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Crozes-Hermitage (18) a big tasting of whites and reds

February 26, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 3168 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

WHITES In 2023, Crozes-Hermitage was 11% white. Here I tried 18 whites. Vidal-Fleury Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 202213% alcohol. Marsanne with some

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Crozes-Hermitage (14) Domaine des Hauts Châssis

February 25, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1965 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

Next stop was at Domaine des Hauts Châssis, for a visit and tasting with the Raphaël Faugier. His father created

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Highlights: Mvemve Raats MR de Compostella 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa

February 25, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1453 Views Stellenbosch

Mvemve Raats MR de Compostella 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa14% alcohol. A Bordeaux-style blend from Stellenbosch that comes in a heavyweight

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Features Rhone 

Crozes-Hermitage (17) Laurent Fayolle

February 21, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2300 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

Laurent Fayolle is one of the stars of Crozes-Hermitage, and his family domaine is base in the north, in the

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Crozes-Hermitage (16) Domaine des Combat

February 21, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2409 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

Sandra Combat is quite a character. She was a brand ambassador for Mouton Cadet in China, where she lived for

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Crozes-Hermitage (15) Domaine Belle

February 21, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1935 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

I met with Valentin Belle (pictured above) of Domaine Belle to taste through some of their wines. This is a

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Crozes-Hermitage (13) Clairmont

February 19, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1866 Views crozes-hermitage

Clairmont is a small cooperative, and I met with Frédéric Borja, the President of the Clairmont cooperative, to taste through

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Crozes-Hermitage (12) Domaine des Lises / Domaine Alain Graillot

February 19, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 3983 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

I’ve been following the wines of Alain Graillot for a long time. They’ve always been benchmark, old school Crozes-Hermitage, wines

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Crozes-Hermitage (11) Domaine Delhome

February 19, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2237 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

I met with Romain Delhome of Domaine Delhome to taste through some wines. Delhome built their winery in 2019. The

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Crozes-Hermitage (10) Domaine Pradelle

February 19, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1745 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

I met with Alexandre Pradelle of Domaine Pradelle to taste through some wines. Alexandre’s father (Jean-Louis) and uncle (Jacques) created

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Nekter Deli: a new wine bar in an impressive space with a great list
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Nekter Deli: a new wine bar in an impressive space with a great list

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://bar.nekterwines.com/ On Friday evening we headed over to Nekter Deli. I’ve known Nekter as an importer of some very

Goode’s Cribsheets (5) Victorian Pinot Noir
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Goode’s Cribsheets (5) Victorian Pinot Noir

February 14, 2026 jamiegoode
amayna leyda chile
Chile Features Latest 

Garcés Silva is making some lovely wines in Chile’s Leyda Valley, mostly under the Amayna label

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 jamiegoode
La Grange d’Ernest, an exciting new producer from Savoie
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La Grange d’Ernest, an exciting new producer from Savoie

February 11, 2026February 11, 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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