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Dan had a couple of day trip tickets to Paris with Eurostar so he and Joan went on 28 December for lunch and a walk around the sights. Joan in Eurostar business class on return trip. Cold meal choice of quiche or salmon. Wine in airline sized bottles, a VdP Merlot, but lounge in Paris has self-pour Champagne

Picture of some of the planned wines, full list actually opened is 27 Dec 2016        2014 Kanonkop Pinotage Estate     2004 Kanonkop Pinotage Estate Boxing Day lunch with Dan, Toby & Emma     N.V. Zonin Prosecco Brut     N.V. Zonin Prosecco Brut Boxing Day dinner with Dan, Toby & Emma, Brionnie & Mick and James, Jess, Josie Mae     N.V. Andre Carpentier Champagne Brut     N.V. Andre Carpentier Champagne Brut     2015 Les Producteurs Réunis Vin de France Baron de Baussac Vieilles Vignes     2015 Les Producteurs Réunis Vin de France Baron de Baussac Vieilles Vignes     2013 Beyerskloof Pinotage Reserve Selection     2013 Beyerskloof Pinotage Reserve Selection     2015 Brown Brothers Orange Muscat & Flora Christmas Day      N.V. Lanson Champagne Brut Black Label     2007 Napier Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Peter F May     2015 Brown Brothers Orange Muscat & Flora Christmas Eve     N.V. Francis Boulard Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Grande Montagne      2014 Kanonkop Pino

Boxing Day, Monday 26 December 2016 Thanks to M25 incident Brionnie, Mick, James, Jess and Josie-Mae missed lunch but just managed to get to Alban Arena for start of pantomime, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, starring RITA SIMONS (EastEnders),  Dame, BOB GOLDING, Alban Arena favourite, IAN KIRKBY and a top-quality cast. Toby and Emma on way to show Toby, Josie-Mae, Jess and Brionnie Josie-May and Jess James Mick

15 December 2016. To The Wine Society in Stevenage with St Albans U3A Wine Tasting Group 1 to learn about Tuscan wines. The Tuscany Workshop was presented by Sebastian Payne MW . (L to R) Gill, Anthony, Peter, Richard, Mary   Sebastian Payne MW This was the most expensive of the ten wines, the cult 'Super Tuscan' Sa ss icaia. The 2005 vintage currently retails at £210 a bottle. W e finished with this sweet dessert wine, served from half bottles ( £32 half) accompanied by mince pies.  From 18:30 they were very generously pouring an aperitif Prosecco. No price info was given but checking TWS website afterwards it’s listed at £17 a bottle. Upstairs each setting had 8 wine glasses with a good measure, I estimate an eighth of a bottle pour. A 9 th glass would be filled with the final wine, a dessert served with mince pies. 4 of the 9 tasting wines were marked as ‘for tasting only’ and no price was shown. Afterwards I checked winesearcher.com and show the prices below. The 9 wine

8 December 2016 - Probus Christmas lunch at Verulam Golf Club

On 1 December our road re-opened, 14 months to the day since 1 October 2015 when the huge sinkhole blocked entrance to our road. However two houses are still inaccessible and a third unocuppied, their families living in rented accommodation for the past 14 months