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Clos du Temple, Gérard Bertrand’s ambitious rosé project in Cabrières, Languedoc

December 4, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 10582 Views Rose

Website: https://en.gerard-bertrand.com/collections/clos-du-temple Back in 2016 Gerard Bertrand purchased a beautiful estate in the rolling hills of the Haut Cabrières, and

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Michel Chapoutier, begetter of biological life, advocate of love and latent English vigneron presents his Sélections Parcellaires en primeur 2021 to a salivating crowd

October 19, 2022November 1, 2022 Lisse Garnett 8085 Views

Chapoutier talks of granite, lovemaking, Jefferson, sentient plants, vines on the Scilly Isles and the strength of life over death.

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Three interesting Pays d’Oc wines: Nielluccio, Roussanne/Viognier and a Syrah-led red blend

January 28, 2022February 11, 2022 jamiegoode 5794 Views

The Languedoc is an interesting place to grow wine grapes, with lots of great terroirs and also a climate conducive

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Picpoul de Pinet: a Languedoc success story taking a step forward with new ‘Patience’ wines

January 3, 2022February 11, 2022 jamiegoode 18780 Views Picpoul de Pinet

AOP Picpoul de Pinet is the only white wine appellation in the Languedoc, and it’s on a roll right now.

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Video: Languedoc wine camp, edition 1, 2021

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 jamiegoode 6553 Views
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Tasting the top Gérard Bertrand wines at the harvest festival

September 23, 2021December 11, 2021 jamiegoode 7692 Views

The centre point of the Harvest Festival 2021 at Gérard Bertrand was a tasting through the high-end estate wines, which

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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes

September 16, 2026 jamiegoode

As far as lunches go, this was one of the best I’ve had in recent years, held at the remarkable

Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday
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Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday

September 14, 2026 jamiegoode
Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026
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Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026 jamiegoode
the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
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The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

September 12, 2026September 12, 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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