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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.
In this seemingly endlessly sun-drenched UK summer it is to the crisp and the white that one turns once that radiant star has crept over the yardarm...and one cannot imagine anything quite as suitable as a glass of Chablis for slaking the dust from one's parched tonsils.Like Beaujolais at the opposi…
We know that some people feel a little baffled when perusing The Daily Drinker website, or perhaps spoilt for choice! In a bid to help, we're compiling a number of pre-mixed six-bottle cases, all hand-chosen by Caspar and/or Victoria. They offer a great starting point to discover The Daily Drin…
In April this year northern Italy lost one of the titans of local wine production when Leonildo Pieropan died, drawing to a close a lifetime spent transforming the wines of the Veneto and their reputation.There are now quite a number of estates in Soave producing stellar wines from the high-quality …
The next wine shipment to Crown Wine Cellars in Hong Kong has been announced. Wines must be with the shipper by 22nd August latest for a 2nd September sailing. Shipments generally take 23 days or thereabouts.You might like to have a look at your portfolio to see whether anything therein is in a fit …
A bunch of Chenin Blanc grapesIt feels as though the list of "great" grapes is growing on an annual basis: new names added to the roll-call of supremely expressive varieties that can make something truly scintillating unblended with other grapes.One of the more recent additions has been the Greek As…
