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WINES SAMPLED:JULY/AUGUST 2023

(Why so many samples this 2-months? I have had 2 friends pop round to help me drink the wine recently, so bottles have lowered quicker than usual)

* OYSTER BAY CHARDONNAY - NZ- 2021

* McGUIGAN ESTATE MERLOT - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* CHATEAU TANUNDA BAROSSA CHARDONNAY - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* MACH 2T CAB PETIT VERDOT LANGHORNE CREEK - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* PROSECCO DOC FRIZZANTE - ITALY - NV

* FETE DES FLAVEURS MERLOT BORDEAUX - FRANCE - 2020

* WAVE BREAK WHITE ZINFANDEL - CALIFORNIA - 2021

* DIABLO GOLDEN CHADONNAY - CHILE -2020

* ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM PALATIAL PINOT NOIR - NSW - 2022

* NOZECCO ROSE ALCOHOL FREE - FRANCE - NV

* HARDYS CREST CHARDONNAY - AUSTRALA - 2022

* STONELEIGH SAV BLANC - NZ - 2022

* YELLOWTAIL CHARDONNAY - AUSTRALIA - 2022

* CHATEAU TANUNDA BAROSSA VALLEY SHIRAZ - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* 19 CRIMES RED - AUSTRALIA - 2023

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WINES SAMPLED: MAY/JUNE 2023

* NOZECO ALCOHOL FREE - FRANCE - NV

* NOZECO ROSE ALCOHOL FREE - FRANCE - NV

* McGUIGAN ESTATE CHARDONNAY - AUSTRALIA - 2022

* BLANC DE BLANC SPARKLING CHARDONNAY LOW ALC - GERMANY - NV

* MOSS BROTHERS MOSES ROCK CAB SAV - MARGARET RIVER AUST - 2019

* BENGUELA COVE MATILDAS SECRET - S AFRICA - 2014

* BENGUELA COVE CUVEE 58 - S. AFRICA - NV

* WOLF BLASS YELLOW LABEL MERLOT - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* VALDO PROSECCO ROSE  BRUT - ITALY - 2021

* BRANCOTT ESTATE SAV BLANC - NZ - 2022

* THE INTERLUDE LANGHORNE CREEK CHARDONNAY - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* McGUIGAN BLACK LABEL SHIRAZ - AUSTRALIA - 2021 - GIFT

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WINES SAMPLED: MARCH/APRIL 2023

* BENGUELA COVE  LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTION SAV BLANC  - S AFRICA - 2022

* WOLLEMI CHARDONNAY - AUSTRALIA - NV

* NOZECO ALCOHOL FREE - FRANCE - NV

* NOZECO ROSE ALCOHOL FREE - FRANCE - NV

* CAVA BRUT ROSE - SPAIN - NV

* McGUIGAN BLACK LABEL SHIRAZ - AUSTRALIA - 2021 - GIFT

* MONTPIERRE RESERVE MALBEC - FRANCE - NV

* JIP JIP ROCKS SHIRAZ - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* KOOLIBURRA THE PROSPECTOR ROSE - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* COTES DU RHONE CUVEE RESERVE - FRANCE - 2021

* TEMPUS TWO QUARTZ SERIES CHARDONNAY - AUSTRALIA - 2020

* MARZEMINO TRENTINO - ITALY - 2021

* GRAFFIGNA GENUINE COLLECTION RESERVE MALBEC - ARGENTINA - 2021

* MATILDA'S SECRET VIOGNIER - S AFRICA - 2014

* OYSTER BAY PINOT GRIS - NZ - 2022

* THE COPPERSMITH PINOT NOIR - CALIFORNIA - 2021

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WINES SAMPLED (by glass or by bottle): JAN & FEB 2023

* BOB BERTONS THE BARBARIAN SHIRAZ-MERLOT - AUSTRALIA - 2020 - GIFT

* McGUIGAN BLACK LABEL SHIRAZ - AUSTRALIA - 2020

* BENGUELA COVE LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTION MERLOT  - S AFRICA - 2020

* BENGUELA COVE LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTION SYRAH  - S AFRICA - 2020

* BENGUELA COVE  WALKER BAY CUVEE  58 - S AFRICA - 2022

* CARNIVOR ZINFANDEL - CALIFORNIA - 2020

* CAMPANULA PINOT GRIGIO - HUNGARY - 2020 - GIFT

* CHOCOLATE MULLED WINE - GERMANY - NV

* UNKNOWN PINO GRIGIO @ SHAFIQUES RESTAURANT

* PHANTOM RIVER SAV BLANC - CHILE - 2022

* BENGUELA COVE  LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTION DRY ROSE  - S AFRICA - 2022

