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Personal preferences versus professional evaluation: why we need to distinguish them

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 jamiegoode 1625 Views

A frequent online discussion about wine goes like this. Someone relatively inexperienced about wine gives a big thumbs up to

May 14, 2021 jamiegoode 280 Views Nagano

Website: http://www.goichiwine.co.jp/ It was a bright but chilly early March day when we visited Hayashi Noen (also referred to as

The next visit of my Nagano trip was at Shinano (also referred to as Sinano) Wine, where Satofumi Shiohara (pictured

May 9, 2021May 9, 2021 jamiegoode 673 Views Douro

Website: https://quintadaboavista.com/en/ Boavista is an important Quinta in the Cima Corgo subregion of the Douro. It is best known for

May 5, 2021 jamiegoode 757 Views pinot noir

These were wines I tasted as part of a virtual 2021 IPNC masterclass on ageing Pinot Noir. Present were wine

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 jamiegoode 2467 Views

I’m fascinated by the world of wine criticism, so much so that a while back I used it as the

I tried these four excellent examples of Albariño with Ben Llewelyn of Carte Blanche, who is their importer. Saras Albariño

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 jamiegoode 769 Views

Five Rieslings compared yesterday as part of a blending session with Daniel Primack and Ben Henshaw. Such an interesting variety.

These are the 2019 releases from one of Marlborough’s most interesting producers. Mike and Anna Paterson have been making their

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 jamiegoode 2517 Views

One of the attractions of wine is that it is a drink that – in some mysterious way – allows