Worked on new wines, new lists. Very buzzy. This month's List is beating expectations. Next month's looks very promising. Most meetings now in the 'Wine Chiller'; our Cafe which has replaced the dear old Wine Bar.
Seem to have developed an allergy to offices. Can't seem to get any ideas. Needs more buzz. And more coffee. And wine. They were tasting possible new sparklers today. Some clever new ideas... like an alc5% sparkler that didn't taste low strength at all.
And testing some new - and actually rather elegant - plastic bottles for summer picnics.
Light, eco-friendly and worth a try I think. It's hard lugging wine up hills I find.
Couple of Anniversary Presentations. Gentle, charming Yohannes came from Eritrea nearly twenty years ago to study agriculture at Reading. The long war with Ethiopia meant he couldn't go home so he got a job with us running part of our cellars. He's never left, though he does go home occasionally. His family now live here and his two children are at university. He's looking out for Eritrean wine for us!
Sarah, supposed to become a lawyer 25 years ago came to do holiday work in our old Reading shop. Still here!
We have loads of new faces in Laithwaites but plenty very familiar ones too.
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