Here’s the address given at Bill’s funeral in Well Cathedral last Thursday by his longstanding Cambridge friend Ian Doherty:   Since the terrible news reached us 10...

I know that many of you wanted to be at Wells Cathedral yesterday but couldn't get there, so here's a very brief account. The Cathedral is of course stunning but even it could not overshadow...

Kinnaird Estate in Perthshire was due to host a Burgundy Dinner hosted by the late Bill Baker on Monday night, 4 Feb. They have decided to continue with the event as a tribute to Bill and...

Here's the 10-minute film about Bill Baker who died suddenly this week at 53, taken from our Vintners' Tales DVD . This was filmed in 1992, so when Bill was a shadow of his 2007 self  -...

We finish our week devoted to Mature Bordeaux with an account of some of the most famous red bordeaux of the last century and some of their peers. The last time we stayed chez the...

The death of Bill Baker , pictured above by wine writer Anthony Rose in Barbaresco last year (note the empty glass and bread basket), will leave an enormous lacuna – bigger...

See Bill Baker - the movie . The funeral of this much-loved wine trade stalwart will be held at 2pm on Thursday, 7 Feb at Wells Cathedral.  Donations to charity, in Bill's name, may...