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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.
A rising River Tweed under rare sunshineLast Wednesday hosted the annual migration of the UK's wine trade to the Royal Opera House for a tasting to which those merchants dealing with Bordeaux vintages on a yearly basis really look forward, for it offers the chance to taste the most recently-bottled …
We drank this the other night in the dying days of 2013's summer, sitting outside and gazing up the long valley view to Devizes in the distance.And not to put too fine a point on it, it was a fruit bomb. I was borderline shocked. One encounters so few wines of this style these days. It is almos…
Scientists have shown that yoghurt eaten with a plastic spoon tastes measurably richer than the same yoghurt tasted from stainless steel. And this is a mental thing, in case you're wondering whether there's some interaction between yoghurt and plastic that creates this effect. There's not. It's…
Above - overly optimistic outdoor furniture at Cheval Blanc with Evangile in the distanceI am going to keep this short. The cream was thoroughly spread on the cracker some hours ago and said biscuit has now become distinctly soggy.I was unsure how long it would take me to get to my first appointment…
Above - I've always thought that Chateau Olivier looks like it must be one of the oldest in Bordeaux.Well, today's been quite an undertaking. No great hurry first thing. Whatever I did, my last appointment was to be 17h30 at Haut-Brion and the Pessac-Leognan tastingthat required attention beforehand…
