After another fantastic night at The Weir in Brentford, the photos can be viewed on Flickr HERE. You can then order prints through Photobox and have them delivered straight to you! Please click HERE to order photos.
70’s Night at The Weir
November 14th, 2009 § 0
Autumn Colours
November 11th, 2009 § 0
I haven’t been out and about with my camera as much as I’d have liked this autumn, but did manage a trip to the always beautiful Westonbirt Arboretum in Wiltshire a few weekends ago.
The highlight was definitely the acer ‘glade’…incredible colours.
The Flickr set is found here.
Womad 2009 Photos
July 25th, 2009 § 0
I’m currently enjoying the sun at Womad Festival 2009 at Charlton Park here in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.
I’ve taken a lot of photos so far, many of which are to be found on Flickr here…
If you would like to use any of these, please email me or contact me via www.gregnbaker.me
Naked Wines: South Africa
June 17th, 2009 § 0
I was lucky enough to be invited to Naked Wines’ latest tasting for customers at One, Alfred Place (a lovely venue) last night.
I had the chance to taste some of the existing South African range (Arabella, Bruwer Raats) but there were also many new producers showing off their ranges.
Photos to follow, and my simple scores below the jump.
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Photos from Polo in the Park, London
June 9th, 2009 § 0
Please visit my Flickr page HERE for my photos from Polo in the Park at the Hurlingham Club, Fulham. London won after a tense final versus New York.
The Weir: 80s Night Photos
March 31st, 2009 § 0
To view the photos from the 80’s night held at The Weir Bar & Dining Room on 20th March 2009, please click HERE.
Angel's Den
March 4th, 2009 § 0
Naked Wines, the new online wine merchant I talked about here, is hosting an intriguing event on 11 March. In collaboration with the Australian Trade Commission and the Government of South Australia, the event will showcase independent winemakers’ wines to around 50 consumers (including me!) at Australia House on the Strand here in London.
The idea is for the customers to taste their way through the 50 selected wines, narrow them down to a shortlist of 5 and Naked Wines will buy A$100k of the shortlisted wines at the end of the day.
I’ve already been enjoying my purchases from Naked Wines and this looks like it will be a lot of fun. I’ll be ‘tweeting’ from the event if possible, and you can follow the proceedings online here.
Helen & Jeremy’s Engagement Party
January 18th, 2009 § 1
Naked Wines
January 8th, 2009 § 1
I’ve recently signed up to a new wine venture called Naked Wines, from the founder of Virgin Wines and 17 former senior Virgin Wines staff. From the press release:
“Rowan Gormley, founder of Virgin Money, the Virgin One Account, Orgasmic Wines and Virgin Wines, launched www.nakedwines.com, on 1 December 2008, to be a ‘Facebook for Wine Lovers’.”
The site “lists 96 wines from 32 small producers, with the focus on up and coming wine regions (like Chile’s Bio-Bio Valley)” and “Customers can also become ‘Naked Wines Angels’, where the winemaker offers 6 bottles of wine for free to encourage the customer to try their wines (the customer paying UK duty and delivery of £15.85 for 6 bottles). The custumer gets 33% of their spend with that winemaker refunded if they agree to support them by pre-paying £5 a month towards their next case.”
The idea is to bring wine from the smaller lesser known growers and get it into the hands of (hopefully) eager British wine drinkers. The ‘Facebook’ part is done via friendly profiles of each grower (Bruwer Raats and his lovely Chenin Blanc [CT] is a favourite) and a ‘Wall’ which allows drinkers to post their comments, feedback and communicate with the grower.
There are a couple of novel features, the main one being their “Wine Angels“. This is a strategy by Naked Wines to build a relationship between the buyer and the maker, in the hope you will obviously continue to buy more of their wine, plus give them a more stable and predictable revenue stream. It’s an interesting idea, and I’ve already snapped up a mixed case in their January sale which includes some more of the delicious Chenin Blanc [CT] from Bruwer Raats.
All in all, it’s an interesting new venture and I look forward to seeing the quality of the wines in my mixed case.
New Year's Eve @ The Weir, Brentford
January 7th, 2009 § 1
Once again, another fantastic New Year’s Eve party at The Weir. A convenient 30 second walk from my flat, The Weir is my friendly local which I spend a lot of time in. I worked there for a summer when I first moved to London and have become something of a regular. I just love the atmosphere, original wine list and the truly mouthwatering food.
Anyway, New Year’s Eve was a ticketed black-tie event with canapes, champagne, live music plus DJ, dancing and lots of fireworks! I took my camera along (plus new 50mm lens) and snapped away all evening.
The photos can be found either in their own gallery here or on Flickr (slideshow available here).