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Simply..a glass of wine and a good book....

5/1/2015

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A couple of years ago, trying to simplify shopping, and tired of standing in dismay in front of 600 bottles of wine trying to choose just one, I decided to join a wine club. The simple aim was to find a few red and a couple of white wines that I really liked.

It's been a great pleasure, and not an expensive one. I was sent a mixed box of twelve bottles two or three times a year. The first was a 50% off deal (though I don't think they do that now) and you could cancel at any time. (M&S if you are in UK.)

In a recent box was this wine, Le Rouge et le Noir 2009, one sip of which made me stop in my tracks. So full of complex flavours, it made me want to stop and think about it, and savour each mouthful.  I looked up the name on Google and found an interesting story, and that the maker, a woman called Patricia Atkinson had written a book about how she became, from necessity and through some extremely hard work, a winemaker.
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Courtesy of Amazon, the book was with me before the bottle was empty and I enjoyed them both together. A bottle and the book would make a good present don't you think?

That is if you can find a bottle. I've bought up the stock. (Only kidding, though I have ordered 12bottles.) Other wines are made under the label Clos d'Yvigne of course, and I'm looking forward to trying some of them.

You might enjoy this article about Patricia Atkinson, although it is more than a decade old.

I know a little more than I did about wine, but that little has increased my enjoyment of it a lot.
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Swissrose link
5/1/2015 02:00:20 pm

I will have to look out for that! Exactly the sort of connection that I love, something that gives body to an object, a story and a sense of purpose. I haven't much clue about wines, either, but occasionally one makes me sit up and pay attention. Sadly, I can then never remember the names...

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Freda
6/1/2015 05:51:33 am

I have to write it down....

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Cornflower link
5/1/2015 04:11:15 pm

Yes! I know book and wine well!
I discovered Patricia Atkinson a few years ago and found her story fascinating (as did other members of the family who read her book). Since then we have bought a few cases when available; Le Prince is good, and there was a sweet wine, I think, whose name escapes me.

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Freda
6/1/2015 05:56:57 am

How nice that you know it too! I am so impressed at her achievements. (M&S have Le Prince at the moment....)

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Simple Happy M link
5/1/2015 10:06:07 pm

A bottle of wine and a good book sounds lovely... specially when there's a connection between the two of them. I never thought of pairing the two as gift, but that's a great idea! Surely I would love to receive it!

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Freda
6/1/2015 05:58:15 am

It is a treat! Good luck with the 21 day challenge - it sounds like a really nice thing to do.

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Sarah link
6/1/2015 05:28:27 am

A glass of wine a reading about wine and the warmth of France sounds a good thing to do in January! Sarah x

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Freda
6/1/2015 05:58:52 am

Pure pleasure Sarah!

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