before you get to far into the Red Wine (which is what) the pics are good,the work is okay,but please order some brick clean,so you can use it at the end;
P.S. a little to quick taken out the forms,so be careful.

Red's a nice Bordeaux left as a pressie by guests Stan. The forms have been in there for 2 days now. Gobbo's hard as rock. Different colour as it's a different (cheaper) brand, so looks 'green' still. It isn't though. The brick clean's called washing up liquid (works a treat). Only the front hearth and half of the outer arch will be visible. The rest of it's covered in crepi by the end.

Cheers for the tips though. Much obliged.

Sorry no Bordeaux are good,all Vin de pays.
But if it your vin, Bon chance

Is there no end to your skills Stan? Viticulturist, brickie....

Believe me, ANY red's a good red when it's windy and wet outside!

Though I'm rather partial to a Domaine de la Paleine rouge, we don't have any in, and it's a long trek to the cave from here!

First line Merci
Second line You do joke
Third line You can-not blame me for that.

No joke mate. I'll drink gnat's pee when there's nowt else left....

Have a look here. These are the guys we're doing our wine-tastings with next spring/summer. Their stuff is absolutely beautiful. Last year we used Domaine de la Rochfontaine at Parnay. Great wines, especially the ones from the vieille vignes - my particular vine of choice. I'm partial too to reds aged in oak barrels, possibly because I like my Islay malts too.

Would not drink Gnats pee my self,if nought else go back to tea.
Did not say all wines bad,but the Bo.are for the export, i used to diink the Malts long time ago,but here it is the ARMAGNAC (vous savoir)

Oui, je connais bien l'armagnac.

But I'd rather have a good drop of Lagavulin over the French cognacs on a wet, wild and windy autumn afternoon! Well - any day really!

As said before
Times wiill change

Funny. Bob Dylan said the same thing too.

Not any time soon, I'm afraid Stan. I'm too set in my ways. I don't believe everything French is better than the English (or Scottish) variant. Some things, yes. But whisky - non, absolument, NON!

Do-not believe it,
France and the French havertheir ways,if not your are only here for the money,and tha will not keep you. (sorry)

I have to laugh Stan. Here for the money? What bloody money? I'm here for a few reasons. Primarily because I want to be. But, more practically - and in no particular order:

Cheap(er) property
More land
Opportunity to run my own business
Better lifestyle
Nice area to bring the kids up in

But, just because you live in a certain country doesn't necessarily mean that you think everything's better there. Of course the French have their ways, as do I. Freedom of choice is the name of the game Stan. For those of us happy to play it.

Anyway, I'm off to do summat useful involving nosehair and scissors.

Let me guess... You're making a collage to stick on the walls of the summer kitchen? Don't forget toenail clippings and plenty of glitter...

Lord, now we will know exactly what the bumpy bits in the crepi are - you best have a Bread Oven Warming Party m8 and then we can all get ratted on cheap plonk and help you pick the toenail clippings out of the pizza ....

Sounds about the temps my normal fire gets to, hence the cracking.