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Highlights: Domaine Mucyn GamSy 2017 Collines Rhodaniennes

May 4, 2020May 14, 2020 jamiegoode 7488 Views

Domaine Mucyn is a family-owned domaine of 14 hectares, in conversion to organics. This is a blend of Syrah from

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Burgundy Videos 

Video: Les Champs de Themis, championing Aligoté

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 jamiegoode 5688 Views

Jamie Goode visits Xavier Moissenet of Les Champs de Themis, who farms 4.5 hectares of vines organically. He’s based in

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Features Videos 

Can big companies make natural wines? Cramele Recas and their orange and glou glou wines

April 28, 2020May 15, 2020 jamiegoode 10737 Views Natural wine, Romania

Can a big company make natural wine? Cramele Recas is a forward-thinking winery in Romania that makes 25 million bottles.

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Burgundy Highlights Videos 

Highlights: Chavy-Chouet Bourgogne Les Femelottes 2018

April 25, 2020April 26, 2020 jamiegoode 8640 Views Chardonnay

This is an impressive wine from the newly-exciting Meursault-based Domaine Chavy Chouet. Femelottes is a 3 hectare parcel on clay/sand

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Highlights South of France Videos 

Highlights: Domaine Jones Fitou Vieilles Vignes 2017

April 23, 2020April 29, 2020 jamiegoode 7637 Views Fitou

Fitou is an appellation in France’s Languedoc region, where red blends dominate, and Carignan is a major player in these

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Canada Videos 

Video: In Québec, visiting top producer Les Pervenches

April 22, 2020April 27, 2020 jamiegoode 6155 Views

Jamie Goode heads to Québec, in Canada. Here, winegrowers face significant challenges if they are to grow Vitis vinifera varieties,

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Beaujolais Videos 

Highlights: Domaine Chapel Beaujolais Villages 2018

April 21, 2020May 15, 2020 jamiegoode 7402 Views Gamay

I visited David Chapel and Michel-Smith Chapel in their new winery in 2018. They’d only recently started out: 2016 was

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England Videos 

Highlights: Simpsons Gravel Castle Chardonnay 2019 England

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 jamiegoode 5484 Views Chardonnay

The future for English sparkling wine is bright. Still wines? I’ve been a bit sceptical of these, although of late

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Domaine Rougeot
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Highlights: Domaine Rougeot ‘Les Plumes’ Bourgogne Aligoté 2018

April 19, 2020 jamiegoode 7798 Views

This is from a 1.5 hectare vineyard next to Meursault, planted in 1974. Pierre-Henri Rougeot bottles the whole lot without

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South Africa TOP STORIES Videos 

Video: Stompie’s new home in the Swartland – visiting Platteklip

April 16, 2020 jamiegoode 5874 Views swartland

Jamie Goode and Treve Ring visit Stompie Meyer’s new place. He’s got a new home for JH Meyer wines and

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Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson

August 8, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.minimalistwines.com/ I popped into Flint Wines to meet a South African winemaker that everyone is talking about. Sam Lambson

Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
Bordeaux Features Latest 

Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant

August 4, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats

August 4, 2026August 4, 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.

Since then it has grown, and Jamie is now a full-time wine writer, lecturer, wine judge and book author.

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