Tuggy's wine week in Chelsea...

Usually things conspire to make me a day late on my Weekly E-Mail (Some inexplicably call it my Weekly Rant) but this week I have decided that I should be a day early. For those few who did get through last week’s offering they will have spotted that I am making an exhibit of myself, so to speak, at Masterpiece 2011 down where the Chelsea Flower Show usually blossoms. And that would simply be that. Except that in the last few days of setting-up I would have to urge you to come and look at this must see Exhibition. Okay so it doesn’t have too much to do with wine other than I have a stand there plus Ruinart Champagne plus Louis XIII Cognac but if you want the best window shopping you’ll find this summer in London – here it most certainly is. You can avoid the certain rain at Wimbledon, the punch-ups at Ascot and cruise in relative calm. Even if your Drachma or Lira or Escudos is feeling bruised you can always just window shop and I would reiterate that this is truly worth taking a few hours out of your day (or evening) to see.

The quality of goods here from paintings to ceramics to vintage cars to armoury to textiles to posters to sculpture to silver to jewellery (don’t tell the ladies) and boring brown furniture which is anything but is really impressive. The efforts that many dealers have gone to in putting on such a display is quite extraordinary with some indulging in marble floors; glass walls; and entire panelled rooms. Even a full-sized Spitfire sits just inside the entrance. So little to do with wine but I feel compelled to list the days and opening times (and we do have tickets at our Shop if you wish to swing by and collect) as whether you want to buy or just to gawp, you really should come and have a butcher’s…

“Masterpiece 2011” – The Royal Hospital, Chelsea

Wednesday 29^th June – PREVIEW DAY (Special tickets required) – 11.00 a.m. until 10.00 p.m.

Thursday 30^th June 11.00 a.m. until 6.00 p.m.

Friday 1^st July - 11.00 a.m. until 9.00 p.m.

Saturday 2^nd July - 11.00 a.m. until 9.00 p.m.

Sunday 3^rd July - 11.00 a.m. until 9.00 p.m.

Monday 4^th July - 11.00 a.m. until 9.00 p.m.

Tuesday 5^th July - 11.00 a.m. until 9.00 p.m.

A bottle of our R. & H. Lamotte Premier Cru Champagne for the best quote of the week – why you use Huntsworth…why you would recommend us etc…?

Don’t forget, Mark Haisma will be in the Shop on this coming Saturday so come and have a tinnie on him.

Wine, wine and more whine next week.

That’s all folks!