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Restaurants: Marcella, Deptford

July 10, 2022July 10, 2022 jamiegoode 5020 Views Restaurants

Website: https://marcella.london/ This was my first time out to Deptford, but it was worth the excursion. Marcella isn’t fancy, but

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Exploring Turkey’s wines with Isa Bal MS

June 6, 2022August 3, 2022 Lisse Garnett 9318 Views Hittites, Turkey

Acclaimed Master Sommelier Isa Bal to turn Producer Michelin starred Trivet already has the largest selection of fine Turkish wine

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Restaurants: The Beacon, Tunbridge Wells

April 26, 2022May 1, 2022 jamiegoode 5134 Views Restaurants

Website: https://www.the-beacon.co.uk/ Nestled into the top of the hills above Tunbridge Wells, the Beacon has an enviable location with sweeping

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Restaurants: Hide and Fox, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 jamiegoode 7987 Views Restaurants

Hythe is an underrated town. It’s on the Kent coast, and just east is Folkestone, in walking distance. But while

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Restaurants: Trullo, Islington, London

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5704 Views Restaurants

Trullo describes itself as a British take on Italian cooking. I went for lunch with a bottle of Foillard Côte

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Restaurants: Bistrot Le Nautique Narbonne, France

September 26, 2021July 10, 2022 jamiegoode 7063 Views Restaurants

12 Rue des Nautiquards, 11100 Narbonne, FrancePhone: +33 4 68 91 53 73 This is a real find. It’s a

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Champagne Food and wine 

Seafood and top Champagne at Catch, Kyiv

September 6, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6381 Views

Catch has a deserved reputation as being one of Ukraine’s top restaurants. It’s also one of its most expensive. It’s

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In Kyiv, Ukraine, and a traditional lunch at Khutorets

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 jamiegoode 5104 Views Restaurants, Ukraine

Had a lovely day in Kyiv yesterday. This is my first time in Ukraine, and I’m here to present a

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The Pig, South Downs: previewing the latest addition to these wine-focused restaurants with rooms, who are championing English wine

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 jamiegoode 8134 Views Restaurants

Website: https://www.thepighotel.com/our-pigs/ The Pig South Downs – the eighth Pig – opens in a week, and I attended the preview

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Muse, London – tweezer gastronomy, food as performance art

June 20, 2021 jamiegoode 6659 Views

Website: https://www.musebytomaikens.co.uk/ Daniel Primack calls me up. Let’s do dinner. Where? Muse. Sounds good, so I agree. I was in

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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

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

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant
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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant

August 4, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats
Features Latest Rhone 

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

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Rhonea
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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Rhonea

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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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