What connects a row on Swedish television, the UK Royal family, and the UK's top selling premium wine brand? And why oh why oh why is do people buy this stuff? Turns out - for very good reasons.
“a thing you’re into more than other people” In my case cricket and wine. But my batting is not that good and, while we all like to win, at 70+ if we lose then the game, and the drinks after, are the thing. On Friday I bought a AUD100 Pinot Noir. Tonight a $20 Marsanne from my favorite producer, Tahbilk, will be fine. Everything does not have to be exceptional in my world.
Nicely done and looking forward to the next installments. Though I do feel guilty now about having long ago given away my copy of Mythologies (and, indeed, all of my Roland Barthes volumes — amidst a general forced pairing down of my library, nothing specific to Barthes). I also feel a bit stupid for having to look up Prof McCracken…
So Mr Tumble is Sweden's top wine journalist? I refuse to believe this.
Mr Tumble is one of Sweden’s top wine journalists.
“a thing you’re into more than other people” In my case cricket and wine. But my batting is not that good and, while we all like to win, at 70+ if we lose then the game, and the drinks after, are the thing. On Friday I bought a AUD100 Pinot Noir. Tonight a $20 Marsanne from my favorite producer, Tahbilk, will be fine. Everything does not have to be exceptional in my world.
Nicely done and looking forward to the next installments. Though I do feel guilty now about having long ago given away my copy of Mythologies (and, indeed, all of my Roland Barthes volumes — amidst a general forced pairing down of my library, nothing specific to Barthes). I also feel a bit stupid for having to look up Prof McCracken…