You may have noticed a strange glowing orb in the sky during the past few days. I have done some investigation and apparently the phenomenon is quite natural and is known as the "sun".
ONE HAD an audience with a prominent member of the royal family a few weeks ago. I had my other journalistic hat on for the occasion, in my role as a snapper on this journal.
I'M often left nonplussed by non-vintage Champagne. Ironically, many folks would not dream of spending upwards of £20 on a bottle of any other wine. "I can't afford that sort of money," they would cry. But for some strange reason, the same people wouldn't bat an eyelid if it was for a bottle of Champers.
WHEN I can trick friends, colleagues, and sometimes complete strangers into talking about wine, I'm often asked to name my favourite wine. The truth is that I change my mind often, but only when it comes to reds.
MODERN is a wine description that is banded around by those of us whose job it is to try to describe wines. I have decided that my three wine recommendations this week are very modern, but I guess it rather depends on what your definition of modern is.
GLANCING out from the dining room window, I caught sight of a blackbird struggling to take off, as it had so much weight of nesting material in its beak. It made me wonder if blackbirds, that are prone to feasting on the ripe grapes in vineyards, eat so much that they can't get airborne.
