A somewhat belated start to 2019 but the blog is still going! Apparently blogs are very 2005 and this is a fading medium as it's so much easier to post a photo on Instagram and be done with it, but this thing is now entering its 10th year so it would be a shame to give up now.
I spent Christmas with my family and then headed off to Pennsylvania to spend the New Year with D. I discovered that in the US they count down to the big moment not with fireworks or performing seals / human pyramids but with something called a "ball drop" in Times Square.... This did not sound particularly worth waiting up for so my own celebration involved a half bottle of Pol Roger brought over for the occasion. I was also dragged into the woods on several occasions during the trip, required to jump over many rocks and streams and somehow lived to tell the tale.
Back in Blighty, normal service resumed on 14th January when ACC held his annual Burgundy en primeur tasting, this year at the Cavalry and Guards Club. The porter gave me a suspicious look but my name was on the list so all was well. There was an impressive turnout from the French growers and a wonderful range of wines was on display, including both some old favourites and some wines new to the selection this year. It was also great to catch up with friends albeit only briefly because this is the tasting where I have to really try to concentrate, there's so much going on.
The following represents a whistlestop tour of my personal highlights, but this is not an exhaustive list as there were others where the photo came out too blurry to include, even by the low standards of this blog. Thanks to G for providing bottle-levitation services as we whizzed round the room and thanks to ACC for putting on such an enjoyable evening.
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