A brilliant wine dinner with friends at the Drapers Arms, with 15 interesting wines
This was a brilliant wine dinner with a nice crowd, at the excellent Drapers Arms. We all brought a couple
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Author: jamiegoode
A Pinotage study, comparing six examples of this South African speciality
Pinotage is such an interesting grape variety. You can read all about its origins, its struggles and its triumphs in
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Exploring the Roussillon (6) Château Lauriga
Website: https://www.lauriga.com/en/ Lauriga is based in Thuir, in the Les Aspres terroir of the Roussillon. It’s an old estate that
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2025, a wine year in pictures
Here’s a selection of pictures from 2025. Quite a year.
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A mini-Champagne study: Ayala, Bollinger, Albert Lebrun, Forget Brimont
Tried these four Champagnes together to compare and contrast. Ayala came out really well from this comparison. Champagne Ayala Brut
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Exploring the Roussillon (5) Torredemer Mangin
Website: https://torredemer-mangin.com/ Torredemer Mangin is an exciting new producer in the Roussillon. It’s a collaboration between Romain Torredemer (aged 33)
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Highlights: Wirra Wirra Church Block 2022 McLaren Vale, Australia
Church Block is one of those important wines that we need more of. It’s affordable, and accessible, but it’s a
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Failla Wines: beautiful site-specific wines from some of northern California’s best vineyards
Website: https://www.faillawines.com/ Ehren Jordan is the winemaker and owner at Failla, and he’s quite a dude. He got his first
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Video: Place of Changing Winds, a remarkable vineyard in Australia’s Macedon Ranges wine region
Website: https://www.placeofchangingwinds.com.au/ Jamie Goode visits Rob Walter’s Place of Changing Winds vineyard in the Macedon Ranges wine region, Victoria, Australia.
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Exploring the Roussillon (4) Domaine Pertuisane
Website: https://pertuisane.com/ We’re in Maury. It’s beautiful and rugged, and the vineyards are rocky. I’m with Richard Case, who makes
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