What a bugger. San Pellegrino belongs to Nestle. Did you know that? Are they proud enough to put their logo on the bottle? Are they bollox. Indeed even their original bottled water, Vittel, is only discoverable as a Nestle product by the tiniest of tiny small print on the bottle. But San Pellegrino drinkers do not even get that warning.

Now, this is not a Nestle rant. There are lots of reasons why I try not to consume Nestle products as is my right as a consumer. And I'm not trying to force people to do likewise, merely exercising that consumer right on my own behalf.

So, I know Volvic and Buxton are Coke; Perrier, Vittel and San Pellegrino now are Nestle; Highland Spring is the Makhtoums' I understand. And I steer clear as a result of all of them. The stuff that comes out of my tap is owned by German investors who are about to flog it to whoever wants it, but not the people it belongs to.

Water, water everywhere but not an ethical drop to drink.

I need a friend with a borehole or the Duke of Marlborough to do some better marketing so Blenheim water is on some shop shelves rather than just corporate sales. Otherwise I am utterly dependent on global multi-brands for the very stuff of life.