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Champagne England Features 

English Sparkling Wine vs Champagne

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 jamiegoode 11617 Views Sparkling wine

Here are the results of Noble Rot’s Second English Sparkling wine versus Champagne blind tasting, which was recently held in

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Roederer + Starck brut nature Champagnes

November 1, 2020February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 7030 Views

This is the third vintage of the collaboration between designer Philippe Starck and the Champagne house Roederer. There are a

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Champagne 

Veuve Cliquot La Grande Dame 2012

October 18, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 9321 Views

This is the latest release of Veuve Clicquot’s icon cuvée, La Grande Dame. The bottle pictured is the limited edition

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Dom Pérignon 2010

October 3, 2020June 14, 2021 jamiegoode 7989 Views

This was a difficult vintage in Champagne that yielded few vintage wines. But despite this – and perhaps because of

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Champagne Highlights Videos 

Highlights: Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2008

September 20, 2020October 9, 2020 jamiegoode 11511 Views

The long-awaited 2008 version of Taittinger’s prestige cuvée, Comtes de Champagne, has been released. I drank a bottle of it

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Dom Pérignon Rosé 2006 France

August 30, 2020October 9, 2020 jamiegoode 7432 Views

Sometimes when a wine is really expensive, you almost don’t want it to be too good. This, the pink version

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: two from Champagne Michel Gonet

August 20, 2020October 9, 2020 jamiegoode 6569 Views

Champagne Michel Gonet Les 3 Terroirs Blanc de Blancs 2010 France12.5% alcohol. This is from Vindey (Sezanne), Montguex (Aube) and

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Champagne Latest Videos 

Highlights: Champagne Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2008

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 jamiegoode 7017 Views

This is a remarkable wine. It has 92% Pinot Noir, but it has the freshness and focus of a really

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Champagne Latest Wine Science 

Moët et Chandon: the science behind the success of rosé Champagne

July 3, 2020July 5, 2020 jamiegoode 17508 Views

The vast majority of rosé Champagne made by blending still red wines with white wines to make a pink base

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Champagne Latest Profiles 

In Champagne: Pol Roger

June 12, 2020 jamiegoode 13146 Views

Goode and Ring continue their series on Champagne with a visit to Pol Roger in Épernay. Family-owned Pol Roger is

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Features

Exploring Riesling in the Finger Lakes: a seminar
Features Latest 

Exploring Riesling in the Finger Lakes: a seminar

June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 jamiegoode

Riesling is such an interesting grape variety. In the spirit of exploring the landscape of Riesling and trying to see

Konstantin Frank, one of the most important wineries in the Finger Lakes region of New York State
Features Latest New York State Profiles 

Konstantin Frank, one of the most important wineries in the Finger Lakes region of New York State

June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 jamiegoode
Visiting Hillick & Hobbs with winemaker Lynne Fahy – one of the most spectacular vineyards in the Finger Lakes region of New York State
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Visiting Hillick & Hobbs with winemaker Lynne Fahy – one of the most spectacular vineyards in the Finger Lakes region of New York State

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (10) Corcelettes
Canada Features Latest Profiles 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (10) Corcelettes

June 26, 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.

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

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Disclosure: unless otherwise clearly marked, the articles on this site are free of conflicts of interest. Any sponsored content will be clearly marked, and potential conflicts of interest will also be disclosed. As is normal in the wine industry, many of the wines tasted here are free samples and some travel is sponsored by others (for example, regional bodies or groups of producers), but in these cases no guarantees of coverage are given.

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