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

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 jamiegoode 1591 Views

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

Website: https://www.davidlarge.fr/ David Large is a young vigneron based in Montmelas, in the southwest of the Beaujolais region. Here his

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 jamiegoode 390 Views

Boutique Alentejo producer Howard’s Folly have just released this Carcavelos, a rare fortified wine from the Lisboa area in Portugal.

May 10, 2021 jamiegoode 458 Views Savoie

Dominique Lucas comes from Burgundy, and a winemaking family, but chose to set up in the Haut-Savoie, on the border

Dominique Hauvette had a day job as a lawyer, but wine came calling in the mid-1980s and she left her

Xurxo Alba’s family has been farming and making Albariño in Rïas Baixas O Salnés region, near the Atlantic Ocean, for

May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 jamiegoode 644 Views syrah

Hawke’s Bay, in New Zealand, is home to some of New Zealand’s best red wines, including some impressive Syrah. This

This is brilliant. Napa is often knocked for its excess: Cabernet Sauvignon wines made from grapes picked too late, spoofed

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.

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 jamiegoode 496 Views

DeLille Cellars is one of Washington State’s top wineries. I visited back in 2015 (see my report here). Today I