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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.
Above, the Margaux tasting at Chateau Labegorce and what better thing to add to a room crowded with focussed wine tasters than a tripping hazard in the form of piles of super-sized kindling?Day two in the Medoc started early, but I am happy to say that it commenced after a suitably lengthy period of…
What is it with France? So often I have trouble sleeping and last night was no exception, with me waking at 04h05 and alternately punching my pillow in the darkness and reading my book until about six o'clock, when I fell into a deep sleep only to have my alarm wake me shortly thereafter. So, showe…
The picture above is a reminder that the primeurs tastings in Bordeaux loom large (the photograph is of Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte) and I anticipate tasting a great many delicious wines in most of the region's communes, plus the usual disfunctional bunch of try-too-hards who seem largely …
Like a cross between Hobbiton and Mordor: Burgundy village wreathed in fogRecent news of note is that Robert Parker has sold a share of his business to three young Singaporeans for US$15M. He remains at the helm, with chief editorship going to Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, formerly Parker's Asian e…
It's sunny, so it must have been the Monday of my trip to Burgundy (all other days wreathed in fog). Sitting at the table of a pavement café enjoying a punchy coffee and admiring the Beaune sunshineI've been back from Burgundy for a few days now and thoughts about the vintage - indeed wine in…
