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Maison Arnaud Boué, making some excellent negociant wines in Bourgogne

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1116 Views Aligote, Gamay

Arnaud Boué comes from Bourgogne, but didn’t come from a wine family. He did, however, get a degree in enology,

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New releases by Adelaide Hills star BK Wines, some of Australia’s most interesting low intervention wines

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 jamiegoode 1263 Views Adelaide Hills, Chardonnay, Gamay, pinot noir

Website: https://bkwines.com.au/ I caught up with Brendon Keys at East End Cellars in Adelaide to taste through some of his

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In Niagara: Catching up with Thomas Bachelder

May 15, 2025May 16, 2025 Treve Ring 2019 Views Chardonnay, Gamay, Niagara, pinot noir

Thomas Bachelder is one of Canada’s beacon winemakers, championing Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and in the last years Gamay, though a

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Jean-Paul et Charly Thévenet, natural wine stars in Beaujolais

March 15, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1228 Views Gamay

Jean-Paul Thévenet was one of the pioneering band of naturally inclined Beaujolais producers (the gang of four, or sometimes five

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Highlights: Thillardon Chénas Vibrations 2021

January 5, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1141 Views Gamay

Thillardon Vibrations Chénas 2021 Beaujolais, France11.5% alcohol. This was bought after a long lunch at the excellent Soif, and then

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Julien Sunier, beautiful natural wines from Beaujolais

January 4, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1553 Views Gamay

Website: https://julien-sunier.com/ Julien Sunier’s story is an encouraging one. He didn’t come from a family with land, but trained as

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Highlights: Two Cru from Domaine Benjamin Passot, Beaujolais, France

June 12, 2024August 25, 2024 Treve Ring 2764 Views Gamay

Benjamin Passot is Bourgogne by birth, with his professional experience acquired over several years on the Vosne Romanée terroirs. He

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Beaujolais adventures (8) Domaine de Romarand, Quincié

February 4, 2024February 4, 2024 jamiegoode 3247 Views Gamay

Website: https://domainederomarand.fr/ Domaine de Romarand is an exciting new Beaujolais producer based in Quincié. Anastasia Kritikou is Greek, married to

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Beaujolais adventures (7) Clos du Mez, Fleurie

January 20, 2024 jamiegoode 3358 Views Gamay

Website: https://www.closdemez.com/ Marie-Élodie Zighera-Confuron (hence MEZ, with Confuron her added-on married name) is on a mission to make great, ageworthy

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Beaujolais adventures (6) Domaine du Grand Pré

September 15, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 4627 Views Gamay

I bump into Romain Zordan of Château de Grand Pre fresh off the tractor, where he’s been spraying the vines.

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Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine
Features Latest 

Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine

October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 jamiegoode

It costs money to make wine. Quite a bit of it, if it’s done well. The chief problem is this:

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
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

October 5, 2025October 6, 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.

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