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Gigondas: a major tasting of the 2022s

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 jamiegoode 6108 Views Gigondas

This was a major tasting of Gigondas reds. The new whites (which are allowed in the appellation as of 2023)

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Gigondas: Domaine Santa Duc, one of the appellation’s star producers

June 24, 2024March 28, 2025 jamiegoode 4456 Views Gigondas

Website: https://www.santaduc.fr/en/ Benjamin Gras hosted me at Santa Duc, which is located on the higher plain of Gigondas at 150

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Gigondas: Domaine des Bousquets

June 18, 2024March 28, 2025 jamiegoode 4382 Views Gigondas

I tasted these wines over dinner with Julien Bréchet (pictured above) of Domaine des Bosquets. He took over the family

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Gigondas: Domaine des Florets, a new ecologically focused domaine

June 18, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 3621 Views Gigondas

Website: https://www.domainedesflorets.com/en/home Jérôme Rathle was an environmental consultant, and had worked for he world’s largest specialist sustainability consultancy, ERM, until

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Gigondas: Pierre Amadieu

June 18, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 3815 Views Gigondas

Website: https://www.pierre-amadieu.com/en/ Pierre Amadieu is an important producer in Gigondas, with around 10% of the appellation’s vineyard area. They have

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Gigondas: Saint Cosme, with Louis Barruol

June 17, 2024March 28, 2025 jamiegoode 3895 Views Gigondas

Website: https://www.saintcosme.com/ Louis Barruol of Château Saint Cosme is one of the presidents of the Gigondas appellation, and he’s making

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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

March 18, 2026March 18, 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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