Jim's Loire: Angelika Deutsch

Saturday, 28 February 2015

#winelover 3rd anniversary: probably the last set of pics

#fishlovers/ #winelover @Cervejaria Ramiro: 16.2.2015

Lunch on Sunday 16th February was at the famous Cervejaria Ramiro.

Angelika Deutsch brandishing an alleged dinosaur's penis

although Angelika appears to be delighted it

might be more useful if attached to something!

A walk after lunch to the wine bar with a view:

Not sure they have mastered Scrabble ...

The famous 28 tram headed towards Graca from Martim Moniz

Thanks but I'll have a glass of wine instead!!

Group@the car park wine bar on southern edge of the Barro Alto

An after-lunch Port stop

André – Señor Port...!

André and his Mick Jagger impression

Just William – all William!

Dramatic view from the wine bar roof terrace

From the terrace

Sunday, 17 March 2013

Real Wine Fair@Tobacco Dock

Simon Woolf looking to identify an aroma...

The wine tasting area@Tobacco Dock

The good news is that the Real Wine Fair 2013 has escaped from last year's awful Hitlerian bunker in Holborn and found a really fine venue at Tobacco Dock. Light and airy with good conditions for tasting, Tobacco Dock looks to be an underused venue. The only bad news is that once again Transport for London has conspired to make access by public transport difficult. For, although the Docklands Light Railway was running today, making Shadwell just a short walk away, the London Overground was severely restricted. Trains were running only from New Cross Gate and Clapham Junction as far as Shadwell with replacement buses filling in the gaps. Under normal conditions the Tobacco Dock is a short walk from Shadwell and Wapping stations.

Looks like someone at Transport for London has had bad experiences with natural wine! Last May the Overground, which would have been ideal for RAW in Brick Lane, didn't run on the Sunday due to maintenance.

The Real Wine Fair is open to the trade tomorrow from 10am to 6pm.