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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine La Ligière

August 3, 2026August 5, 2026 jamiegoode 790 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Website: https://laligiere.fr/ I visited La Ligière with owner Philippe Bornard. This is his parents’ and grandparents’ estate. His father was

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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Xavier Vignon

August 3, 2026August 5, 2026 jamiegoode 810 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Xavier Vignon arrived in the region in 1996, and started to make wines here in 1998. He was an outsider,

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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Petitjean family, Domaine de Cassan and Château Les Croix des Pins

August 3, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 750 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Websites: https://domainedecassan.fr https://www.chateaulacroixdespins.fr Domaine de Cassan is a beautifully located estate at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail. I

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Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine De Fenouillet

August 2, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 590 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Website: https://domaine-fenouillet.fr/ I visited with Justine and Valentin Soard, who are cousins. Domaine de Fenouillet was created in 1989 by

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Exploring Beaumes-de-Venise (1) introducing this interesting Rhône Cru

July 29, 2026August 5, 2026 jamiegoode 1553 Views Beaumes-de-Venise

Beaumes-de-Venise is a small but interesting Cru in the southern Rhône. Initially, it was made a AOC for its sweet

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Spotlight on Saint-Joseph: tasting 39 different wines from this northern Rhône cru

May 27, 2026 jamiegoode 2436 Views marsanne, Northern Rhone, roussanne, saint joseph, syrah

It was back in 1956 that Saint-Joseph became an appellation, and the original classification was expanded in 1969 from the

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Domaine Colombet: impressive wines from Saint Joseph in the northern Rhône

February 19, 2026November 8, 2026 jamiegoode 1468 Views syrah, Viognier

Website: https://domainecolombet.fr/ Nicolas Colombet is an eighth-generation winegrower, farming 6 hectares of vines at the Condrieu-adjacent border of the Saint

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Tablas Creek and Château Beaucastel: a Wine Society tasting telling the story of how a leading Rhône domaine fell in love with California

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 jamiegoode 3523 Views Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Paso Robles

Jason Haas of Tablas Creek and Andrew Bayley (GM of Beaucastel’s UK operation) presented this really interesting tasting, telling the

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Highlights: Domaine Richaud Les Galets 2023 Côtes du Rhône, France

August 9, 2025July 2, 2026 jamiegoode 2091 Views

This is a really impressive southern Rhône red from Richaud, a top producer in Cairanne. Domaine Richaud Les Galets 2023

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Beaumes de Venise, the Rhône cru with two faces

April 23, 2025December 20, 2025 jamiegoode 5003 Views

Website: https://www.beaumesdevenise-aoc.fr/ Beaumes de Venise is a small cru in the southern Rhône that describes itself as a terroir with

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An Austrian wine mini-study with seven interesting bottles
Austria Features Latest 

An Austrian wine mini-study with seven interesting bottles

November 12, 2026November 12, 2026 jamiegoode

These wines were being poured at the Star Wine List Inspiration Day in Stockholm, November 2026. Mayersistas Pet Nat Zweigelt

Gut Oggau: stunningly original, naturally made wines from Austria’s Burgenland
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Gut Oggau: stunningly original, naturally made wines from Austria’s Burgenland

November 11, 2026November 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Torres mas la plana
Features Latest Spain 

Tasting five of the best from Torres, Penedès, Spain

November 10, 2026November 10, 2026 jamiegoode
The wines of Son Antem Alaró, Mallorca, Spain (updated with new releases)
Features Spain 

The wines of Son Antem Alaró, Mallorca, Spain (updated with new releases)

November 9, 2026November 10, 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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