Champagne Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs NV

Yeasty yet perfumed like a baker’s daughter; frothy with a finer bead than a borrowers pearl necklace. Light golden colour, citrus, biscuits and nut flavour, and a clean creamy texture.

This Blanc de Blanc is stunning for the price and drinks better than Champagnes four or five times the value. I bought this on a whim for the Lady’s birthday but it will definitely be back in the fridge soon.

If you are looking for some decent bubbles you could do a lot worse than this. More words about the terrior and all that jazz here; don’t buy it Fortnum and Mason though, for the bag like me, you can get it far cheaper online!

How not to do a BBQ

I'm struggling to write this through the dual pain of a killer hangover and sunburn.  My little drunk head is in a world of pain.

With the Jubilee weekend coming we are looking at four days of sunshine and hangovers so its time to get the barbecues out and burn some meat.  This was meant to be a post about my favourite barbecue food but drunkenness got in the way!

So in the interests of public safety here’s what not to do…

Baron Otard - Cognac, France

MEATmarket - Covent Garden, WC2