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Visiting Champagne Mumm (2): new approaches to viticulture

October 19, 2021March 28, 2022 jamiegoode 7559 Views

Mumm is one of the two Champagne houses owned by Pernod Ricard, along with Perrier-Jouët. I visited them during harvest

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Champagne Veuve Cliquot reserve wine tasting: getting geeky about fizz

October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 jamiegoode 6685 Views

This was an interesting tasting of reserve wines from Veuve Clicquot. La Grand Dame Vintage 2012 label was designed by

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Highlights: Champagne Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2013

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 jamiegoode 8330 Views

This is the latest release of Moët et Chandon’s Grand Vintage, and it comes from an atypically cool year, where

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Harvest in Champagne, September 2021

September 18, 2021March 28, 2022 jamiegoode 6528 Views

I spent yesterday in the vineyards of the north-facing slopes of the Montagne-de-Reims, primarily in Verzenay, but also in Mailly,

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Highlights: Champagne Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2011

September 10, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6762 Views

This is the new release of Taittinger’s prestige cuvée, Comtes de Champagne. Its from Grand Cru sites on the Côte

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Peter Liem on Champagne: dosage, growers versus houses, and viticulture

September 8, 2021 jamiegoode 10188 Views

At the BeWine festival in Kyiv, Ukraine, Peter Liem was one of the headline speakers. He gave a thoughtful presentation

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Champagne Food and wine 

Seafood and top Champagne at Catch, Kyiv

September 6, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5652 Views

Catch has a deserved reputation as being one of Ukraine’s top restaurants. It’s also one of its most expensive. It’s

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Highlights: Champagne Bruno Paillard Grand Vintage ‘Assemblage’ 2012

August 22, 2021August 22, 2021 jamiegoode 7346 Views

The new Grand Vintage ‘Assemblage’ has been released by Champagne Bruo Paillard. It’s the 2012, which was a year of

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Highlights: Champagne Dom Pérignon 2012 and 2003 P2

June 14, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 8757 Views

The 2012 vintage of Dom Pérignon is released, and for me this is one of the best that I’ve tried.

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Highlights: Champagne De Saint Gall Premier Cru Le Blanc de Blancs

June 2, 2021December 18, 2021 jamiegoode 5537 Views

De Saint Gall is a premium, Chardonnay-focused brand from mega-Champagne cooperative Union Champagne, which has 2000 members. I’ve been impressed

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Mabillard-Fuchs: beautiful wines from the Valais, Switzerland
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Mabillard-Fuchs: beautiful wines from the Valais, Switzerland

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://mabillard-fuchs.ch/ With 3.5 hectares of vines in the village of Venthône in Switzerland’s Valais, Mabillard-Fuchs is making some really

The big bottle party at the Cool Climate Wine Summit: a selection of interesting wines from Poland, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria
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The big bottle party at the Cool Climate Wine Summit: a selection of interesting wines from Poland, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 jamiegoode
Some travel tips from someone who travels too much
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Some travel tips from someone who travels too much

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 jamiegoode
Domínio Do Açor, an exciting new producer from Dão, Portugal
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Domínio Do Açor, an exciting new producer from Dão, Portugal

January 9, 2026January 9, 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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