A delighted David Donaldson tells us this arrived in the post yesterday. He says: “I can't see how nudity at my age is going to enhance a nice Sainte-Estèphe, but I  admit the wine stains will be easier to wash out.”

Herald Diary: Fawlty logic behind Britain's war response
In an episode of the1970s TV show, Fawlty Towers, comic actor John Cleese lampooned Germany’s military history by allowing his long legs to flail fabulously in a mock version of the goosestep. Diary reader Chris Robertson, perhaps unwisely, showed a YouTube clip of this famous scene to a German pal...

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