It's a London Life

Sticking with the rose tip ... here's a fantastic grand cru rose champagne from Richard Fliniaux website: http://richard.fliniaux.monsite.wanadoo.fr/page6.html It's so good, we went to calais, collected 100 bottles from the back of the vineyard van and then took it all the way to the Devi Gar palace in Rajasthan. Serve very chilled. Cheers!

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...

The sun has got his hat on, it's lunchtime on the Southbank so where better to while away an hour but on London Beach? Clean water, white sand, and not another human being in site. Pure bliss. Watch out for the wash from that passing cruiser! Nevermind that helicopter overhead. My, my, the millenium bridge from St. Paul's to Tate Modern is busy today. And look at those examples of street art that adorn the Tate Modern. Eat rubbish? I should coco. London beach ... what other European capital has so much to offer ...