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This is the blog of wine merchant and communicator, Caspar Bowes. Caspar's blog features reports on new vintages, new vinous discoveries and his general musings on the world of wine.
I was in Scotland, thus missed the tasting of the newly released wines from the mighty Vega Sicilia. And yet how can one turn down an allocation of what are among the finest red wines of a country celebrated for its red wines? Equally, how could one pass up on the new releases from what is,…
This is my view, mid-tasting at François Lamarche in Vosne-Romanée. The map is useful and saves one asking lots of questions about the exact location of the domaine's vines. And I always remove the cone-shaped lid from the spittoon. With it in place, I have all too often found myself o…
To all Hong Kong-based clients...The next Seabrooks shipment to Crown Wine Cellars is due to close on 20th December and will arrive in the SAR on 26th January.We have already been receiving numerous requests for wines to add to this boat: wines both from clients' cellars that are now ready to drink …
It's Christmas, so that means presents. And sometimes it means presents for those tricky-to-buy-for friends, relatives and colleagues.Bowes Wine might just have the answer to all life's little dilemmas (at least those of the sort outlined above; we are altogether unable to assist with the alle…
I returned from a short trip to Burgundy late on Wednesday evening following three days of pretty intense tasting. A full report will follow (this in lieu of nightly blogging for which I no longer, I feel, have the stamina), but I can tell you now that 2016 has…
