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Liking plus coolness – what makes a wine great

July 11, 2021July 11, 2021 jamiegoode 5373 Views

Why are some wines so hotly sought after? Which bottles do you go ‘wow’ at, when someone pulls them out

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Features France TOP STORIES 

A remarkable Mondeuse from the hero of this Savoie variety

July 10, 2021 jamiegoode 8785 Views mondeuse, Savoie

Michel Grisard Domaine Prieuré Saint Christophe M……14  Vin de FranceMichel Grisard worked on his family farm until 1982, when he

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Chianti Classico: 46 top wines tasted and rated

June 12, 2021January 11, 2024 jamiegoode 12625 Views chianti

Held in May 2021 in London (one of six global Chianti Classico events, including Chicago, New York, Monaco, Firenze and

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My new book! The third edition of Wine Science, launched next week

May 28, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 8965 Views

Next week, the third edition of Wine Science is published by Mitchell Beazley. [In the USA, it’s exactly the same

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Visiting Pintia: Vega Sicilia’s winery in Toro, Spain

May 17, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 8567 Views

In the mid 1990s the Álvarez family, owners of the famous Vega Sicilia winery in Spain’s Ribera del Duero, were

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Highlights: Howard’s Folly Casa Manuel Boullosa Carcavelos 1991 Lisboa, Portugal

May 13, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 6684 Views

Boutique Alentejo producer Howard’s Folly have just released this Carcavelos, a rare fortified wine from the Lisboa area in Portugal.

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Niepoort launch their amazing 2019 Vintage Port

April 10, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 11130 Views Douro, Port

Niepoort have launched their 2019 Vintage Port, in a tasting beamed live from the Niepoort Lodge in Vila Nova de

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Mediadoping: how some social media influencers aren’t playing fair

April 4, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 9801 Views

I love Instagram. I spend a lot of time there, and I make some money from paid partnerships. It’s one

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Gut Hermannsberg: visiting this Nahe winery, one of Germany’s top estates

March 27, 2021 jamiegoode 8609 Views Nahe

Website: https://gut-hermannsberg.de/en One of my few vineyard visits of 2020 was to Gut Hermannsberg, in Germany’s Nahe region. It was

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Piquette, the natural wine craze taking off in the UK, but banned in the EU

March 11, 2021March 12, 2021 jamiegoode 18016 Views Natural wine

Lower in alcohol, lower in price, and compatible with the low/no waste culture, what’s not to like about piquette? Especially

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Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level
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Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://ayaestatevineyards.com/en/ I’m just on my way back from the Struma Valley in southern Bulgaria, where I was attending the

Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch
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Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 jamiegoode
A quick guide to New Zealand wine
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A quick guide to New Zealand wine

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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
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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

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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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