It's cold, but we have Vi Novell, "Grad" Cru, & the War-Life Balance

Year 12, No. 11

Greetings,

Fall? Who needed that?

One day you're popping off to run errands in sandals and the next you're cursing the dogs for wanting a walk so early when it's still 0C. Yup, winter leaped upon our backs like a cousin with a horrible sense of humor.

The heat pump is now pumping (or whatever this sci-fi heating thing does) and the solar panels are solaring (more or less), but it's still cold. That of course means it was time for the Vi Novell to be released (*) here in Catalunya.

Ah, but new wine released just after the harvest is a Frenchie thing with the beaujolais nouveau and all that, no? Well yes... and no as pretty much everywhere in Europe used to do it and in many places, such as Catalunya, there's been a revival of the event. And, for anyone who just "casually" finds themselves in Barcelona on 10 December, head to the Palau Robert to partake in the triumphant return of  "la Festa del Vi Novell".

Many tremendous thanks to the people who have bought the solidarity wine for Ukraine,…