by Caspar Bowes
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Northern Crunch & Snap...Way back in the mists of the Bowes Wine timeline we offered an Italian red wine of riveting quality: a wine that offered bags of character and one that went on getting better and better in bottle until my own supply ran out. At that point it was a simply stunning bottle,…
We were so glad to see so many like-minded, wine-loving people come together on Thursday evening at 67 Pall Mall for a "casual act of vinous worship". Thank you so much for coming down and helping to make it such a jolly occasion.I thought that, what with there having been so many wines open for tas…
Herewith a handful of new lots on the GrapePip website as of this morning:2009 Château Lamothe-Guignard, Sauternes"A very interesting big very sweet wine..." Jancis Robinson2005 Beaune 1er Cru Les Cent Vignes, Camille-Giroud"...impressive concentration and balance here and the impres…
Castelnuovo dell'Abate, Montalcino's southern heartlandIn whatever region one funds oneself tasting wine these days, it seems that one encounters either hot or cool vintages and, more and more, I find myself drawn to the latter.When Robert Parker started out all those years ago, under-ripeness was o…
