Top wines of 2019 (that I paid for)
As an emerging wine journalist with an OK-ish reputation, many of the wines I try or drink aren’t paid for
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Author: jamiegoode
Visiting Georgia: an ancient wine culture, and a country of contrasts
Georgia is a country of contrasts. In September I made my first visit: I discovered a lot, and I also
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Video: in the Mosel, visiting Fio in Piesport
Here’s a quick film from last week’s visit to the Mosel. Here, I’m in the vineyards with Daniel Niepoort of
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Bordeaux 2017 in bottle, part 2: the right bank
Now the 2017 vintage from Bordeaux is in bottle, the October Union des Grand Crus tasting was a good chance
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Glou Glou wines: a tasting and some commentary
There’s a category of wines that goes unofficially by the name of Glou Glou. It’s a French term that was
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Lunch at Suzi Tros: superb Greek food with some nice Greek wines to match
Suzi Tros is the more informal sibling of Mazi, located next door in Notting Hill, but there’s nothing stripped back
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Gallery: in the Mosel, Germany
For the last couple of days I’ve been in the Mosel, one of the most remarkable wine regions in the
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Lunch at Le Bellevue, in the Royal Champagne Hotel, Epernay
Epernay’s Royal Champagne is a beautiful new luxury hotel in the heart of the Champagne region. It also has two
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Video: in the Grand Cru Vineyards of Chablis
Back in April, I visited Chablis for the first time. It’s an amazing wine region, and one that’s almost unique
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In Champagne: Louis Roederer
Roederer is an elite house famous for their prestige cuvée, Cristal. But the real story here is a house that
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