It's a London Life

Modern lore would have it that the sound of the British Summer is the reverberation of leather on willow on the vilage green (cricket), or the thwack of ball on raquet tennis. But surely 'tis the sound of bottles of Rose being uncorked in Britain's park land? Now, I've never been a fan of Rose, thinking it as alcoholic fruit juice for the masses thinly tasting of strawberries, but a recent trip to Nicolas on Regent's Park road has changed that. Whilst perusing the range of Rose on display I was edging toward buying a mid-range (£10) bottle when Stephan, the manager, said "Excusez moi, Monsieur, have you tried this one?". And in a split second my wine drinking changed forever. The Culprit? A bottle of "Les Ormes De Cambras CINSAULT 2007 Cuvee reserve 2007". Having road tested this wine on three consecutive sunny Tuesday evenings on Primrose Hill (June/Jule 08) I can only say that this bottle of sub-£5 (£4.90) wine has become the only choice of Rose f...