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It was great to catch up today with the immediate past Spanish Ambassador, José Pascual Marco, and his wife Géraldine Dufort today. He was at Guildhall to receive the Freedom of the City of London. Amongst the ancient rights and responsibilities he acquires as a Freeman is the ability to drive 🐑 over London Bridge. Starting the day with very fine aged Sherries from Alvaro Domecq. Carefully aligned photo gate-crashed by the ever lively Will Willis @frederickswineco. He’s allowed to as he is the importer. All part of The BFT, well managed by @alexbridgeman1234 - and a number of other Bridgemans. It’s Wine Wednesday. A month ago I flew back from the once-in-a-hundred year’s celebration of the centenary of the Rioja denomination. To mix liquid metaphors a lot of water has passed under that bridge, and the current seems faster than ever. However The sign of a great tasting is a poorly framed photo - such as this. I was just too busy listening. What happened in 1990? German reunification. Home Alone released. Tim Berners-Lee launches the forerunner of the worldwide web. And in Champagne @champagnegossetofficiel harvests this beauty. It’s been sleeping in our cellar for around 20 years I guess. Yesterday we opened the bottle for a celebration with the gentlest of pops. Surprisingly still a delicate piquant rush of bubbles on the tongue. Golden colour. Wonderful flavours of roasted peaches (not that I often roast them but I can imagine the buttery stone fruit). A very fine wine, with a loooong finish. #champagne #grandemarque Sensational dinner at #Michelin-starred @restaurantekabo @pamplona celebrating the first @onvinum wine competition. Make sure you visit. A joyous and jam packed party at the Spanish Embassy just now. The celebrations were for Spain’s first ever female Ambassador of Spain to the Court of St James. H. E. Mrs Emma Aparici Vázquez de Parga had just been to the Palace to receive her credentials from the King. A family celebration too as it was her husband’s birthday. ¡Bienvenida! Driving away the gloomy weather with lunch @caminolondon at Farringdon. Started with a warming perfect-for-winter-chills Oloroso Sherry @gutierrezcolosia. Matched the tapas with @bodegafincasdeazabache #tempranilloblanco: fresh, white fruits, silky. And to finish? #cafecortado and salted caramel truffles. Star of this year’s @koshu_of_japan tasting was undoubtedly Madame Suzuki, who attended with her husband the Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki. She had specially commissioned an obi - a sash for her kimono - for the event from an artisan in Kyoto. Tasting of Heroes of Herez (Jerez). The place, the people, the culture. Fine wine Spain on parade today @canddwines1985. Amongst the treats (clockwise from top left) @bodegasmuga (2021 classic Selección Especial); @bodegasaltun sumptuous Garnacha La Cicatera 2023 from Baños de Ebro; Mega congratulations @maria_boumpa - voted UK Sommeliers’ Sommelier of 2026 by her fellow Top 100 Sommeliers. Sponsored @decanter, announced by @amywislocki and @stefanthesommelier_ms. And made to happen by @charlotte.l.hey and @angeline_bayly of @sommelieredit. Congratulations all! And next week: the Spanish winner is announced @bcnwineweek Job done for 2026 ✔️ My contribution to keeping the Seville Orange industry afloat with sumptuous marmalade. A variety of recipes made with different sugars from granulated through to the darkest of muscovado. Thanks as ever @the_pam_the_jam for her exceptional recipes. Ply’s her advice to buy herb scissors. Transforms the toil of slicing the rinds. Still smiling in memory of @liberty_wines joyous tasting this week. The wines - and winemakers - drove away lingering gloom about English cricket roused by the Oval and its memorabilia. Too busy tasting and talking to take many photos but I was delighted to catch this pair, who share two things in common: rare varieties, and wine making in buried amphoras. Pablo Calatayud @cellerdelroure @terresdelsalforins @valencia talking #arcos and #forcallà. And @oshingharibian @zorahwines presenting a historic tradition revived @armenia. These white varirties? #garandunak and #voskéat. How best to spend ‘blue Monday’? Nothing better than a day bookended by @temposvegasicilia. @jose_pizarro hosted a delicious evening @lolo_bermondseystreet with treats from across the range. And the day began with Technical Director Gonzalo @iturriagadejuan celebrating a decade with VS, with a tasting of the new releases, full of stories and reminiscences. He was just talking about @macanwine and the glory of escaping the noise and bustle of life in the Rioja countryside. As he spoke the word ‘peace’ came the shattering screech of the fire alarm test (see his reaction pic3). And the wines? Plenty to enjoy in the new vintages. And not just the great names. Mandolas (dry Tokaji) continues to move on up. Pintia (Toro) transforming the cliché of that hot region. Oremus 5 puttonyos delightfully fresh. Terrific tasting @maltbyandgreek today with a great selection of wines and winemakers. Clockwise from top left: @ousyrawinery from #Syros inc Fokiano rosé. Fascinating multivarietal ‘Odd Blend’ from @tranampelo on Naxos. Father and son Diamantis @magoutes_siatista - lovely unoaked Moshomavro, and glorious aged apassimento. @latourmelas Melas from Fthiotida with Cab Franc-Agiorgitiko. Winner of today’s best t-shirt competition @patistiswines from Magnesia. Great to see Marcos @zambartaswineries of Limassol, Cyprus - and three cheers for putting his top Xynisteri in screwcap. There was plenty more including M&G’s launch of cleverly chosen and packaged own label screw capped ‘Three Bowls’. AND fab cheese; and some crunchy, fresh Pet-Nat. Thanks to the guys @mazilondon for some great tips.
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