* PEPPERBOX SHIRAZ - AUSTRALIA - 2019

* PIESPORTER MICHELSBERG - GERMANY - NV

* NOZECCO ALCOHOL FREE/VEGAN - FRANCE - NV

* NOZECCO ROSE ALCOHOL FREE/VEGAN - FRANCE - NV

* LAMBRUSCO EMILIA #7 - ITALY - NV

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WINES SAMPLED (by glass or by bottle): NOV AND DEC 2022

* THE SHEPHERDS CLOCK D'AVENBERG CHARDONNAY - MCLARENVALE AUSTRALIA - 2020

* GRAFFIGNA MALBEC - ARGENTINA - 2020

* MORANDE PIONERO RESERVE CARMENERE - CHILE - 2020

* McGUIGAN ESTATE MERLOT - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* ROCHES DE PROVENCE ROSE - FRANCE - NV

* UNKNOWN MALBEC -  (GLASS @FUNERAL)

* BORDEAUX MERLOT - FRANCE - 2019

* CHOCOLATE MULLED WINE - GERMANY - NV

* McGUIGAN ESTATE SHIRAZ - AUSTRALIA - 2019

* McGUIGAN FAMILY RESERVE SHIRAZ - AUSTRALIA - 2020

* CAVA BRUT - SPAIN - NV

* LA VIEILLE FERME ROSE - FRANCE - 2021

* LOUIS JADOT COMBE AUX JACQUES BEAUJOLAIS VILLAGES - FRANCE - 2020 - GIFT

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On November 2, 2022, Lama Zopa Rinpoche had a private audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in His Holiness’s residence in Dharamsala, India. Rinpoche was accompanied by Ven. Roger Kunsang, Geshe Ngawang Sangye, Ven. Tendar, and Ven. Topgye. Ven. ... Read more »

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WINES SAMPLED (by glass or by bottle): SEPT & OCT 2022

* PHANTOM RIVER SAV BLANC-ROSE - CHILE - NV

* THE HEDONIST SHIRAZ -  McLAREN VALE, AUSTRALIA - 2019

* McGUIGAN BLACK LABEL CHARDONNAY - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* ITALIAN WHITE WAITROSE - ITALY - NV

* McGUIGAN BLACK LABEL SPARKLING SHIRAZ - AUSTRALIA - NV

* HITHER AND YON TEMPRANILLO - McLAREN VALE, AUSTRALIA - 2018

* RECOLTE LA VIEILLE FERME - FRANCE - 2021

* WOLF BLASS RED LABEL SHIRAZ-CAB - AUSTRALIA - 2019

* McGUIGAN ZERO SHIRAZ - AUSTRALIA - NV

* WIRRA WIRRA CHURCH BLOCK  CAB SAV/SHIRAZ/MERLOT - McLAREN VALE, AUSTRALIA - 2019

* CHALK SPRINGS OLD VINE GRENACHE - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* RIVER BLOCK SAV BLANC  - NZ - 2021

* RESERVE DE BONPAS - FRANCE - 2020

* McGUIGAN BLACK LABEL SAV BLANC - AUSTRALIA - 2021

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WINES SAMPLED (by glass or by bottle): JULY & AUGUST 2022

* McGUIGAN ZERO SPARKLING - AUSTRALIA - NV

* CROWS LANDING CHARDONNAY - CALIFORNIA - 2019

* LIME BAY WINERY CHERRY WINE - DEVONSHIRE - NV

* McGUIGAN ZERO SAV BLANC - AUSTRALIA - NV

* PICPOUL DE PINET BARON DE GUERS - FRANCE - NV

* HARDYS CREST SAV BLANC - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* ORGANIC PROSECCO BRUT ASDA EXTRA SPECIAL - ITALY - NV

* ASTI - ITALY - NV

* GRANT BURGE SHIRAZ - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* 7 8 9 PROSECCO - ITALY - NV

* LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTION MOODY LAGOON - S AFRICA - 2018

* CASTELLO DEL POGGIO PROSECCO - ITALY - NV

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This greenfinch finally got into a good position to capture on camera. Next we spotted a young nuthatch, who also seemed happy to have...

