April has been a most frenetic month for the wine trade, and for those of you who have managed to miss it, the Bordeaux 2012 have finally been released. It has probably not escaped your notice that this has gone off like a damp squib, and in fact despite many very pleasant wines being produced, it was an expensive harvest with low yields. There is also a huge amount of 2011 unsold, and 2010, and very soon 2013 will be pushed through the pipes, so it may well do to hold off for a few months and see how the markets stabilise before putting your money into the wines. This month Caviste will be supporting both our own Barnaby Smith and Smith Gore’s Fin Hughes on their adventures to raise money for Walking with the Wounded, a superb cause that you can read about in more detail below; as well as hosting a tasting at the excellent Hawk Conservancy in Amport. New wines are tumbling in, if you have not tasted our rosé selection yet please do, we have some delicious wines here, and we still have a little of the excellent Bourgogne Rouge from Deliance left if you hurry.

Finally, we hope to see you at the Caviste Spring Tasting at the Cross Barn in Odiham on Saturday 11th May 10.30 til 2,30pm, entry free of charge.

Ben

GUEST WRITER

David Way is a Hampshire-based wine writer with a particular interest in the wines of Italy and France but is happy to try wines of all shapes and sizes. He has taught wine appreciation classes in Tuscany, runs Andover Wine Friends with his wife Janet and is the chief contributor to his website www.winefriend.org He has recently completed his WSET Diploma and won the Champagne scholarship for 2013. He is never happier than in good company in a vineyard or winery with a glass in hand.

David has written a piece revealing his view on 'The Old Spain'. CLICK HERE to read the full article.

HAWK CONSERVANCY TASTING

Thursday 9th May 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Venue: Hawk Conservancy, Andover, SP11 8DY

We still have tickets left for our mini Spring tasting at the Hawk Conservancy next Thursday. Tickets £10 each with 50% going to the charity. Join us to taste some great new wines and meet some of the feathered residents.

To book call 01256 770397 or email petergentilli@caviste.co.uk

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

CAVISTE SPRING TASTING
Caviste customers are all welcome to the beautiful Tudor Cross Barn off the Odiham High Street to taste 24 Wines for Spring Drinking whether for 'sunny al fresco' or ' wines for a rainy Sunday' . We shall create a special space for our recent Spanish imports and, of course, our range of exciting ross. There is no charge for entry though please email markbedford@caviste.co.uk.
Saturday May 11th,11.00am to 3.00pm, The Cross Barn, Odiham, RG29 1JX

REGENT TAILORING TASTING
Friday May 17th: 530pm - 830pm
Venue: Regent Tailoring, Salisbury. SP1 2PH
Free of Charge
email: angushunter@caviste.co.uk

OVERTON: petergentilli@caviste.co.uk
May 9th: Hawk Conservancy Tasting

ODIHAM: markbedford@caviste.co.uk
May 11th: Caviste Spring tasting

HUNGERFORD: barnabysmith@caviste.co.uk

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 Buy Castell d`Encus Susterris Albarino 2011 online from Caviste

Need a dram for your Burns' supper? We have a range of fabulous whiskies from the humble blend to the magnificent malt. Don’t let your haggis feel lonely this weekend....

If you prefer red wine to toast Robbie Burns then make your haggis happy with these yummy wine suggestions...

Muret Syrah, Pays d’Oc, France £7.95
Béatrice and Christophe Muret  are the owners of Domaine Muret in the Pays d’Oc. The Domaine is  located 4 kilometres away from the historical town of Pézenas. The rolling vineyards, basking in the Mediterranean climate are flanked on one side by scrubland and on the other by plains. Tank fermented only, the flavours of black pepper, violets and wild strawberry of this unoaked Syrah really shine.

Lalama, Ribeira Sacra, Spain £19.95
Ribeira Sacra is a remote, Atlantic influenced region in Galicia with precipitous, terraced vineyards reminiscent of the Douro or Priorat. This is extreme terroir country and Dominio do Bibei has set out to try and capture its unique character using the local and indigenous varieties that include Mencia, Garnacha, Brancellao and Mouraton for the reds. No stainless steel is used here. The reds are aged on fine lees in barrique and foudre for 18 months and released to drink after 2-3 years. Lalama, at 12.5% alcohol, is tautly structured with pure raspberry fruit, floral notes, intense minerality and fine tannins. This is an exceptional wine and certainly at the forefront of the renaissance of one of Spain's most intriguing D.O's.

Slainte!

I am delighted to inform you that Caviste has just been appointed as the exclusive Wine Merchant, and Wine Correspondent to The Vintage Magazine, which is a new, online magazine aimed at, but not limited to, the active, affluent, over 50s

I am also pleased to tell you that this magazine is currently offering a three month free subscription period, and all you have to do is click on the link below, and log-in where it says ‘subscribe now’, and complete the registration process

http://www.thevintagemagazine.com/

following which you will receive two vouchers worth a minimum of £45, to be used against purchases of clothes from Cadogan & Company, the leading independent clothes shop in Hampshire, based in the Square in Winchester, and another Voucher from Caviste, giving subscribers a 20%  discount on any wine orders of more than £100 (conditions apply, see in store for details), so you can take advantage of both  these offers by subscribing to The Vintage Magazine.

The Vintage Magazine contains articles of interest across a wide range of subjects, and has been highly praised by those in high places!

“The Vintage Magazine is full of good things.  It is the first web magazine aimed at the mature, 50+ man about town, which I actually found interesting and relevant. Compensation for being older!” – Nicholas Coleridge C.B.E.

Nicholas Coleridge C.B.E. is the Managing Director of Condé Nast Magazines UK, and President of Condé Nast International, which publishes more than 100 magazines and 80 branded websites in 24 markets globally.

