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Crozes-Hermitage: my pick of 22 of the best wines from this interesting appellation

February 26, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 8373 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

Back in late November I visited Crozes-Hermitage in the Northen Rhône, taking some time to visit many of the producers,

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Crozes-Hermitage (18) a big tasting of whites and reds

February 26, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 3451 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

WHITES In 2023, Crozes-Hermitage was 11% white. Here I tried 18 whites. Vidal-Fleury Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 202213% alcohol. Marsanne with some

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Crozes-Hermitage (14) Domaine des Hauts Châssis

February 25, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2205 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

Next stop was at Domaine des Hauts Châssis, for a visit and tasting with the Raphaël Faugier. His father created

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Crozes-Hermitage (17) Laurent Fayolle

February 21, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2535 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

Laurent Fayolle is one of the stars of Crozes-Hermitage, and his family domaine is base in the north, in the

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Crozes-Hermitage (16) Domaine des Combat

February 21, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2590 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

Sandra Combat is quite a character. She was a brand ambassador for Mouton Cadet in China, where she lived for

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Crozes-Hermitage (15) Domaine Belle

February 21, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2135 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

I met with Valentin Belle (pictured above) of Domaine Belle to taste through some of their wines. This is a

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Crozes-Hermitage (12) Domaine des Lises / Domaine Alain Graillot

February 19, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 4538 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

I’ve been following the wines of Alain Graillot for a long time. They’ve always been benchmark, old school Crozes-Hermitage, wines

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Crozes-Hermitage (11) Domaine Delhome

February 19, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2459 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

I met with Romain Delhome of Domaine Delhome to taste through some wines. Delhome built their winery in 2019. The

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Crozes-Hermitage (10) Domaine Pradelle

February 19, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1921 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

I met with Alexandre Pradelle of Domaine Pradelle to taste through some wines. Alexandre’s father (Jean-Louis) and uncle (Jacques) created

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Crozes-Hermitage (9) Domaine Combier

February 18, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2692 Views crozes-hermitage, Northern Rhone

Here we met with the impressive David Combier. This domaine was begun by David’s great grandparents in 1932, but until

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The remarkable wines of Anne-Claire Schott, Three Lakes, Switzerland
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The remarkable wines of Anne-Claire Schott, Three Lakes, Switzerland

March 22, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.schottweine.ch/ and https://www.aromaderlandschaft.ch/ I’ll admit to being smitten by the wines of Anne-Claire Schott, who is based in Neuchatel,

Visiting Black Chalk, tasting current releases and the exciting 2025 base wine blends, at this superb English sparkling wine producer
England Features Latest Profiles 

Visiting Black Chalk, tasting current releases and the exciting 2025 base wine blends, at this superb English sparkling wine producer

March 20, 2026March 21, 2026 jamiegoode
fryers cove bamboes bay
Features Latest South Africa 

Fryer’s Cove: precise wines from the cool west coast of South Africa

March 20, 2026 jamiegoode
Six Portuguese wines that flourished in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge
Features Latest Portugal 

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

March 19, 2026March 20, 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.

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