Category: Art
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Kickstarting Wines of the French Alps Book
With only 6 days to go there is still time to support the Wines of the French Alps book.
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Resolutions for 2017
Looking back to this time last year I see that I have managed to keep some of my new year resolutions. As they were quite broad and not overly optimistic, it made the task easier. Although 2016 turned out to be a year of unpleasant surprises, upsets and many disappointments it wasn’t all bad. So…
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Lake Festival in the Aravis
In the meadows above us in Chinaillon there are a couple of man-made lakes which store the water which is used, in the winter, to make artificial snow. However in the summer one of the lakes is put to good use for recreation, fishing and sailing. And for La Fête du Lac – a Lake…
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The Wines of India
On 19th April there was an interesting event at Vintners Hall, London – a tasting of Indian wines, celebrating the book launch of The Wines of India, a Concise Guide, written by Peter Csizmadia-Honigh MW, winner of the 2014 Geoffrey Roberts Award. The Geoffrey Roberts Award is an international wine-related bursary of £4,000, given each…
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Tragedy on the Fourth Plinth
In 2009 I was lucky to be selected to stand on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in the heart of London as one of 2,400 participants representing every region of the UK who spent an hour alone on the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square during the 100 days and nights of the live artwork…
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Statues and Spanish Grapes film in London
The day was appropriately hot and sunny to attend a special screening of Zev Robinson’s Spanish Grapes film as well as see some sights in the heart of London on my walk to the venue. St Paul’s was thronged with tourists with city workers and tourists enjoying the sunshine and the public statues which appear…
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Takapuna Sculpture Onshore
During our few months in New Zealand we have discovered a national fondness for sculptures and sculpture parks. Perhaps because it is easier to share your choice of art if it’s on show in your garden or park. And New Zealand is a country that embraces the outdoors! So the other day I took the…
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Jazzy Street Eats, Auckland
At the end of August the Auckland Restaurant Month finished with a day of Jazzy Street Eats in Shed 10, Queen’s Wharf. With a diverse line up of central city restaurants serving up their favourite street food for this one day only. There were tastes from around the globe, from Middle Eastern shawarma to Asian summer rolls, Tuscan donuts…
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Jura Wine Book and Tasting in Geneva
A few photos from a successful evening at the Jura Wine Book and Tasting in Geneva on Thursday.
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Virgile’s Vineyard
It was, as my old friend Michael used to say: “A happy chance” – Patrick Moon has had a couple of them, which encouraged him to write this book. In 1997 Patrick, then in his mid 40s, decided to quit the legal profession, thinking that there ought to be time in life to achieve more than one…