Grand Finale

THE WINE COURSE Grand Finale revealed a collective of erudite wine afficionados keen to personify themselves in polished wine bottles...

I represented myself under the banner of Ridgeview's '04 Fitzrovia [£19.99, Theatre of Wine] a slightly rustic pink sparkler from a former accountant in Sussex.

My students were a diverse bunch when translated to wine, from dry Pacherenc du Vic Bilh '04 [£8.70, Theatre of Wine] to Fox Gordon's extraordinary, tongue-fibrillating "By George" (also '04), a blackcurrant and rhubarb Jelly Tot, Ying/Yang Cabernet Sauvignon with Tempranillo splash assemblage [£9.49, Oddbins].

Warre's Warrior Vintage Character Port [£9.29, Oddbins] tied together the formal proceedings before we all headed to a fearlessly-funky late night Soho cocktail lounge...