Archive for 2017
Some years ago I visited Galicia to taste wine. It was the dead of winter, yet the beauty of this Atlantic coast of Spain was still easy to discern.After driving south from Santiago de Compostela and taking in a number of Albariño producers en route, we turned inland, following the River Mi&n…
The Bowes Wine YouTube ChannelI've been tasting a great many fabulous wines of late and not only out and about, but also at home: wines from my own portfolio bought from Bowes Wine offers past.I realise that some of you may well still have these wines in your own portfolios and might be interested t…
"This is...very impressive..."; and we agree!I lunched with a client in London the other day at a restaurant that, whilst not exactly brand, shiny-new, has rapidly become something of a haven for the wine lovers of Capital City. On the rather bohemian-feeling Lamb's Conduit Street not far from Great…
Chenin ShenanigansBottles from my early wine career; some stand out like beacons bright enough to spread the word of any land invasion. 1921 Château Margaux and 1929 Château Latour are still luminous in my memory. And '59 Grands Echézeaux from the DRC remains one of the finest bot…
You may have read me ranting about the Bordeaux primeurs campaign and how little sense it makes to me.My words were quoted in the Financial Times the other day, along with opinions from a number of the larger UK merchants. You can view the article here.And Bordeaux was also the theme of another tast…
