{"id":2994,"date":"2011-06-25T22:51:23","date_gmt":"2011-06-25T22:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=2994"},"modified":"2011-06-25T22:51:23","modified_gmt":"2011-06-25T22:51:23","slug":"down-in-somerset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/uncategorized\/down-in-somerset","title":{"rendered":"Down in Somerset"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So we spent today down in Somerset. It was elder son’s school’s summer fare. Because he’s at an agricultural school, there was a distinctly rural feel to events.<\/p>\n

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As well as a classic car display, there was a classic tractor display. And in the main ring, we had a tug of war competition preceded by a cow show (apologies if this isn’t the technical term).<\/p>\n

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This involved parading cows and bulls of a range of shapes and sizes. Some needed cajoling; there was also a tricky moment when a young bull mounted a young cow. The boys, to their credit, took this all in their stride.<\/p>\n

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Now, back at home, I’m enjoying a glass of BrewDog’s wonderfully flavourful IPA (the most fun you can have for \u00a31.49, Tesco), and also a surprisingly fantastic Hermitage 2007 from Cave de Tain l’Hermitage, which I shall blog on separately.<\/p>\n

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