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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.
Bottles being gradually swallowed by the mould in Antoine Jobard's cellarWriting this early Friday morning, as I didn't get back until late last night following a most enjoyable meal in Bissoh, one of two Japanese restaurants in Beaune. We'd broken for lunch earlier in the day and eaten a really pr…
The vineyards of Savigny-les-Beaune surround the village's graveyardAs I drove out to the first of this afternoon's tastings I noticed a flock of large, heavy birds heading in a generally southerly direction and craned my neck to see what they were, knowing that whatever their ID, they weren't commo…
The multi-coloured quilt that is the swathe of vines from Chorey to the slopes of BeauneAnother chilly, bright dawning, the sky, flushed with purple and orange, blurred by the condensation on the inside of my hotel room window.I drove to Chorey-les-Beaune all of 15 minutes away and we tasted the ent…
A view from the top; a feast for the eyes from the heights above BlagnyThibault Morey was in typically relaxed mood when we arrived for a tasting of the wines of Domaine Morey-Coffinet at 09h00 this morning. Why shouldn't he be? His family own a beautiful house over large vaulted cellars (where one …
Etienne Grivot on sparkling form as we taste his 2009 vintageI flew into Geneva from London City airport last evening and what an excellent service. City airport is easily accessible via the DLR and inside is quiet and a quite reasonable place to while away an hour or so as one waits to depart.Havin…
