Friday 18 October 2019

The media is awash with stories of the benefits of swimming in cold water and of people aiming for their goals in swimming the English Channel or the North Channel or reaching their own PB to Shelly

The Bold and Beautiful has its own slice of all of this paradise and benefits on this sunny day. Isn’t it great that the sea has dropped its temperature to give us extra benefits! Who could have dreamed of 16.6 on a sunny October day!?!

There are craybabies appearing!

There is a new set of wines, just for Manly!

They’re a white and a red named ‘The Bold’ and ‘The Beautiful’ dedicated to “us” – all the swimmers who take to the ocean for the daily Bold & Beautiful swim from Manly to Shelly Beach and back.

The wines are made by James Becker, out of his vineyards in the Hunter Valley.  David Webster has said it’s been a wonderful journey planning the grape varieties, the style of wines and helping James through the process of making, bottling and labelling the wines. It’s a very small run with just 100 six packs available for purchase. Each six pack contains 3 bottles of the red (Shiraz Viognier) and 3 bottles of the white (Cardonnay).

David and James would love to see you at the wine launch on October 22nd at Manly Surf Club where you’ll have the chance to taste the wines and nibble on some cheese while David talks you through the story behind the wine. Tasting starts at 6:30pm and runs through until 8pm.

Please RSVP to David if you’re able to attend at: david@northernbeacheswine.com

What I have been reading:

Finished the Dutch House – it was pretty good. About a family with a special house but with its own dysfunctional life like every family to some extent

Thanks John for the photos!