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An evening of sake from Niigata Prefecture, Japan

January 18, 2023 jamiegoode 458 Views sake

This week saw the beginning of the Niigata Fair 2023, and Yokucha, the retro ramen bar at the Japan Centre

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Grace Wine, tasting some of the top wines of Yamanashi, Japan, with winemaker Ayana Misawa

December 21, 2022December 21, 2022 jamiegoode 760 Views

Website: https://www.grace-wine.com/en/ Grace is one of the leading wineries in the Yamanashi region of Japan. They have two wineries and

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In Nagano, Japan: Le Milieu Winery

July 18, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 1251 Views Nagano

Go Shioze and Sho Saito are the people behind Le Milieu winery in Nagano. Go had worked at Swiss Mura

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Visiting Swiss-Mura winery in Azumino, Nagano, Japan

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 1471 Views

I visited this interesting project with Chiharu Uchikata (below), who explained the history of the company. It was initially established

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Visiting Vin d’Omachi Ferme 36, a naturally inclined producer in Nagano, Japan

May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 1078 Views Nagano

Yoshio Yano and his family run Vin d’Omachi Ferme 36 which is based in Omachi town. It’s a really dramatic

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Gunma Craft Sake: tasting a range of sakes from six breweries from the Gunma prefecture

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 jamiegoode 1434 Views sake

Gunma is a land-locked prefecture located almost at the centre of the country. It has a reputation for its natural

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New releases from Château Mercian, Japan

January 28, 2022February 11, 2022 jamiegoode 1518 Views

I tasted these new releases from important Japanese producer Mercian on a zoom call with their team. As well as

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From Champagne to sake, Richard Geoffroy starts a new chapter with IWA sake

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 jamiegoode 6008 Views sake

Website: https://iwa-sake.jp/ Richard Geoffroy was for a long time the face of Dom Pérignon. But after being associated with this

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In Nagano, Japan: Domaine Sourire

June 15, 2021 jamiegoode 1583 Views Nagano

This is a small winery established in June 2019 in Shiojiri City, and it is also a bakery. It was

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In Nagano, Japan: Hayashi Noen (Hayashi Winery, Goichi Wine)

May 14, 2021 jamiegoode 2661 Views Nagano

Website: http://www.goichiwine.co.jp/ It was a bright but chilly early March day when we visited Hayashi Noen (also referred to as

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Bordeaux 2020 in bottle: 106 wines tasted and rated
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Bordeaux 2020 in bottle: 106 wines tasted and rated

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 jamiegoode

2020 is a much heralded vintage in Bordeaux. Here I got to try many of the top wines in bottle,

The wines of New York State: a snapshot tasting of interesting bottles
Features Latest New York State 

The wines of New York State: a snapshot tasting of interesting bottles

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 jamiegoode
The wines of Réné Rostaing, Northern Rhône
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The wines of Réné Rostaing, Northern Rhône

January 22, 2023January 22, 2023 jamiegoode
Exploring Costières de Nîmes (3) Michel Gassier and family, adopting regenerative viticulture
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Exploring Costières de Nîmes (3) Michel Gassier and family, adopting regenerative viticulture

January 19, 2023January 22, 2023 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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