73 bus from Euston.
On a Tuesday night we had a special deal. Twenty pounds for a starter, main course, rice or bread and a side dish. Bring your own bottle of wine, no corkage. If one of the group forgets to contribute a bottle, a convenience store is nearby offering a bottle of French or New zzealand wine.
No service charge. So you might leave ten per cent or more.
Citymapper. Tells you the bus coming, how long an uber takes snd costs. London and other sisters.
Dublin in the EU.
An alternative to tfl.
Wine on tap in the ballroom of the Mildmay club, 33 to34 Newington Green, N16 9PR, which has 3,600 members.
The Amy Winehouse film scene was in this snooker room
Lots of films have hired this venue.
The building was a radical club a working mens club. Outside London.
Also a smaller pool room.
View
Www.mildmay.club
For more history.
I learned Italian last year. This year I am learning Spanish.
Today I decided to speed up both languages by learning Italian for Spanish speakers. That way I learn one language whilst reviving the other. I also am less likely to confuse them because each time I can see the word in both languages.
Spanish - Italian
Spanish - English
correcto - correct
Useful trilingual books
If you go to a bookshop, look for multi-language books.
I like to buy books with large clear print.
Some books print one of the languages in another colour, paler, which is hard to read if you don't have good lighting and study late at night at home.
The more languages you have in a book, sometimes the smaller the print.
Books aimed at children tend to have larger print.
A book with very large print might have fewer words.
Duolingo.com
diploma - diploma
las directoras - the directors (female). The masculine plural of the is Los, as in Los Angeles, the US city, whose name means the angels. The angels are masculine. The word for the (called the article) matches the noun which ends in as.)
documentos - documents
dormir - to sleep (same as dormant in English, and dormer in French)
durante - during
hospital - hospital (in Spanish you don't pronounce the h)
increíble - incredible
opera - opera
pintor - painter (not picture. P I N R are common letters in pintor and painter. In the Spanish remember to roll the R.
los pintores - the painters
planear - to plan
planta - plant
presidente/presidenta - president (male/female)
programa - program
viaje - trip/voyage
yendo - going, leaving (You are making an END and gOing Off)
In Spanish the accents tell you which sound to emphasize.
duolingo.com
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trilingual-English-Italian-Illustrated-Vocabulary/
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Federica, Vice President of the the UK Sommelier Association who were adding their expertise at the Zonin1821 Portfolio tasting 2026, told us that there will be a sommelier course in April including pairing wine and food.
I have compiled a handy glossary ready for the next time I try new wines from new bottles, new labels, to read on websites and when I go to buy,
brut (French) - dry
brut nature - naturally dry, no sugar added at the end to the dosage in the bottle
Burgundy - place name in France
Castello - castle
Castello di Albola - the maker's name
Champagne - place name in France, and the Champagne method
Chianti (place name in Italy)
Chianti Classico - wine from the Chianti region using San Giovese grape variety
Classico - classic
del - of the
di - of (Italian)
doppia - double (as in coffee)
gris (grey in British English gray in American English a pinkish grey grape, not dark nor greenish white)
Manduria - a place name
Monin - family name from Italy. They still have their family wine production on north Italy, but have grown to a worldwide company, with one of their headquarters in London, managing and promoting labels and wines from Italy, France, Lebanon, Chile, South Africa, New Zealand and other countries.
nero - black (Italian), dark (red wine)
noir - black (French)
Primitivo - the Italian name for the grape known elsewhere as Zinfandel. Lots of it comes from the heel of Italy.
prinicipi - Italian, the i ending is plural
rosado - rosé in Spanish
rosato - rosé in Italian
Santo - saint
Sasseo - Wine label name from the Italian word for stone
Sasseo Primitivo di Manduria - uses the zinfandel grape
Vin - wine
Vino da tavola - Italian for vine of the table, table wine, basic everyday wine, or weekday wine
portfolio - collection
sommelier - (French) wine waiter, wine steward, butler, wine specialist in a restaurant who advises customers on which wine to order, within their budget, to match their tastes, or to match their food. Originally the person in charge of beats of burden transporting heavy containers of wine.
Spritz
What is a spritz or spritzer? I thought it was a mixture of lemonade and soda and alcohol. Wikipedia enlightened me.
