Archive for May 2018

There are a number of surprising things about this wine aside from the extraordinary value it represents.For a start, it is made from vines that are grown on their own rootstocks and for one, I feel that this is a special thing. Following the depredations of phylloxera in the early 20th ce…

While I am never quite sure of the meaning intended by the use of words such as "great" and "classic" when applied to wines and vintages, the following have, between them, garnered glowing reports in the press and include some 100-pointers among the list:2009 Château Pichon Longueville au Baro…

Blow me if the sun's not shining in Wiltshire this very day. Chlorophyll is whirring away like mad and one can almost hear leaves emerging and the lawn offering up misplaced dandelion flowers. Must be rosé o'clock...And we've sourced a humdinger: a crisp delight made from one of those curious…

You have no doubt heard about the new General Data Protection Regulation that comes into effect on 25th May, 2018. We have updated our Privacy Policy which can be viewed from the main navigation or here. We have also just sent out a consent request email to everyone on our longstandin…

Northern Crunch & Snap...Way back in the mists of the Bowes Wine timeline we offered an Italian red wine of riveting quality: a wine that offered bags of character and one that went on getting better and better in bottle until my own supply ran out. At that point it was a simply stunning bottle,…