The excerpt, taken from http//northeastwino.posterous.com read “.…Paul Raven of PortoVino took some convincing that it had actually been quite busy on the previous days (he’d been at another show in Manchester so was here for the first time) and even Sachins, who had done a roaring trade on the Friday and Saturday, were less than pleased at the low numbers. It wasn’t all doom and gloom though; Dennhöfer had sold a few bulk orders as had Proteas Wines, possibly people who’d been on the Saturday or Friday night were coming back on the Sunday to buy.

Further discussions were brought to a halt though when 18 year old Harry Potter lookalike Tom Wyllie started singing. Tom shall hereafter be referred to as “The Voice” as, for about half an hour, he enthralled the audience and vendors alike with a mix of Opera, Pop and Swing music receiving enthusiastic and well deserved applause – interestingly enough he’s now showing bookings on his web site from Curiously Wicked and Sachins, so it looks like the quiet Sunday footfall didn’t stop him doing good business!"

Tags: Northumberland Wine & Food Festival, The Feathers, Curiously Wicked, Sachins