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Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 jamiegoode 903 Views

Bordeaux has a problem. It’s finding it increasingly hard to sell its cheaper red wines. AOP Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur

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Highlights: Château Marquis de Terme Margaux 2022

July 29, 2026 jamiegoode 739 Views

I don’t buy a lot of Bordeaux, but when I find a good one, I find it really satisfying. This

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Bordeaux 2025 wines en primeur
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A quick appraisal of the 2025 vintage in Bordeaux

June 3, 2026 jamiegoode 2339 Views

I didn’t get to do primeurs in Bordeaux this spring. In fact I never do primeurs in Bordeaux because it’s

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Restaurants: dinner at La Trompette, Chiswick, with three interesting wines

June 1, 2026 jamiegoode 980 Views Napa, Penedès, Restaurants

Website: https://www.latrompette.co.uk/ La Trompette is one of my favourite restaurants in London. Tucked away in Chiswick, it has an upmarket

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The hidden cost of buying wine en primeur, and why it now makes little sense

April 22, 2026 jamiegoode 3114 Views

Buying wine en primeur has two potential benefits. First, if the wine is sought after, you secure your allocation. If

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Saison Wines, an exciting new UK importer of organic French wine

December 12, 2025 jamiegoode 3193 Views

Website: https://saisonwines.carrd.co/ Daphne Teremetz was previously a wine buyer at Waitrose where she worked for 8 years, before setting out

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Harvest at Chateau Lafleur, Pomerol
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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 7995 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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Dinner with friends including three interesting Chinese wines

June 2, 2025January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 2597 Views

Eddie McDougall was in town so a gathering of the new Canary Wharf Wine Club was convened to welcome him

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Château Pavie deep dive, with Jane Anson and João Pires

March 9, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 3601 Views

As part of the Wynn Signature Chinese wine awards 2025 there was a series of seminars, and this was was

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Bordeaux 2022: tasting the wines from this much-hyped vintage now they are in bottle

November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 jamiegoode 17079 Views

Each year I look forward to tasting the most recently bottled vintage of Bordeaux. These wines will have been shown

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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

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
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Exploring the Hunter Valley (3) Margan

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 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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