6Points goes ahead, it’s official

by | Oct 15, 2020 | Islander Life 1

As October’s The Islander is distributed and dropped into letterboxes, the Senses 6Points Mallorca Cycling Challenge gets underway. This year most of the challenges were getting it underway at all. If you haven’t heard of them 6Points run a number of bike rides in the...

Gin and General Happiness

by | Oct 15, 2020 | Islander Life 1

Well, today was an interesting day. As I sat down to write the various articles for this month’s edition, something flashed up on Facebook about an article in the Daily Express saying that Mallorca and Ibiza had banned outdoor dining. It came to light as a potential...

What makes a good vintage?

by | Oct 10, 2020 | Islander Life 1

Well, what can we say about 2020 so far?! When we talk about a good vintage there are many factors to take into consideration.  It’s not just the weather that has a role in the final quality of the grape, although it does have a massive influence.   There are many...

Mirabeau Rosé

by | Oct 5, 2020 | Islander Life 1

The Mirabeau story is one of following a dream and the pursuit of a deeply held passion for wine, but in particular the pale pink variety. Rosé has long held a special and important place in the lives of the Cronk family, with Stephen and Jeany being big fans of the...

Ship & shore – Greig Scott Mitchell & Sam Gorrie

by | Sep 25, 2020 | Islander Life 1

Can you tell me a bit about yourselves and how you ended up in Mallorca? Greig: I’m originally from Scotland but we moved to Southampton when I was a child. I spent most of my UK working life within the car industry, first in car sales and then I became a Dealer...