Alan March
@kopwas.bsky.social
📤 98
📥 133
📝 163
Retired teacher, part time Languedoc natural wine worker, enthused by LFC, horses and nature.
My favourite wines of 2025 from outside mainland Europe.
amarchinthevines.org/2025/12/16/2...
about 17 hours ago
0
0
0
Bizarre refereeing isn't confined to the PL it seems. Got it wrong both times but end up with the same scoreline anyway
#LFC
7 days ago
0
1
0
"Labour's credibility may not be recoverable after this Story by Beth Rigby, political editor" She's an expert on having no credibility to be fair
20 days ago
0
2
0
Just finished this thoroughly enjoyable, humorous and human account of a long stay in the Languedoc. Highly recommend it (obviously quite a few parallels with my own experience just a few km away.
20 days ago
0
0
0
I'd drive Konaté to Madrid tomorrow
25 days ago
0
0
0
"Starmer's chief of staff McSweeney not leaving role over briefing war, BBC told" He ought to leave it over the bloody awful advice he's been giving, he's an idiot.
about 1 month ago
0
3
2
reposted by
Alan March
Paul Blinkhorn
2 months ago
Tell me you never went to a football match in the 1980s without telling me you never went to a football match in the 1980s
6
35
1
All In Good Taste Tasting the new wines with Jeff Coutelou
amarchinthevines.org/2025/10/01/a...
loading . . .
All in good taste
Before leaving the Languedoc to return home Jeff Coutelou kindly invited me to join the team for lunch at Picamandil, the excellent wine bar / restaurant in Puissalicon and then to join him in tast…
https://amarchinthevines.org/2025/10/01/all-in-good-taste/
3 months ago
0
1
0
Vendanges 25 - the end game The last harvest post of the year from Jeff Coutelou
amarchinthevines.org/2025/09/15/v...
3 months ago
0
1
0
Vendanges 25 - Good Vibrations Some lovely fruit this year with Jeff Coutelou and a few that need sorting. More on my harvest experience
amarchinthevines.org/2025/09/08/v...
loading . . .
Vendanges 25 – Good Vibrations
Myself, Jean Jacques and Mari at the sorting table (photo by Flora Rey) Wednesday September 3rd and the team had been busy with Cinsault, one of my favourite grapes. It is very juicy and generous. …
https://amarchinthevines.org/2025/09/08/vendanges-25-good-vibrations/
3 months ago
0
1
0
Vendanges 25 - Get back Back in harness for vendanges 25 with Jeff Coutelou
amarchinthevines.org/2025/09/05/v...
3 months ago
0
1
0
Vendanges 25 - the show goes on, another harvest with Jeff Coutelou
amarchinthevines.org/2025/09/01/v...
4 months ago
0
0
0
Thoughts on a very enjoyable and successful North East wine event at The Cook House, Newcastle.
amarchinthevines.org/2025/08/14/s...
4 months ago
0
1
0
A UK summer from around the world
amarchinthevines.org/2025/08/05/a...
4 months ago
0
0
0
Summer in the UK with thoughts of Puimisson. On English and Welsh wines as well as Coutelou, naturally.
amarchinthevines.org/2025/07/31/a...
5 months ago
0
0
0
Wine with friends, sharing a vertical tasting of Jeff Coutelou's Le Vin Des Amis with friends. As the name suggests.
amarchinthevines.org/2025/07/21/w...
5 months ago
0
0
0
Good to see Harvey, Jarell and Tyler play a part in that U-21 win for England. Odd that we're unlikely to see them again in a Red shirt
6 months ago
0
0
0
Harvey's value is shooting up by the minute in this U21 tournament. Hoped we could get the best and might still but with Wirtz now as well it might be that his future lies elsewhere
#LFC
6 months ago
0
1
0
Spring vines and wines.
amarchinthevines.org/2025/06/09/s...
6 months ago
0
0
0
Ref's going to give everything to Utd by the looks of it.
