Tasmanian Pinot Noir: a study
A small island 240 km south of Victoria is making some of Australia’s most sought after Chardonnay and sparkling wine.
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The remarkable Simone from Château de Pommard
I get invited to a lot of Zoom tastings. This was another, and while I’ve been impressed with the wines
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Does your sense of taste and smell improve with practice?
For eight days in November, I was judging wine for the International Wine Challenge. As one of the co-chairs, I
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Champagne Billecart-Salmon’s Brut Nature, Sous Bois and Cuvée Louis Salmon
Jamie Goode tastes three of the top wines from Champagne Billecart-Salmon with Mathieu Roland-Billecart, who since 2019 has been CEO
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Explaining reduction, and dispelling some myths
One of the most interesting of all wine faults is reduction. But it’s a source of a lot of confusion
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Highlights: Altolandon Bobal Extreme 2018 Manchuela, Spain
Bobal! You might be surprised to learn that this is Spain’s second-most planted red grape variety after Tempranillo. It’s found
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Video: what’s next for sustainability in South Africa’s wine regions?
Yesterday I took part in a session for Wines of South Africa on sustainability, with a really great group of
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Recovering the magic of El Marco: back to the sherry vineyards, and old ways of making wines
Jamie Goode visits Bodegas Luiz Perez, and meets Willy Perez, who is on a mission to recover the great sherries
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Remembering Mike Weersing, an American who brought something special to New Zealand’s fine wine dimension
Jamie Goode pays tribute to Mike Weersing, an inspiring biodynamic winegrower who established a remarkable vineyard in North Canterbury, New
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Video: visiting Willy Perez, who is on a mission to capture the great Sherry wines of the past
Jamie Goode visits Willy Perez of Bodega Luis Perez, who’s looking to capture the great Sherry wines of the past.
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