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BASBN 2023: POST PANDEMIC EXTRAVAGANZA

After a three-year hiatus due to Hong Kong’s incredibly strict regulations, the host of Bring a Special Bottle Night finally made his triumphant return to the city. A group of 17 friends found themselves yet again at Crown Wine Cellars...

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Rhône 2018 EP: tasting the 2018s from the barrel

Our trip to taste the 2018 vintage in the Rhône was a welcome week of warm sunshine and blue skies. This was a much-awaited trip for me as it was my first time visiting the region and the winemakers that...

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An introduction to restaurant wine lists

Even as a professional in the wine trade, dissecting a restaurant’s wine list isn’t always an easy business. Given the overwhelming diversity of wines now available, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. What I want to try and do here is...

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Rhône Fine Wine Market Report

Meandering its way from Vienne in the north past Avignon in the south and onward to the Mediterranean is the Rhône valley, home to a vast array of great wines. In the north, Syrah reaches its zenith in the sublime...

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Alain Voge – putting Cornas on the map

Looking ahead to our Rhône En Primeur 2018 campaign in November, we wanted to highlight the wines of a producer that we have been working with for many years and a leading light of the northern Rhône: Alain Voge.

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