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Maison Arnaud Boué, making some excellent negociant wines in Bourgogne

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1113 Views Aligote, Gamay

Arnaud Boué comes from Bourgogne, but didn’t come from a wine family. He did, however, get a degree in enology,

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Highlights: Bluestone Premier Rosé 2021 England

August 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1036 Views

Website: https://bluestonevineyards.co.uk/ Bluestone are a relative newcomer to the English wine scene, though such is the pace of change here

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Highlights: Famille Fabre Gasparets Le Camin 2022 Vin de France

August 27, 2025 jamiegoode 1078 Views Corbieres, Languedoc, orange wine

Website: https://www.famillefabre.com/details-vin/chateau-fabre-gasparets-camin-82A35E/ A remarkable orange wine from Corbières Boutenac in the Languedoc. Famille Fabre Gasparets Le Camin 2022 Vin de

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What are we to make of Lafleur’s decision to leave the Pomerol and Bordeaux appellations? (Updated)

August 27, 2025August 29, 2025 jamiegoode 4570 Views Pomerol

What are we to make of the hot news from Bordeaux that Société Civile du Château Lafleur (who make six

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Highlights: Morandé Terrarium Semillon 2022 Maule Valley, Chile

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 jamiegoode 1027 Views Semillon

An impressive Semillon from Chile. This is a variety that is dramatically underrated and has performed really well in the

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Australia Features Latest Regions 

Hickinbotham: some impressive wines from a special site in South Australia’s McLaren Vale

August 25, 2025 jamiegoode 1895 Views McLaren Vale

Website: https://www.hickinbothamwines.com.au/ The Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard is one of the most celebrated sites in Australia’s McLaren Vale. Although its viticultural

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Highlights: Yalumba Samuel’s Collection Bush Vine Grenache 2022

August 25, 2025 jamiegoode 990 Views Barossa, Grenache

Impressed by this Barossa Grenache. It’s a variety that a lot of people are doing very good work with in

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Samuel Billaud, making some of the best wines in Chablis

August 23, 2025August 25, 2025 jamiegoode 2022 Views Chablis

Samuel Billaud was working for his family domaine, Billaud-Simon, a member of the sixth generation of the family to grow

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Highlights: Pinea Korde, a serious rosé from Ribera del Duero

August 23, 2025 jamiegoode 937 Views Rose

Pinea Korde Rosé 2023 Ribera del Duero, Spain14% alcohol. This is a brave new project from Vicente Pliego, who came

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Video: visiting the innovative regenerative block at Greystone Wines in North Canterbury, NZ

August 20, 2025August 22, 2025 jamiegoode 2510 Views

Jamie Goode visits Greystone Wines in New Zealand’s North Canterbury wine region, where he meets Liam Burgess and Dom Maxwell,

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Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level
Bulgaria Features Latest Regions 

Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://ayaestatevineyards.com/en/ I’m just on my way back from the Struma Valley in southern Bulgaria, where I was attending the

Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch
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Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 jamiegoode
A quick guide to New Zealand wine
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A quick guide to New Zealand wine

October 5, 2025October 6, 2025 jamiegoode
Tablas Creek and Château Beaucastel: a Wine Society tasting telling the story of how a leading Rhône domaine fell in love with California
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Tablas Creek and Château Beaucastel: a Wine Society tasting telling the story of how a leading Rhône domaine fell in love with California

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 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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