The Zulu language is also known as the click language. It was spoken by Mandela.
I met this lady at the London Wine Fair
The show had a stand for South African wines.
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Prosecco from Veneto
One hour north of Venice is the Prosecco region.
in the north east of Italy is the region producing Prosecco. Not just in the place called Prosecco. Prosecco was originally both a place and a grape?
Rive means ridge in dialect.
Agave and Tequila
You can add water.
Most is from Mexico.
But here is one from India.
But the new Indian Agave. Aged in whie oak
Lots of stories, 8 to 14 years in the ground growing.
Double distilled. Aged.for flavour. 14% about.
Ending on a smokey mezcal.
45% a b v
I have
There are 50 species of agarve to make your mezcal.
Pale. But smells smokey because it is in the ground in wood.
I bought the book by the presenter, Millie Milliken. What an amazing name for an author, Instead only alliteration, but also assonance. Most memorable.
Georgia wines from the birthplace of wine
At the LondonWine Fair
A trade show in 2026 I learned about Geogian wine and food.
Presenter Sarah Abbott, who is a Master of wine.
I recommend Georgian honey cake.
Old vines, news, tell and sell
At the London Wine Fair, 2026.
The romantic red wine from Argentina. You can buy it from UK stockist Hedonism, which has a large shop in central London and holds tastingvevents where your fee is offset against the price of buying wine. You can also buy this wine bottle from Wine Direct and/ or Vinissimus.
ne Fair trade show I learned the insiders' secrets, challenges, solutions and plans for all of us consumers. At London Wine Fair, a Master of Wine, Sarah Abbott, explained the advantages of old vines. In short, they give extra flavour.
The Prosecco we tried cost recommended retail price R.R.P. of 33 pounds sterling a lot more than the cheapest in my Tesco supermarkets. So what are you getting for your family to enjoy or for a gift at a dinner party or special occasion?
So, what are you getting from old vines?
How old is an old vine? A minimum of 35 years. In Chile only 30. In Spain's Rioja region, 35, 50 in the USA.
Prosecco is from the VENETO REGIONaround Venice in the North of Italy.
Romantic red from Mendoza, Argentina. 100% Malbec. The guest speaker told us her grandparents met at school, and their teenage love letters still exist.after granny died in a car accident her husband planted a field of flowers so he had flowers all year to place on fer grave. The bottles of different wines are named after different members of the family.
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