There’s definitely more pillows on the beds than required, but yes they did. They used our existing art (combo of mine and others).
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It’s SWMBO’s birthday and celebration kicked off with fizz and home made blinis. Venison roasting and going to serve this wonderful Cabernet from Stellenbosch. Should be good!
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Château Margaux for Breakfast. Those were the days.
(Although you might need something pungent to take away the taste of some of those dishes.)
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Fish balls (I didn’t know they had any), tripe and pigs feet, mmm. I’d want more than a Château Margaux.
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My style of breakfast, but they spoil the look of the menu with the solids at the top. 
Interesting that Léoville isn’t qualified, the estate was broken into the three by 1855, so wonder which it was.
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Lunch with friends; the Riesling accompanied sockeye salmon, and the claret some cheese.
The Riesling was stunning, not much in the way of petrol, but great length and feel in the mouth. Madame was luscious and quaffable - not a great description but such a great flavour that impressed me.
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It sounds like Rules on a good day 
A Taylor’s 2019 Cab Sav with a BOQ on verdana with Mrs Pete, we’ve been flat out getting ready for a first open house tomorrow.
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United Kingdom patrons may be interested to know that the Australian brand «Taylors» is marketed in the UK (and elsewhere) as «Wakefield», due to the trademark belonging to the eponymous port house.
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There is a very nice Italian restaurant in North London where a friend of mine and I have eaten a couple of times recently. They have Tignanello 2015 on the list, we decided to have dinner there at 5 this evening, and the restaurant was kindly going to decant the wine at lunchtime for us. We’ve decided it’s wrong to travel in the weather warning, I’ve tried to call and rearrange for tomorrow lunchtime, they have no answerphone. So I’ll keep trying until they answer, hopefully they’ll think to ring me before decanting given the situation.
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A 2015 Tignanello will have no problem for the next days in the decanter… 
True, it is very young, but as they have it at just below shelf price it seems a shame not to drink it.
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This is an argument 
I am an aficionado of Pinot, Nebbiolo and Blaufränkisch, but I would surely taste a Tignanello with an Italian dish. Sounds like „dolce far niente“ 
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Solo tonight so drinking something from the Perrin family. Blackcurrants on the nose and palette - tasty drop.
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Tonight, Barbera D’Alba D.O.C. Donna Margherita. 2020.
Vert easy to drink, with vibrant acidity; fleshy and juicy.
Edit: After a few more sips…not very much character but ok.
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Couldn’t get any more Australian, a wonderful Clare Valley Pikes Riesling, some great King Island cheese and one of our friendly kookaburra on a beautiful warm Sunday afternoon (watching cricket too).
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Never liked the Pikes Riesling for some reason - cheeses excellent though
We had some pork and fennel sausages on the bbq tonight. We slapped them on some whole meal bread with mayonnaise and sauerkraut. Went very well with this Montagny premier cru Chardonnay from southern burgundy .
Straw coloured with a tinge of green. Has honeysuckle in the nose. White peach, pear and chalk on palate with a bit of spice. Quite a structured wine that will last a few years yet.
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Pikes is Mrs Pete favourite and as she’s not drinking much these days I’m happy to share a bottle with her.
I love those Clare Valley Rieslings. They tend to be dry but still very rich and satisfying. Plus they go so well with cheese and seafood and Asian food as well. Classy stuff.
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