English Truffles and English Sparkling Wine
ENGLAND is set become the truffle capital of the world within 30 years, scientists have predicted, as they work to develop a new genetically enhanced variety, which grows twice as fast.
A shift in climate means truffle farmers in the Mediterranean are facing exceptionally dry weather, creating a shortage of the fungus. Mediterranean black truffles are mostly found in northern Spain, southern France and northern Italy where they thrive in warm, dry conditions.
Also, English sparkling wine from Kent and Sussex has Champagne growers worried especially by the quality and value of wines such as those from Chapeldown and Nyetimber which are sweeping up the International awards.
The Two Doctors 
I have always considered them overrated, just like caviar, lobster and oysters!
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Overpriced maybe, all else is about taste.
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I would choose sardines, chorizo and working class paella with a jug of wine of undefined grape!
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Oh god, then wait till you read the start of my 101 Wines Bucket List I’m just starting, post in about 7-8 days time
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I look forward to it already!
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I bet you still cut up newspaper into little squares instead of buying toilet rolls😂😂
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Have you got a Webcam installed in my house?
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Ha ha don’t need one, reading open books is my specialist subject!
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With glorious memories of Barcelona still fresh in mind I am preparing squid in batter and fried haloumi cheese with ensalada mixta for evening meal.
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Hope you’re watching the cricket?
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Will we get 500? Impossible only a few years ago. Will a team score 1,000 ever? Unbelievable stuff!
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Ah you’ve got sky sports then? And by the way it’s pie and chips for us tonight!
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I hope it is Fray Bentos in a tin!
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Nope, farm baked snake and Pygmy as part of my Father’s Day English hamper from Shaz our daughter
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With a glass or three of English red wine
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All sounds good. But I always like a Fray Bentos!
Reminded me of a story. I once worked for a Waste Management Company called Cory Environmental and they appointed a man as a Contract Manager at Woodspring Council in Somerset on the basis that he would be good at organising refuse collection and street cleaning on the basis that he knew the area because he had previously been a salesman for Ginster’s Pies. That is a true story…
https://anotherbagmoretravel.wordpress.com/2013/04/21/privatisation-and-waste-management-a-french-takeover-and-swan-upping/
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Brilliant, you couldn’t make that up! I remember your Cory stories from Whitehaven. Mind you I think Ginsters should be a protected name status like champagne or cognac!
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Ginsters, a real classic, almost as good as Pukka Pies. Good Grief, who ever came up with a name like that?
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An Indian?
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English Red Wine? Surely not? Do you mean Ribena?
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You need to get out more Andrew, I could push your wheelchair around an English vineyard or too if you needed. Rondo is the grape doing well
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That is a really good offer! I accept1
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If I thought you’d visit an English vineyard like Chapel Down I’d do it! Balls in your chair!
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I would do it for sure, never mind the wheel chair I’ll bring my golf trolley!
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Can you fit in a golf bag? 500 is ON!
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Maybe my comments are rather like a game of Cluedo!
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Snakes and snakes! Another 6 for Buttler
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Just love annihilating the Aussies though
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