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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 176 Views Pfalz, Riesling

Website: www.weingut-kranz.de Weingut Kranz is an important Pfalz winery, and recently I visited to join in with the celebrations of

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Gallery: in the Mosel, just before harvest

August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 jamiegoode 141 Views Mosel, Riesling

The Mosel is a stunning wine region. I was filming here in September 2024, just before harvest, and these are

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Mosel Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 jamiegoode 508 Views Mosel, Riesling

Riesling is Germany’s great strength, and one of its heartlands is the Mosel. In the second article on the VDP

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Highlights: Compagniesdrift Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022 Stellenbosch

August 25, 2026 jamiegoode 273 Views

Website: https://www.compagniesdrift.com/ Compagniesdrift Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022 Stellenbosch, South Africa13% alcohol. Compagniesdrift is a BEE project from Meerlust, and the

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Highlights: Franck Balthazar Cornas 2022 Northern Rhône, France

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026 jamiegoode 345 Views syrah

A beautiful low-intervention Cornas. It’s an appellation with just 110 hectares, and in the past people dismissed the wines as

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Spätburgunder: a deep dive into Germany’s Pinot Noir, with a tasting of 77 wines from top vineyard sites

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026 jamiegoode 1335 Views pinot noir

German wine has been having a good moment for the last decade, and this is one of the wine country

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Germany Latest 

Gallery: in the vineyards of the Ahr Valley, Germany

August 20, 2026August 20, 2026 jamiegoode 504 Views ahr

I arrived in the Ahr Valley this afternoon and took a walk around the vineyards. This is a Pinot Noir

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Australia Features Latest Profiles 

Exploring the Hunter Valley (3) Margan

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 jamiegoode 578 Views hunter valley

Website: https://www.margan.com.au/ Margan is an important Hunter Valley producer making some very interesting wines, and championing newer varieties that show

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Australia Features Latest 

Exploring the Hunter Valley (2) judging the Hunter Valley Wine Show

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 jamiegoode 502 Views hunter valley

Tell your friends that you’ve just been in the Hunter Valley judging 80 wines a day with nice people, they’ll

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Australia Features Latest Regions 

Exploring the Hunter Valley, Australia’s oldest wine region (1) introduction

August 19, 2026 jamiegoode 594 Views hunter valley

It was almost 200 years ago, in 1828, when the Hunter Valley became a wine region. It’s the oldest in

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Kranz, a leading Pfalz winery, celebrates 25 years of making a single-vineyard wine from a special site called Kalmit
Features Germany Latest 

Kranz, a leading Pfalz winery, celebrates 25 years of making a single-vineyard wine from a special site called Kalmit

August 26, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: www.weingut-kranz.de Weingut Kranz is an important Pfalz winery, and recently I visited to join in with the celebrations of

Mosel Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026
Features Germany Latest Regions 

Mosel Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 jamiegoode
Spätburgunder: a deep dive into Germany’s Pinot Noir, with a tasting of 77 wines from top vineyard sites
Features Germany Latest TOP STORIES 

Spätburgunder: a deep dive into Germany’s Pinot Noir, with a tasting of 77 wines from top vineyard sites

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026 jamiegoode
Exploring the Hunter Valley (3) Margan
Australia Features Latest Profiles 

Exploring the Hunter Valley (3) Margan

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 jamiegoode

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