Scritti and ukvine.com

As some of you will know I champion the positive future for English and Welsh Wines and St David’s Day sees the launch of ukvine.com. James Graham, an experienced freelance journalist, is the man behind the idea. James has written for many of the key UK drinks publications and has been a keen supporter of the UK wine industry. ukvine.com will feature an ongoing range of trade articles, with some consumer focused pieces.
Continuing the theme of promoting the UK industry English Wine Week runs from Saturday 28th May until Sunday 5th June. Throughout the nine days there will be numerous events taking places at restaurants, retailers, wineries and consumer shows. For example, The Wine Tipster will be presenting The Waitrose English Wine Seminars at The Art, Design & A Taste of Summer Show at Blenheim on 28th-30th May. In the meantime keep tuning in to ukvine.com
Today sees the release of Absolute The Best of Scritti Politti on Rough Trade. Scritti were one of my favourite bands in the punk and post punk days, who hung out in a squat rather than tolerating rent. Tom Morley (second left in the pic) was the drummer in the early days until he left after Songs to Remember, Scritti’s first album. I ran into Tom around Paddington last year and he now owns Instant Teamwork. A good guy to catch up with and check out Scritti’s The Sweetest Girl from Songs to Remember.