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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 726 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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Features Latest Spain 

Raúl Moreno, making stunning wines from sherry country

August 3, 2026 jamiegoode 447 Views

Raúl Moreno is originally from Sevilla, and he began his wine education working in restaurants in London, where he moved

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Highlights: Sugrue Never Mind The Gamay Here’s The Pinot Meunier 2025 England

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 jamiegoode 545 Views

Website: https://www.sugruesouthdowns.com/products/never-mind-the-gamay-2025 Sugrue Never Mind The Gamay Here’s The Pinot Meunier 2025 England12.5% alcohol. This blends together 97% Pinot Meunier

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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine La Ligière

August 3, 2026August 5, 2026 jamiegoode 398 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Website: https://laligiere.fr/ I visited La Ligière with owner Philippe Bornard. This is his parents’ and grandparents’ estate. His father was

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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Xavier Vignon

August 3, 2026August 5, 2026 jamiegoode 341 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Xavier Vignon arrived in the region in 1996, and started to make wines here in 1998. He was an outsider,

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Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Petitjean family, Domaine de Cassan and Château Les Croix des Pins

August 3, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 372 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Websites: https://domainedecassan.fr https://www.chateaulacroixdespins.fr Domaine de Cassan is a beautifully located estate at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail. I

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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine De Fenouillet

August 2, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 293 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Website: https://domaine-fenouillet.fr/ I visited with Justine and Valentin Soard, who are cousins. Domaine de Fenouillet was created in 1989 by

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The brilliant Douro wines of Mateus Nicolau de Almeida/Ameztoy & Almeida

August 1, 2026 jamiegoode 678 Views Douro

Website: https://ameztoyalmeida.com/ Mateus Nicolau de Almeida is the son of the well known João Nicolau d’Almeida of Ramos Pinto fame,

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Sablière: a new 0% alcohol sparkling ‘wine’ designed from first principles

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026 jamiegoode 592 Views

Website: https://sabliere.co.uk/ I’ve written quite a bit about the attempts to make interesting, complex dealcoholized wines. There’s another approach, which

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Highlights: the chillable Olivier Coste Bisou Rouge 2025

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 jamiegoode 588 Views

This is great: a delicious, drinkable Languedoc red designed to be drunk chilled. Olivier Coste Bisou Rouge 2025 Pays d’Oc,

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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (12) Haywire and Garnet Valley Ranch
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (12) Haywire and Garnet Valley Ranch

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://haywirewinery.com/ I’ve reported on the wines of Okanagan star Haywire a lot in the past. Under the hands of

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Solvero in Garnet Valley
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Solvero in Garnet Valley

August 27, 2026 jamiegoode
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
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

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