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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.
Christmas is barreling towards us like a runaway racehorse. We thought it time to remind you of the goodies we can supply to ensure that your yuletide, and that of your friends and family, is as happy as possible.Smoked SalmonOnce again we are offering the stunning smoked salmon from North Uist in t…
Enzo Pontoni - Friulian wine shepherd - amongst his flockThere can be few wine makers so synonymous with all that's best in their region of production than Enzo Pontoni of Miani. Quite simply, the man is an iconoclast.Writing in Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, Antonio Galloni states: "Ponton…
Meursault church across Puligny vines…plus a Matchbox stick-on van…A blog of my third day in Burgundy, delayed by a day as, after my last appointment last evening, I high-tailed it to Reims, thereby cutting my journey time to the Channel Tunnel by two-and-three-quarter hours.A day of m…
Today started with something of a bang...and I am not referring to the explosion of my malfunctioning peage dongle (see yesterday's blog). The blast to which I am referring relates to the interaction of the finest Côte de Nuits Pinot Noir with my morning-fresh taste buds: a volatile thing inde…
Above photo shows Mark Haisma in a rare state of relaxation in his newly built wineryThose thinking about holidaying in France at this time of year had better pick their spot with care; better yet, consider a stay in one of the lovelier parts of the UK....is what I was thinking as I drove south from…
