THE sad news of the death of Paddy Keogh of Wines Direct was announced recently and this column would like to extend sympathies to his family and work colleagues. 

THERE was good news for the Government this month as it seems their take on wine duty was significantly up over Christmas, despite the criminal increases introduced in November’s budget.

ST Valentine’s night is peak season for dinner à deux and I’ll be looking at some smoochy wine ideas next week.

THERE’S this funny inspirational poster you may have seen: The first drawing shows a giant fish, mouth agape, chasing a tiny minnow.