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Exploring Lirac (6) Domaine Chantepierre/Les Deux Pins

August 5, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 4158 Views Lirac

This is a sizeable Lirac domaine of 70 hectares of vines, owned by the Paly family. We met with Jean-François

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Exploring Lirac (5) Domaine des Carabiniers ‘Biodynamic Wine’

August 5, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 3109 Views Lirac

Website: https://www.biodynamicwine.bio/en/ It’s perhaps surprising to find a domaine branded as ‘biodynamic wine’. But that’s how Domaine des Carabiniers describe

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Exploring Lirac (4) Château de Bouchassy

August 5, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 2783 Views Lirac

I tasted these wines with Marie-Cécile Degoul, who returned to the family domaine two years ago after working for 15

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Exploring Lirac (3) Domaine Jean-Maxime Delorme

August 5, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 2631 Views Lirac

Domaine Jean-Maxime Delorme is a new domaine in Lirac. I tasted the wines with his wife, Anaïs Rebouleau. His family

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Exploring Lirac (2) Clos du Jas

August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 jamiegoode 3182 Views

Grégory Sergent (pictured above) is the man behind Clos du Jas. He spent 15 years as a paratrooper in the

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Exploring Lirac (1) Château Boucarut

August 5, 2024August 5, 2024 jamiegoode 3127 Views Lirac

Château Boucarut is a new producer in Lirac. Saskia and Maurice Goetschy established the domaine in Roquemure in 2017. They

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Highlights: Champagne Henriot Brut Souverain NV

August 4, 2024 jamiegoode 3144 Views

Drank this recently and was really impressed. For a NV blend, this is very good quality, with a lovely range

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The wines of Jocelyn Hogan, a top producer from South Africa

August 4, 2024August 4, 2024 jamiegoode 3013 Views

Jocelyn Hogan began her wine project in 2014. The wines have always been good but with the 2021 vintage they

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Pink performance: a rosé review with a global selection of wines rated

August 3, 2024August 8, 2024 jamiegoode 4786 Views Rose

Pink wine is such an important category these days. Everyone likes it, it sells well, and it’s a category that

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Restaurants: José in Bermondsey, a brilliant tapas bar from José Pizzaro

July 31, 2024August 1, 2024 jamiegoode 3494 Views navarra, sherry

Website: https://josepizarro.com/venues/jose-tapas-bar-bermondsey/ No reservations. Just rock up – early evening if you want to avoid the queues. This is a

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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025
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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.radforddale.com/ I have been following the wines of Radford Dale with some interest over the last three years. The

Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine
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Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine

August 9, 2026August 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson

August 8, 2026 jamiegoode
Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
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Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 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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