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WINES SAMPLED (by glass or by bottle): MAY & JUNE 2022

* PHANTOM RIVER SAV BLANC - CHILE - NV

* NOZECO (VEGAN/ALC FREE PRSECCO) - FRANCE - NV

* WIRRA WIRRA CHURCH BLOCK  CAB SAV/SHIRAZ/MERLOT - McLAREN VALE, AUSTRALIA - 2019

* McGUIGAN ESTATE CHARDONNAY - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* HITHER AND YON TEMPRANILLO - McLAREN VALE, AUSTRALIA - 2018

* THE HEDONIST SHIRAZ -  McLAREN VALE, AUSTRALIA - 2019

* McGUIGAN ESTATE CHARDONNAY - AUSTRALIA - 2020

* CANTINE MASCHIO PROSECCO - ITALY - NV

* ZWEIGELT NEIDEROSTERREICH - AUSTRIA - 2019

* 789 PROSECCO MONDELLI - ITALY - NV

* WAITROSE PROSECCO - ITALY - NV

* SICILIA NERO D'AVOLA - ITALY - 2019

* McGUIGAN ZERO ROSE - AUSTRALIA - NV

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WINES SAMPLED (by glass or by bottle): MARCH & APRIL 2022

* BIOLETTIS PINOT GRIGIO - CALIFORNIA - 2019

* TURNER ROAD RESERVE MERLOT -  CALIFORNIA - 2019

* BENGUELA COVE LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTION SYRAH - S.AFRICA - 2019

* ECHO FALLS MERLOT - CHILE - NV

* McGUIGAN ESTATE CAB SAV - AUSTRALIA - 2019

* HARDYS CHARDONNAY - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* FILLIPO SANSOVINO PROSECCO ROSE - ITALY - 2020

* VERDICCHIO CLASSICO - ITALY - 2020

* LINDEMANS GENTLEMANS COLLECTION CAB SAV BATCH # 3 - AUSTRALIA - 2020

* BAREFOOT WHITE ZINFANDEL - CALIFORNIA - NV

* HOUSE CLARET SAINSBURYS - FRANCE - NV

* FETE DE FLAVEURS BEAUJOLAIS VILLAGES - FRANCE -2020

* BENGUELA COVE LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTION SAV BLANC - S.AFRICA - 2020

* WIRRA WIRRA CHURCH BLOCK  CAB SAV/SHIRAZ/MERLOT - McLAREN VALE, AUSTRALIA - 2019

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Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeted Tibetans on 2149th Tibetan New Year (Losar) from his residence in Dharamshala. Watch the greeting video here. “Losar, our New Year, is approaching. Perhaps it is the custom of countries everywhere to greet each other with “Happy New Year!”. So, we Tibetans also look forward to celebrating the...

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Dalmation Pelicans at WWT Arundel

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Pigeon -and jackdaw! We left the lake and wandered back to Arundel town past the moat. Upon which we spotted an odd couple. A farm ...

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WINES SAMPLED: JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2022

* TURNER ROAD RESERVE CHARDONNAY - CALIFORNIA - 2020

* MINIVINO MERLOT - ITALY - NV

* VINA MAIPO MERLOT - CHILE - NV

* MINIVINO CHARDONNAY - ITALY - NV

* LYME BAY WINERY CHILI MEAD - DEVON - NV

* McGUIGAN RESERVE CAB SAV - AUSTRALIA - 2020 (GIFT)

* MINIVINO VENETI IGT ROSE - ITALY - NV

* CANTINE MASCHIO PROSECCO - ITALY - NV

* HARDYS SAV BLANC - AUSTRALIA - 2021

* McGUIGAN ESTATE SHIRAZ - AUSTRALIA - 2020

* ASTI - ITALY - NV

* PORCUPINE RIDGE SAV BLANC - S AFRICA - 2021

* LEONARDSLEE SAV BLANC - S AFRICA - 2021

* BENGUELA COVE LIGHTHOUSE COLLECTION DRY ROSE - S.AFRICA - 2021

* LYME BAY WINERY CHERRY WINE - DEVON - NV

* BEAUJOLAIS SUPERIEUR - FRANCE -2020

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Next, we passed the Trumpeter swans. Once again, they were too busy preening to take notice of me - or Liz. Their enclosure is so much ...

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Time to prepare the produce from the bramley tree. This lot became a bag of frozen stewed apple and an apple and ginger tart. In front ...