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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.
"Every once in a while, when visiting a specific wine region, I taste so many good bottles that I find myself thinking I might just turn in my author's pen and start making wine…Most recently, this happened during my tastings of the 2012 Brunellos, when I tried one delicious example after ano…
Ballet, Not Body-BuildingWhat a lot of wine: the new cellar at Château Montrose Can you remember the days when Bordeaux was affordable? Barely. But do you recall when you last tasted claret that tasted like...well...claret: cool and savoury and sculp…
The annual tasting of the new releases from Bouchard Père et Fils is always a fascinating event combined, as it is, with a showing of the new vintage from the Chablis producer William Fèvre (both Bouchard and Fèvre being under the ownership of Champagne Henriot).I find that many…
N.B. I need a pretty instant response about these wines: by (very) early next week at the latest.Please let me know ASAP if they're of interest.On 12th December last year I attended a tasting in St James's. It's an annual invitation and one that one would find rather hard to rebuff, for deep in a su…
The 2015 Burgundy vintage has produced wines of a diverse range of styles. Yet, at its best, it has thrown up very special things. I have selected wines that have charmed and impressed me: wines of purity, freshness and beauty.We have now released the lion's share of our 2015 burgundy offerings, a s…