7 months ago
0
0
0
Poor from the players second half, poor from those booing a Liverpool player
7 months ago
0
0
0
Some game X2
#InterBarca
7 months ago
0
0
0
Some tremendous research and detective work from Dan Briden about a key stable
www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/...
loading . . .
Two-Year-Old Guide 2025: John and Thady Gosden
Ahead of the full launch of the Two-Year-Old Guide for this season, Dan Briden takes a look at the juvenile team trained by John and Thady Gosden.
https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/news/two-year-old-guide-2025-john-and-thady-gosden/225021?dcmp=sl_social_link_article_bottom
8 months ago
0
0
0
@simonrowlands.bsky.social
Think it's fair to say you were vindicated about Field Of Gold
8 months ago
1
0
0
Spring & Spain Some excellent Spanish wines and progress on my own vines.
amarchinthevines.org/2025/04/14/s...
8 months ago
0
0
0
Is Tierney awake on VAR? the more you see that tackle the worse it gets
9 months ago
0
0
0
Disgusting
add a skeleton here at some point
9 months ago
0
1
0
add a skeleton here at some point
9 months ago
0
1
0
Been watching football for over fifty years now and I am sure that's the best goalkeeping performance I have seen in that time.
#Alisson
10 months ago
0
2
0
Quite unbelievable result. Proper away performance. Alisson, what a hero
10 months ago
0
1
0
Exactly what I have been thinking
add a skeleton here at some point
10 months ago
0
0
0
Trump is every four letter swear word combined. Pure evil.
10 months ago
0
1
0
More odds and bin ends including the launch of my own vineyard of two vines. In Consett! But much more too.
amarchinthevines.org/2025/02/27/m...
10 months ago
0
0
0
Ironic that this presenter set a wooden challenge on
#BargainHunt
10 months ago
0
0
0
Atwell trying to prove he's worse than Oliver. That apart a good first half, more needed second to get the points.
#LFC
10 months ago
0
0
0
For goodness sake, just give Mo whatever he wants for a new contract.
#LFC
10 months ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Alan March
Peter Stefanovic
10 months ago
THIS IS A DICTATOR
31
1363
282
Odds and bin ends: Thoughts on recent articles and wines
amarchinthevines.org/2025/02/20/o...
10 months ago
0
1
0
The world needs grown up, intelligent leaders but we've been Tangoed
10 months ago
0
1
1
reposted by
Alan March
Robert Reich
10 months ago
“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
501
42333
11873
Late to this news but moving cycling TV coverage in UK and Ireland to TNT at ÂŁ30 a month is madness for the sport. Shame on all those responsible.
10 months ago
0
2
0
Madrid should be out of sight, poor finishing
10 months ago
0
1
0
Crochet (not that one), Joujou and the wine hotspot of Lantignié
wideworldofwine.co/2025/02/04/r...
loading . . .
Recent Wines January 2025 (Part 1) #theglouthatbindsus
I thought I’d be starting the new year with a concerted attempt to drink some inexpensive wines, but whilst most of these wines (twelve bottles over parts one and two) are around my usual £30/bottl…
https://wideworldofwine.co/2025/02/04/recent-wines-january-2025-part-1-theglouthatbindsus/
11 months ago
0
0
0
Sporting Life website asking me to send ID documents just to be on there. Not even bookmakers, just a racing website. The sport is finished. No way I'm sending any.
#horseracing
11 months ago
0
0
0
Promised myself I'd not get angry with the orange gimp over the next four years and then he uses a tragedy to score political points.
11 months ago
1
0
0
If there's a worse delivery company than DHL I'd hate to be a customer. Never keep their promises
11 months ago
0
0
0
I know it was a game with nothing on it but that referee shouldn't be anywhere near another CL match
11 months ago
0
0
0
reposted by
Alan March
The Coutelou '24 and best wishes for '25
amarchinthevines.org/2025/01/27/t...
11 months ago
0
0
1
The Coutelou '24 and best wishes for '25
amarchinthevines.org/2025/01/27/t...
11 months ago
0
0
1
Way too slow and backward facing.
11 months ago
0
1
0
Load more
feeds!
log in