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Cairanne, another rising star cru in the Rhône

April 1, 2025December 2, 2025 jamiegoode 2395 Views Cairanne

There’s been a lot of interest in the Rhône cru of Cairanne recently. It’s one of the crus capable of

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Exploring Cairanne (5) Boutinot

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 jamiegoode 3214 Views Cairanne

Boutinot are a major UK wine importer and wholesaler, but they also own vineyards in South Africa, England and France.

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Exploring Cairanne (6) Domaine Brusset

July 11, 2024July 12, 2024 jamiegoode 2746 Views Cairanne

Website: https://www.domainebrusset.fr/en/ This domaine dates back to 1947, and was based on a small 3 hectare vineyard in Cairanne. It

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Exploring Cairanne (1) a large tasting of the 2022 wines

July 11, 2024July 12, 2024 jamiegoode 4701 Views Cairanne

For a long time, Cairanne was part of Côtes de Rhône Villages, but it became a cru in 2015, after

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Exploring Cairanne (4) Domaine Roche

July 11, 2024July 12, 2024 jamiegoode 2557 Views Cairanne

Romain Roche came back to the family domaine in 2009. The vineyards had been in the family for seven generations,

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Domaine des Escaravailles, a southern Rhône star

March 14, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 5763 Views Cairanne, Grenache, Rasteau

Website: https://www.domaine-escaravailles.com/en/ Escaravilles means bettle in Occitan, hence the scarb beetle on the label. I tasted these wines with Madeline

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Slovenia: Edi Simčič, one of the stars of Brda
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Slovenia: Edi Simčič, one of the stars of Brda

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025 jamiegoode

The region is Goriška Brda, and I’m here to visit one of the top producers, Edi Simčič. This was my

Slovenia: Bjana is an exciting sparkling wine project in Brda
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Slovenia: Bjana is an exciting sparkling wine project in Brda

December 5, 2025December 5, 2025 jamiegoode
THE STORY OF MADEIRA 
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December 3, 2025December 4, 2025 Lisse Garnett
As the Michelin Guide turns to wine with its three-grape rating system, here are the big questions
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As the Michelin Guide turns to wine with its three-grape rating system, here are the big questions

December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 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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Disclosure: unless otherwise clearly marked, the articles on this site are free of conflicts of interest. Any sponsored content will be clearly marked, and potential conflicts of interest will also be disclosed. As is normal in the wine industry, many of the wines tasted here are free samples and some travel is sponsored by others (for example, regional bodies or groups of producers), but in these cases no guarantees of coverage are given.

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