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Champagne Salon and Delamotte: the 2015 Salon release, and a look at the current Delamotte range

September 26, 2025September 27, 2025 jamiegoode 5097 Views

Champagne Delamotte is based in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, a grand cru village in the Côte des Blancs. It was founded back

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Highlights: Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2014

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 jamiegoode 1129 Views

Website: https://www.taittinger.com/en The new release of this classic! And it’s really good. Champagne Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs

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Highlights: Champagne Billecart-Salmon Le Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

September 6, 2025 jamiegoode 586 Views

I like that Billecart-Salmon now have ‘my origin’ on their website, where if you are so inclined you can find

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Watching the Aldeburgh moonrise with Champagne: Lanson Le Black and Heidsieck & Co Monopole

August 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1010 Views

On a recent trip to the Norfolk and Suffolk coasts we sat on the beach at Aldeburgh as the sun

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French Bloom, a high-end alcohol-free sparkling wine that’s the most convincing product in this space yet

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025 jamiegoode 3988 Views

Website: https://uk.frenchbloom.com/ Non-alcoholic wine is currently a topic of intense interest in the wine industry. Many think that drinking habits

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Highlights: Champagne Alfred Gratien Cuvée Paradis Rosé 2008 France

June 22, 2025 jamiegoode 1297 Views

Champagne Alfred Gratien Cuvée Paradis Rosé 2008 France12.5% alcohol. This is 63% Chardonnay and 37% Pinot Noir, disgorged in January

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Highlights: Champagne Alfred Gratien Cuvée Paradis 2015

June 9, 2025June 9, 2025 jamiegoode 1542 Views

Website: https://www.alfredgratien.com/en/home/ This is the prestige cuvée from Alfred Gratien, who do a lot of barrel work with their base

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Rare Champagne 2012
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Highlights: Rare Champagne 2012

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 jamiegoode 1414 Views

Rare used to be a prestige cuvée of Piper-Heidsieck, but since 2018 has been a stand-alone brand. Since 2011 both

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Highlights: Champagne Jerome Blin Les Ports Zero Dosage

March 24, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1574 Views

Champagne Jérôme Blin Les Ports Complantation Zero Dosage 2020 FranceFrom an organically farmed parcel called Vincelles, planted in 1986, and

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Highlights: Cédric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne UR/R18 Dégorgement 2022

February 16, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1813 Views

A treat to try this Blanc de Noirs from one of the leading growers in Champagne. Cédric Bouchard Roses de

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Book review: Kristian Kielmayer, The Natural Wines of Hungary
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Book review: Kristian Kielmayer, The Natural Wines of Hungary

October 16, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://kristiankielmayer.com/natural-wines-of-hungary/ The natural wine scene is so interesting. It has also caused a lot of griping in the wine

Concerto, the re-born super Tuscan wine from Fonterutoli
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Concerto, the re-born super Tuscan wine from Fonterutoli

October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 jamiegoode
Espera: brilliant natural-leaning wines from Lisboa, Portugal
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Espera: brilliant natural-leaning wines from Lisboa, Portugal

October 15, 2025 jamiegoode
La Tour Melas, a Greek first growth: tasting the wines over lunch at Gaia, Mayfair
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La Tour Melas, a Greek first growth: tasting the wines over lunch at Gaia, Mayfair

October 15, 2025October 15, 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.

Since then it has grown, and Jamie is now a full-time wine writer, lecturer, wine judge and book author.

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