The wine aisle of a supermarket in Twickenham has a section labelled “Rest of the world”. Often the only bottles in it are Surrey Gold, from a vineyard near Dorking, about 20 miles away. To be fair, Dorking is outside the M25.
Gerrard Raven
Teddington, London
• Domestic science classes for Jen Fitton (Letters, 10 December) may have encouraged her to cook, but a look back at my 1960s school notes revealed that we made toad in the hole, rock cakes, scones and victoria sponge in successive weeks – helping to foster a lifelong fondness for unhealthy stodge.
Maggie Owen
London
• We are told that Rome’s residents are being urged to cut down on wrapping paper this Christmas (Report, 11 December). An excellent alternative is to use the centre-page spread of photographs in the Guardian. Start saving from August and you are guaranteed enough wrapping paper – free, used, entertaining. Stacked under the tree they look awesome.
Rob Benzie
Tavistock, Devon
• Codeword reverts to its usual size; Suguru returns (11 December). Christmas comes early to this household.
Guy Sowerby
Nottingham
• John Huntley objects to “pre-recorded” (Letters, 10 December). The one I don’t understand is a “live recording”, often used on BBC Radio 3. You can listen to a live performance on the radio or a recorded one, but you can’t record something that isn’t live.
Michael Bulley
Chalon-sur-Saône, France
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