Saint Joseph La Mandragore 1998
Sunday, May 11th, 2008The magic of modern technology means this post is brought to you whilst I am travelling on England’s East Coast Mainline. If only the wireless internet was as fast as the train, though.
The franchise, which used to be run with aplomb by GNER, has recently been acquired by National Express. The first change I noticed was that they had re-priced the wireless connection according to average bandwidth achieved – yes – it is now zero cost, free of charge, 3 bits per second allowing you to download the home page of Confessions in only 12 minutes but at least no negative effect on your wallet (or purse) . Otherwise things seem “same old, same old” and as ever infinitely superior to the west coast service operated (without aplomb) by Virgin. I am in the fortunate position of often being able to choose which service I take to London and that is why I am here right now.
In addition to railways, in life generally, I tend to make choices based on snapshots, mere slivers of experience, and hence I am many times more likely to choose a wine from Burgundy or Bordeaux, than the Rhône Valley. This is a shame – especially on the evidence offered by this bottle.
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