quite encouraged that this may all be leading somewhere over the course of the next decade. No hurry.

Keep in touch.