The real name of the vino in question is Colpasso, a very nice red (Nero d'Avola) from Sicily. I put Dave on to it a while back, as it's available at Morrisons, an emporium with which he has connections, and he promptly rechristened it Collapso! Only appropriate after two bottles (not that I'd know)!

Off to the hospital in a few minutes for what I hope will be my signing-off. Luckily, the acute kidney injury, which I'm hoping will have almost completely resolved by now, had nothing to do with wine drinking, so our Wednesday night ritual of wine and cheese and no cooking looks secure! After that, I have to contemplate cutting my neglected, out-of-control grass, which will be sprouting from the chimney tops if I don't do something soon.