![]() ![]() Once the first draft is written, I weave in information from numerous tête-à-têtes with winemakers plus personal observations gleaned from visits throughout the year. Alex Marchal at the Oenological Research Unit at University of Bordeaux, which was authored by the late Denis Dubourdieu for many years. This summary of the growing season is based around the annual report by Bill Blatch and that of Professor Laurence Geny and Dr. Most reds picked in the second half of September in good conditions. Relatively early harvest after early September rain.To console his sorrows he raids the château’s private reserve and cracks open a 1961 and dreams of a frost-free vintage, just like that one. That pesky blogger has put a bloody selfie on Instagram, posing next to a forlorn blackened vine with a proclamation of a “2017 D.O.A.” to his six followers. To save money he ordered half-a-dozen from Amazon and sure enough, a container of used plant pots arrived the following day. His last pearl of wisdom was to buy amphora because apparently it is now impossible to make Claret without them. Black frost? Why can’t it be rainbow frost - sounds less serious. Presumably his finger slipped onto the wrong emoticon. The seriousness of the situation is indicated by three sad emojis.and an ice cream. Ping! It’s a new message from his vineyard manager that reads in stress-inducing capitals: “BLACK FROST”. The château manager pictures “Rudolf” and “Steiner”, prancing through the vines like enslaved My Little Ponies during last year’s campaign, sent trotting to the abattoir as soon as the last journalist had left. “You had better get this sorted or you’ll be going to the abattoir like those useless horses we bought last year.” “Well, we suffered exceptionally low overnight temperatures and a drop in wind and.” “You’re paid to stop these things happening.” “Good morning, Sir,” says the château manager as breezily as possible. His second move had been to lobby the EU to make “Bordeaux Bashing illegal” under the Human Rights Act and then make a promotional video on sexual confusion narrated by Kevin Spacey. His boss’s first idea had been to sell the 2016 vintage using Bitcoin, which backfired when an overnight plunge rendered it worth about a dollar per bottle, still approximately 100 cents more than most are willing to pay for Sauternes. It is the Cayman Island-based billionaire owner, yet to deign the property with his sun-tanned presence. He grabs a copy of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Wine, rips off the cellophane and looks under “F” just as the telephone rings. Isn’t it some viral disease that only affects Burgundy? His stomach lurches. Should he wind it down? Whatever words come out of her mouth are going to ruin his day. ![]() #Whats more dmg frost or return 2017 driver#His secretary, mascara streaming down her cheeks, bangs on the driver window. Staff are screaming and running around in panic. My achy breaky heart.” The château manager turns down Billy Ray Cyrus as his BMW swings into the château courtyard and his eyes set upon a scene straight out of the apocalyptic climax of Sharknado 3. ![]()
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