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- London
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NWR Silly little things that delight you
- Thread starter G. W o l f f
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- London
Who knew there was a Corton in Wiltshire?
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- St Albans
One in Suffolk too
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- Nottingham
Auctioneers who don't understand what they are selling. "3 bottles of Pouilly Fume, and 2 other bottles."
Here are the other bottles:
Here are the other bottles:
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- Staining
Rocked up in the garden this morning out of the blue.
(Though may be a cut and paste to the other thread if still around in a few days)
(Though may be a cut and paste to the other thread if still around in a few days)
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- Holmfirth
This one lives next door to us. Apparently it just appeared one day (before we moved here three years ago) and took up residence. It’s thought to have flown off from a place on the other side of the village, where half a dozen of them live. It’s called Nigel, which somehow seems perfect. His antics are very amusing. Among other things, he displays his tail to the neighbour’s one-eyed hen, on which he must have amorous designs. He’s a truly beautiful and exotic creature but we just wish he’d keep out of our vegetable patch, where he likes to eat the beans. He appears to be a different species from your visitor.
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- Nottingham
Another amusing acquisition from the same auction last week.
"A bottle of Smith Woodhouse 10yr old port and 4 bottles/half bottles of wine". The bottles of wine not worth mentioning included:
Any thoughts on how drinkable these might be? The Noble One is an alarming colour but I see some people trying to sell similar on the web.
"A bottle of Smith Woodhouse 10yr old port and 4 bottles/half bottles of wine". The bottles of wine not worth mentioning included:
Any thoughts on how drinkable these might be? The Noble One is an alarming colour but I see some people trying to sell similar on the web.
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- Holmfirth
I bet they’ll both be brilliant, Paul, especially the Rolly Gassmann. I’m only two-thirds of the way through my case of the 2008 pinot gris from Rottleibel and on past experience it’ll easily drink well 20 years from the vintage. The Noble One is clearly very mature but I reckon it’ll be fine.
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- Scotland
Can't comment on the Noble One but I've visited Rolly Gassmann, in Alsace, quite a few times. They are one of the few producers that hold on to their wines until they think they are ready for drinking. 2007 was an excellent vintage so expect the PG to be very rich - their house style tends towards higher RS - and powerful, but should be clean on the finish.
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- England
Himalayan truffled salt. Utterly bonkers in its superfluity and quite marvellous.
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- Colchester
Had several older Noble Ones and they can be quite special. Yes they were a very deep colour.
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- London, Europe
My wife's 'salad' in Paris ( with a posh name) .....which in Grimsby would be called 'Chips n Cheese'
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- London
Syllable contraction
I hope it isn’t breaching forum rules to mention that at least two BBC presenters by my count seem to have decided the Labour party leader has the same first name as a kind of Icelandic yoghurt
I hope it isn’t breaching forum rules to mention that at least two BBC presenters by my count seem to have decided the Labour party leader has the same first name as a kind of Icelandic yoghurt
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- London, UK
Pistachio cream in jars. A very recent discovery. It's bloody marvellous and so tasty that it almost induces guilt.
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- London
Not served with a chipped mug of tea though
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- London
I think we have had a version of this already: bumblebees in the poppies.
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- London, England
The bread is a nice touch. Looks low on carbs otherwise!!
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- Nottingham
Can be used as the base for really good pistachio ice cream - need to make sure you get one with a high pistachio content - my current jars are 45% (Bronte) pistachio, but higher would be fine too.
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- London
Pure 100% Bronte paste is what is used by the best restaurants. It is extremely expensive and only comes in 1kg pots, however. I am always disappointed when my pistachio ice cream is brown and made with roasted nuts, which is what usually happens. Le Gavroche used to make a superb version.
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- London
- Location
- London, Europe
The fibonacci sequence. Just had a long chat with my daughter about art and fibonacci with - and how her painting conformed to fibonacci - amazing to see mathematics and art smash together. And someone suddenly realise that there is beauty in nature and art and maths (jeez - I sound like a stoner)
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- London
- Location
- London
Very close to where I was brought up - in fact my Dad covered Corton parish matters for the local paper for many years. It is twinned with Aloxe-Corton - I wonder who got the better end of that deal, although sadly twinning privileges never extended to the Corton correspondent or his immediate family.