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Bordeaux Features Latest 

Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 jamiegoode 900 Views

Bordeaux has a problem. It’s finding it increasingly hard to sell its cheaper red wines. AOP Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur

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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant

August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 641 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Website: https://www.domainesaintamant.com/en/ Domaine Saint Amant is located high up at 600 m, with 32 hectares of vines scattered around the

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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 695 Views Beaumes-de-Venise, muscat, sweet wines

This was a great chance to look at a wide range of wines from this cru, beginning with the red

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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Rhonea

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 549 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

I met with Fabien Cabezas and Sophie Steinloff to explore the wines of Rhonea, a cooperative. Fabien has 112 hectares

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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine du Durban

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 513 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Gaetan Leydier hosted us at Domaine de Durban, a significant producer in the region with 70 hectares of vines, of

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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine des Bernardins

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 476 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Website: https://www.domaine-des-bernardins.com/en/ Bernardins are one of the top producers of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise (perhaps the top producer?), but

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Beaumes de Venise exploration: Domaine de la Ferme Saint-Martin

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 440 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Thomas Jullien’s grandfather arrived in the region in 1950. He had a third of a farm, and by 1955 he’d

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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Raboly

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 605 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Website: https://www.domaineraboly.fr This was one of the highlights of the trip. It’s the last winery left in the village of

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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Roch

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 336 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Website: https://www.domaine-saintroch-84.com This is a significant producer, not just of Beaumes-de-Venise, but also of other crus. Altogether they have 70

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Thomas Bachelder Niagara Canada
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Bachelder revisited: tasting through the 2023s from this important Canadian producer, who is mapping Niagara one vineyard at a time

August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 715 Views Chardonnay, Gamay, Niagara, pinot noir

It was great to take the opportunity to taste once again with Thomas Bachelder, one of Canada’s top winemakers. Geoffrey

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Kranz, a leading Pfalz winery, celebrates 25 years of making a single-vineyard wine from a special site called Kalmit
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Kranz, a leading Pfalz winery, celebrates 25 years of making a single-vineyard wine from a special site called Kalmit

August 26, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: www.weingut-kranz.de Weingut Kranz is an important Pfalz winery, and recently I visited to join in with the celebrations of

Mosel Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026
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Mosel Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 jamiegoode
Spätburgunder: a deep dive into Germany’s Pinot Noir, with a tasting of 77 wines from top vineyard sites
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Spätburgunder: a deep dive into Germany’s Pinot Noir, with a tasting of 77 wines from top vineyard sites

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026 jamiegoode
Exploring the Hunter Valley (3) Margan
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Exploring the Hunter Valley (3) Margan

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 jamiegoode

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Wine anorak is one of the leading wine websites. This is the latest version of the site that began life in 1999, and was founded by Jamie Goode, who at the time was working as a science editor.

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