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Exploring smell and the art of the perfumer, with Dr Melanie McBride

September 12, 2022November 3, 2025 jamiegoode 6308 Views

As a wine person, I’m deeply interested in smell. It’s a sense that lies at the heart of gastronomy, and

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As Chile votes no to a radical new constitution Francisco Baettig delivers yet another round of iconic bottles to the world’s collective table..

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Chile is at a pivotal point in its history – Sunday saw an historical vote on a new Constitution that

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In Niagara (6) Cave Spring

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 jamiegoode 5826 Views Niagara

One of Niagara’s most important producers is Cave Spring. They are probably most famous for their Rieslings, but everything they

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Who is Charlie Herring? The story behind the remarkable wines and ciders of Tim Phillips

August 16, 2022August 17, 2022 Lisse Garnett 12721 Views

By Lisse Garnett and Jamie Goode Website: http://www.charlieherring.com/ We first met the son of the man that birthed Charlie at

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Jean Claude Mas, of Paul Mas: a Languedoc wine entrepreneur

August 9, 2022 jamiegoode 10691 Views

Website: https://www.paulmas.com/en/a-propos/jean-claude-mas/ Paul Mas is one of the Langeudoc’s most astute wine producers. Established as recently as 1999 by Jean

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Restaurants: Noble Rot, Lamb’s Conduit Street

August 3, 2022January 30, 2026 jamiegoode 8195 Views Restaurants

Website: Noble Rot Noble Rot needs little introduction to wine lovers. It’s one of the places you absolutely need to

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Ontario Sparkling Wine: tasting 29 different wines from Niagara and Prince Edward County, Canada

July 31, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 7670 Views Sparkling wine

Canada’s Ontario wine regions have quite a talent for sparkling wine, and this is becoming quite an important category. Here

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Five first growths from 2005: Latour, Lafite, Mouton, Haut Brion and Margaux

July 27, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 8619 Views

This was a tasting of five 2005 Bordeaux first growths, hosted by Oeneo House in London. Château Mouton Rothschild 2005

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Barossa meets Bordeaux with this new Penfolds x Dourthe collaboration wine, Penfolds II

July 27, 2022August 4, 2022 Lisse Garnett 8525 Views

Take Bordeaux master blenders, Dourthe, add 175 years of Australian patience, grit, ambition and skill – mix in that infamous

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Visiting António Madeira, a star producer in Portugal’s Dão region

July 11, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 9424 Views Dao

António Madeira is one of the new stars of Portugal’s Dão wine region, but for the kind actions of a

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Six Portuguese wines that flourished in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge
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Six Portuguese wines that flourished in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 jamiegoode

These are some of the Portuguese wines that did well in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge, which

Screwcap damage: how much of a problem is it? For this Henschke Johann’s Garden 2023, not so much
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Screwcap damage: how much of a problem is it? For this Henschke Johann’s Garden 2023, not so much

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 jamiegoode
Some amazing Spanish wines from Rioja and Sherry: tasting some of the winners from the International Wine Challenge
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Some amazing Spanish wines from Rioja and Sherry: tasting some of the winners from the International Wine Challenge

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 jamiegoode
Some old vine images: a few of my photographs of the crusty old sea dogs of the wine world
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Some old vine images: a few of my photographs of the crusty old sea dogs of the wine world

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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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