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  1. London Haiku - Rain-blown shop windows/ A Sunday-paced reflection/ Ants with umbrellas
  2. Post Harvest Haiku: I harvest a smile/ From a sleepy policeman/ sowing autumn light
  3. Pre-Vintage Nerves Haiku: Succulent Chaos/Beyond the full moon cool change/the winery waits
  4. Pre Vintage Nerves Haiku:
  5. When true, wine whispers the secrets of soil, the soul of a land, unconscious of tribal boundaries. Drink true wine whenever possible.
  6. Symbolism melts. Words grope in the dark. Awkward happiness. Music can do this to your soul. And so can great wine to the travelling mind.
  7. In the vineyards today - Wine isn't essential to life, but if the wine has integrity and joy, it's a beautiful way to get closer to life.
  8. Sunday Haiku: Spring Growth - Trellis wires of Hope/ Held dear by grappling tendrils/ Blue-sky-dreaming leaves.
  9. Sunday Haiku: Spring Growth -
  10. I guess it's a good day out when you and your young boys get a wild fire under control without too many injuries. They'll sleep soundly!
  11. Experience - an interesting ally -gives one the upper-hand, but makes you harder than you should be. Good when fighting wild fires though.
  12. Check out Flagstone Blog section for tidal wave of awards we won this year. Remember the name Gerhard Swart - a winemaker going to the top.
  13. Random Haiku called: "Why make wine". Taste granite mountains/ Essence of seasons and sun/ Craftsmanship of risk
  14. Flagstone continues to accumulate awards - Music Room '09 and Treaty Tree Res White '10 both top Diamond Awards at Winemaker's Choice Awards
  15. It's a worry. Perhaps the world is about to end. I've just tasted the best beef biltong in the world at High Timber alongside the Thames.
  16. Creeping residual road-trip-fatigue dispersed momentarily by Liverpool's generosity of spirit. Great food/wine match lunch at Nobel House.
  17. Liverpool tonight -harddaysnighthotel.com-very cool plek.Placid Mr Lennon portrait above the bed.Trust you'll dream of peace as well tonight
  18. World's Best Sommelier, Gerard Basset owns Hotel Terravina. Worth a visit. Nice winelist. Just watch out for the frisky wild forest ponies!
  19. Trip 2 - walked through the New Forest, underfoot like a champagne-sodden snooker table. Met a gnarled gnome called Harold. I am serious.
  20. Trip 1 - The UK sky is abuzz with jet aircraft. Anna, the assistant hotel somellier says she no longer notices. www.hotelterravina.co.uk