But The Vintage Magazine is not restricted to articles of interest to men. There are sections on Lifestyle, Fashion, Shopping, Health & Beauty, Food and Wine, Interior design, fabrics, travel and holidays, and much more, including discounts and special offers on a wide range of products and services, including some very attractive Hotel offers; in fact something for everyone.

So, why not subscribe now, and enjoy all the benefits of membership, but none of the cost, for the next three months, and if you do not wish to remain as a subscriber after that period, there is no obligation to do so, but we hope that you will be so impressed by the quality of the articles and features, that you will wish to continue as a subscriber, paying a modest annual subscription

Anyway, we believe that our customers will find this online magazine interesting, amusing, entertaining, and inspiring, in as much as it encourages people of a certain age to make the most of their lives, and shows them all the choices which are available to them, many of which we may not have thought of before!

The Vintage Magazine will be arranging a Wine Tasting with Caviste in the New Year, to which all subscribers will be invited, so I hope to see you there, if not before.

With best wishes for a very Happy Christmas, and a prosperous New Year

Ben Llewelyn
Managing Director

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After completing his viticultural and winemaking studies at Beaune, Julien Mus returned to his family domaine on the outskirts of the Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Until then the grapes from the domaine had been sold off to the local co-op. The domaine consists of four hectares of AOC Côtes du Rhône and six hectares of Vin de Pays designated vineyards around Courthezon, to which Julien has added a small plot of AOC Chateauneuf-du-Pape, located between those of Font de Michelle and Vieux Telegraph, near the south-eastern border of the appellation.

Julien is still honing his winemaking style, but his wines all have very pure, expressive fruit and have already attracted attention and high scores from the “Wine Advocate.” His Côtes du Rhône, a 50/50 blend of Syrah and Grenache, epitomises his style and shows more finesse than previously. In 2007 Julien’s Châteauneuf was given an exceptional score by Robert Parker in only his first vintage, and in 2008 he managed to come first among a tasting of peers reviewed by French wine magazine Terroir et Vin.

Call your local Caviste store to place your order, or come in store to taste wines we have open every day - including our WoW - between now and Christmas. Taste before you buy AND save money at Caviste this Christmas!

Don't forget (and how could given how often I've included it in mailings etc of late!), Thursday 11th October is our Autumn Wine Tasting at Benchmark Furniture, 7-9pm.

This is regular fixture in our diary now as we love the combination of Art, Benchmark's bespoke furniture and good wine. Please do join local artist Normandy Soto, Benchmark Furniture and ourselves for what should be a very enjoyable and excellent evening of art and wine.

Please read Benchmark's own blog post about the event and here are directions from Benchmark's own web site.

Best regards, Andrew

Wine of the Week Offer: Rimauresq Rosé, Côtes-de-Provence

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£12.95 per bottle or 6 for £60

Wave farewell to summer with a glass of our favourite Provençal rosé in your hand. Just because autumn has arrived there’s no reason to stop enjoying the pink stuff. Ultra pale in colour, clean and fresh on the nose and the palate. This is pure finesse - a really fine and very classy wine, worthy of its Cru Classé status. The palate is flavoursome and the finish is exquisite!

This offer available in all three stores from Wednesday 26th September until Wednesday 3rd October. While stocks last...

Tickets £10 per person -Buy tickets online
(redeemable against £100 order, with £5 going to St Michaels Hospice)

As we have grown as a business, we have decided that this year we will be hosting a full portfolio tasting as a part of our pre Christmas offering. For those of you in any doubt as to what this means, we will be showing the wines of all the producers we represent in the UK (for a highlight list see below), as well as the full range of Wines, Champagnes, Whiskies and Spirits we will have an offer for Christmas.

The event will take place at Ashe Park Estate at the Party Barn, kindly loaned to us for the evening by Mr and Mrs Graham Hazell, a fabulous venue, perfect as a backdrop for such an event. We will be donating a proportion if the ticket price to the charity St Michael’s Hospice, and we will be providing food in the form of tapas from our producers supplying the Overton shop. We would urge you book your tickets early as we have only a limited number available and demand will be high!

We hope to see you there and we think this is going to be one of the finest Christmas tastings we’ve seen!

Tasting Highlights:

• Champagne Joseph Perrier: Hosted by Martin Gamman MW, this will give you an insight into one if the most delicious, family owned ‘Grand Marques’ houses
• Focus on Terroir: Compare the Terroirs of Sancerre with those of Chablis, as well as the intricacies of the variances within the communes. We will be using the wines of Pascal Gitton and Patrick Piuze, two of the great terrorists of France
• A preview of our new New Zealand agency, Staete Landt Mapmaker from Marlborough
• The new troops from Bordeaux, including a tasting of some recent, much sought after, vintages (and one or two older ones!)
• The new vintages of Castell d’Encus, including Acusp and Quest, which form part of one of Neal Martins (Robert Parkers man in Spain) most highly scored estates in NW Spain
• A spotlight tasting on Ports and Madeira, as well as some fabulous sherry.
• A range of brilliant, own import, wines aimed for Christmas parties and winter drinking.
• And of course all the new vintages from Cheveau, Manoir de Carra, Labastida, Domaine de L’R, Ludo Chanson, Domaine de la Graveirette, Bachey Legros, Mas des Restanques, Forjas del Salnes, Dominio do Bibei, Monte Tondo, Buglioni, Spinifex....

Buy Christmas Portfolio Tasting tickets online!

From the southern end of the Rhône Valley. A wild ripeness of sweet scented fruit twinned with an edgy woodland perfume. An incredibly long & very rich palate of juicy fleshy flavours intertwined with savoury notes.

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