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Highlights: the chillable Olivier Coste Bisou Rouge 2025

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 jamiegoode 498 Views

This is great: a delicious, drinkable Languedoc red designed to be drunk chilled. Olivier Coste Bisou Rouge 2025 Pays d’Oc,

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Highlights: Château La Négly La Brise Marine Blanc 2021 La Clape, France

July 18, 2026July 18, 2026 jamiegoode 610 Views

Website: https://boutique.lanegly.com/en/ Nice to see this top Languedoc performing well with a bit of bottle age, and this back vintage

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Domaine de Bon Augure, an exciting wine estate in the Languedoc with very interesting soils

April 22, 2026April 25, 2026 jamiegoode 1399 Views

Website: https://www.domainedebonaugure.fr/ Cédric Guy farms 9 hectares of very interesting vineyards near the village of Joncels, with distinctive soils. They

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Mas de daumas gassac blanc
France Highlights Languedoc Latest 

Highlights: two vintages of the Blanc de Raisins Blanc from Mas de Daumas Gassac, Languedoc star

February 27, 2026 jamiegoode 878 Views

Two versions of the same wine, eight years apart. Mas de Daumas Gassac are best known for their red wine,

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Bordeaux Burgundy Features France Languedoc Latest Loire 

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

December 12, 2025 jamiegoode 3092 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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Features Languedoc 

Terrasses du Larzac, a mini study of this important Languedoc AOC

April 28, 2025December 20, 2025 jamiegoode 4030 Views Terrasses du Larzac

Website: https://terrasses-du-larzac.com/en/home/ Terrasses du Larzac is an AOC in the Languedoc that was established just over a decade ago, in

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Viognier
Australia Highlights Languedoc 

Highlights: two ambitious Viogniers, from Yalumba and Laurent Miquel

April 11, 2025December 2, 2025 jamiegoode 1549 Views Viognier

Viognier is a really interesting grape variety, and these are two ambitious examples from producers who have focused quite strongly

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Highlights Languedoc 

Highlights: Gérard Bertrand Villa Soleilla 2021, taking orange wine to new heights

March 17, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2518 Views orange wine

Gérard Bertrand Villa Soleilla 2021 France14% alcohol. Villa Soleilla is probably the world’s most expensive orange wine. It’s made from

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Features Languedoc 

Maxime Magnon, making stunning natural wines in the Corbières, Languedoc

February 14, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 3156 Views Corbieres

The wines of Maxime Magnon, natural wine star of Corbières Corbières is a beautiful wine region in the Languedoc, with

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Features Languedoc Regions 

Wise Wolf, adding value to Languedoc wines through innovative packaging and green credentials

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 jamiegoode 6519 Views

How can you add value to inexpensive Languedoc varietal wines? Accolade’s Banrock Station has brand crept to the South of

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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025
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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.radforddale.com/ I have been following the wines of Radford Dale with some interest over the last three years. The

Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine
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Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine

August 9, 2026August 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson

August 8, 2026 jamiegoode
Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
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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

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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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