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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.
Perfect as a Prosecco replacement?!?2016 Pignoletto, Colli d'Imola, Cantina di Forli£10 a bottle inc VAT"This is a pretty thing in the glass, pushing out a scattering of bubbles. The nose brings to mind all kinds of summery scents: ripe citrus and orchard fruit in profusion. Taking a sip, the …
Until midnight on Friday 3rd November GrapePip, our wine auction website, is going commission-free for buyers. This means savings of up to £240 on lots that are currently live.Those of you that have been umming and ahing about trying our own fantastic, easy-to-use bin-end and broking list…
I visited St James's the other day to taste through the 2016 wines from the Perrin family of Château de Beaucastel. And it's quite a tasting, since besides the famed Châteauneuf estate the Perrins have interests throughout the Rhône Valley (at least in the south), as well as at Tab…
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23 October 2017
You may remember a recent communication detailing a mature Austrian found lurking in Bowes Wine's stock list: a wine I snaffled for home usage and am enjoying enormously. In any event, I have recorded a video tasting note that you can see hereif interested.A client in the throes of organising an Aus…
Tuesday of this week was B Day in Capital City: the annual presentation of the newly-bottled Bordeaux vintage. This was the turn of the 2015 vintage and I cannot say that I wasn't just a little bit intrigued to revisit these wines. Primeurs week in Bordeaux in early '16 had revealed a vintage t…
