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The talented Lilu restaurant team arrived for a vineyard tour and wine matching with their food. Renowned wine blogger, Laura Hadland, accompanied them and our wines passed the crucial Hadland test. Phew!! The food was just lovely and we spent a convivial couple of hours debating which wines accompanied which foods best. It is great…

Liz attended a conference about bottle labelling put on by BBFI (Brewing, Food & Beverage Suppliers Association) in Leicester. Whilst most talks were focused on beer, there were many issues applicable to wine bottles. Interactive workshops were fun, and really useful ours contained a graphic designer! See our group’s contribution in photo. Whole event was…

We were 20 minutes late letting the hens out of their coop this morning and when we opened the door there was clear evidence of a battle. The White Queen had launched an attack on The Red Queen and blood was drawn. Now, most people think that Bosworth was the last battle in the Wars…

Hens very indignant at being herded into their run, just because Liz had to go and teach the student midwives. Explanations about fox risk were water off a hens back. Anyway , there was one escapee! Liz was very relieved to find Nicky outside the run on her return from an afternoon lecturing at DMU.

Interesting account of our dosage tasting for next pink sparkling wine “Noble Purpose” http://extremehousewife.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/dosage.html