by Caspar Bowes
The next wine shipment to Crown Wine Cellars in Hong Kong has been announced. Wines must be with the shipper by 22nd August latest for a 2nd September sailing. Shipments generally take 23 days or thereabouts.You might like to have a look at your portfolio to see whether anything therein is in a fit …
A bunch of Chenin Blanc grapesIt feels as though the list of "great" grapes is growing on an annual basis: new names added to the roll-call of supremely expressive varieties that can make something truly scintillating unblended with other grapes.One of the more recent additions has been the Greek As…
"...there's no question that 2016 is a superb vintage..."Richard Hemming MW on jancisrobinson.comQuite out of the blue three half bottles of wine arrived in our offices, sent by Mentzendorff, UK agents for the Fladgate Partnership, owners of Taylor, Fonseca and Croft in the Douro Valley and, indeed,…
Ta dah!!! The new Bowes Wine logo. We hope you like it as much as we do.Next step? The new website which is currently "work in progress" but aiming for completion before the end of the summer. Watch this space for more exciting developments...…
With this communication, we start a series of offers relating to single wines that we have tasted recently: wines that have shifted our perceptions and astounded our taste buds. The aim is defined by the term "Backfill & Diversify" i.e. it is an opportunity to pad out one's portfolio with less m…
