Saturday 9 January 2010

The secret life of deacons..


To those of you who have stayed in Edinburgh the name "Deacon Brodie's Tavern" will conjure up a hostelry on the High Street. It used to worry us that a Deacon could run such an establishment, and we assumed he was not a Baptist! However there is more to Deacons from Edinburgh than you first see.. While passing through Marlborough at the top end of the South Island we discover that Alan Scott has a secret life as a Vintner.. So what did it taste like I hear you ask, well we never went in or bought any as you would expect (not!) but thankfully someone entertained us with a bottle of rather nice Alan Scott Chardonnay so we can confirm it was excellent - the man's a chemist! And as we passed the Stoneleigh Vinyard we realised why that was such a popular destination for the Kirk every Summer.

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