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Introducing phylloxera, the aphid that changed the face of wine

The implications of the phylloxera crisis, which almost wiped out wine as we know it, are still being felt today.

An introduction to the sweet wine production process, looking at the different ways of making a sugar-rich, complex, balanced wine

December 8, 2020 jamiegoode 16722 Views

This may sound a strange complaint. Over recent decades, cheap wines have got better. How is that not good news?

People often seem to lack confidence around wine. Should they be trusting their own conclusions rather than asking for expert

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 jamiegoode 14630 Views

Great tasters are made not born Knowledge isn’t compulsory, but it enhances enjoyment ‘Quality’ in wine is context dependent Your

May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 jamiegoode 15583 Views

Last night I did a zoom wine tasting for my brother and his wife, and some of his friends. They

As we have discussed here before, there are two ways of understanding wine: the grapes and the geography. So let’s

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 jamiegoode 20587 Views

You don’t have to hang around wine circles too long to hear talk of ‘yields’, and generally, the sentiment is

November 15, 2019 jamiegoode 13091 Views

Continuing my ‘new to wine’ series with an introduction to Bordeaux, in southwest France. We’ve discussed already that there are

When we taste wine, we aren’t acting as measuring devices Before we get to look at wine in detail, please