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End of holidays ???

My god! it is so good to be back in birmingham, 2 weeks holidays gone in a second !, the beach , the food and the family.... yes, i was in Bordeaux !!! but after that my cellar was the thing missing, imagine only Bordeaux to drink for the holidays!!, don't worry i am not saying it was not good I just say firstly it was more expensive than before and secondly there was not the choice i could have here, no New Zealand sauvignon blanc crisp and full of fruit to syrup on the terrace under the sun or a nice Merlot from Chile just right you know in balance of fruit and jammy aromas, Not even a good English rose really chilled medium dry and in sweetness, or enjoying a meal with friends at the terrace with a Cabernet Sauvignon from Australia almost overcook like a sweet port. Those are the kind of wine we want to enjoy every day!!, the kind who doesn't hurt my wallet but still having the pleasure off a good meal, a good wine and good friends. Now I m back i can enjoy a nice Assyrtiko from Greece with pine nuts, a crispy minty and honey aroma or a Mexican Tempranillo/Touriga fruity and floral with a spicy finish, that's more like it !! .. everything i need to prolonged the holiday until Christmas. Ah!!! the pleasure of a fish and chips with a nice Riesling lechees, lime and crisp just right with the vinegar or a nice Pub banger and mash with a unusual Syrah from Argentina more fruitier but still round and complex like a French Rhone. This is what I like in birmingham the best reason for drinking something warm on a cold day !, to enjoy a night out with friend on the warm street of Broad street, a Japanese at wookmania with a Riesling or a Tsing-Tao, a Chinese in the bath passage with Tea, a pizza at San-Carlo with an Aglianico, a cafe at hotel du vin with a fine cognac and a big burger with a glass of malbec at Malmaison...