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Highlights: Véronique Günther-Chereau Cru Communal Gorges Muscadet Sèvre et Maine 2013

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025 jamiegoode 1449 Views muscadet

Website: https://vgc.fr/ Véronique Günther-Chereau Cru Communal Gorges Muscadet Sèvre et Maine 2013 Loire, France12% alcohol. This has a volcanic rock

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Clos d’Entre des Murs: a remarkable walled vineyard in the Loire, full of walls inside!

July 9, 2025 jamiegoode 1456 Views Chenin Blanc

In Saumur there is a very distinctive vineyard, called Clos d’Entre des Murs. I’ve come across walled vineyards before, but

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A night out in Angers: Cercle Rouge and Barco Vino

July 6, 2025 jamiegoode 1548 Views

Websites: https://www.barcovino.com/ | https://www.facebook.com/lecerclerougeangers?locale2=fr_FR# Had a really nice evening with a good crew in Angers. Two excellent drinking spots: Cercle

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Terres d’Imaginaire: a brilliant new producer from the Loire

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1249 Views Chenin Blanc

Terres d’Imaginaire is an exciting new producer in Anjou, and very much a rising star. It’s the project of 32-year-old

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Highlights: Les Gaules de Bois Grolleau ‘Jackpot’ 2023 Vin de France

May 19, 2025May 19, 2025 jamiegoode 1239 Views grolleau

Les Gaules de Bois (Vincent Alexis & Romuald Cousy) Jackpot Grolleau 2023 Vin de France10.5% alcohol. Vincent Alexis makes wines

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Reds from the Centre Loire: Sancerre, Menetou-Salon, Reuilly, Coteaux du Giennois and Châteaumeillant

January 17, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1512 Views pinot noir, Sancerre

The Centre Loire is best known for Sauvignon Blanc from Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, but it also does some very interesting

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Exploring the Centre Loire (4) Domaine Villargeau, Coteaux du Giennois

November 20, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 2609 Views

Website: https://www.domaine-villargeau.fr/ Villargeau is an impressive producer based in the Coteaux du Giennois in the Centre Loire. I visited with

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Highlights: Domaine Roche Bleue L’Orée de la Berterie 2022 Coteaux-du-Loir

February 11, 2024February 12, 2024 jamiegoode 2550 Views Chenin Blanc

Domaine Roche Bleue L’Orée de la Berterie 2022 Coteaux-du-Loir, Loire13.5% alcohol. This is Chenin Blanc from 30 year old vines.

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Clos Galerne: mastery of Chenin in some great Anjou terroirs

February 2, 2024 jamiegoode 3202 Views Chenin Blanc

Website: https://closgalerne.com/ Cédric Bourez is the dude behind Clos Galerne, and exciting and relatively new producer in Anjou. His background

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A Centre Loire study: seven wines, red and white

January 14, 2024 jamiegoode 1939 Views

Tasted these Centre Loire wines together. It’s an interesting region and there are lots of good terroirs here. I visited

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Heinrich: beautiful naturally inclined wines from Austria’s Burgenland region
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Heinrich: beautiful naturally inclined wines from Austria’s Burgenland region

December 8, 2025December 8, 2025 jamiegoode

Heinrich is one of Austria’s most interesting producers. Based in Burgenland, they successfully negociated a style change in 2014 and

The impressive wines of Herdade do Rocim and its associated projects, among Portugal’s best
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The impressive wines of Herdade do Rocim and its associated projects, among Portugal’s best

December 7, 2025December 7, 2025 jamiegoode
Slovenia: Edi Simčič, one of the stars of Brda
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Slovenia: Edi Simčič, one of the stars of Brda

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025 jamiegoode
Slovenia: Bjana is an exciting sparkling wine project in Brda
Features Latest Slovenia 

Slovenia: Bjana is an exciting sparkling wine project in Brda

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 jamiegoode

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