Archive for 2018

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,…

We were so glad to see so many like-minded, wine-loving people come together on Thursday evening at 67 Pall Mall for a "casual act of vinous worship". Thank you so much for coming down and helping to make it such a jolly occasion.I thought that, what with there having been so many wines open for tas…

Herewith a handful of new lots on the GrapePip website as of this morning:2009 Château Lamothe-Guignard, Sauternes"A very interesting big very sweet wine..." Jancis Robinson2005 Beaune 1er Cru Les Cent Vignes, Camille-Giroud"...impressive concentration and balance here and the impres…