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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 786 Views Franciacorta, Piemonte, Tuscany, veneto

Back in January 2025 well known Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli closed the doors on his London restaurant Locanda Locatelli rather

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Highlights: Luigi Giordano Langhe Freisa 2022

September 8, 2025 jamiegoode 1193 Views freisa, Piemonte

Luigi Giordano Langhe Freisa 2022 Valle dei Salici, Piemonte, Italy13% alcohol. This is from Barbaresco, from the Cars MGA, and

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The wines of Gian Luca Colombo, Piemonte, Italy

April 14, 2025 jamiegoode 1428 Views Nebbiolo, Piemonte

Website: https://gianlucacolombovini.it/en/ Gian Luca Colombo is well known as a leading consultant in Piemonte, but he also has his own

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Highlights: GB Burlotto Barolo Monvigliero 2018 Piemonte, Italy

March 20, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1294 Views Piemonte

This is a beautiful Barolo, that I had with some good wine friends at Manteca, off the list. It was

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Highlights: Elvio Cogno Langhe Nebbiolo Montegrilli 2021

June 7, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 2401 Views Piemonte

Elvio Cogno Langhe Nebbiolo Montegrilli 2021 Piemonte, Italy14% alcohol. This is from a vineyard mid-hill in Ravera, in the village

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Highlights: La Spinetta Timorasso 2021, Piemonte, Italy

September 4, 2023March 5, 2024 Treve Ring 3699 Views Piemonte

Timorasso is an ancient indigenous grape variety of Piemonte, worthy and regarded enough to have its own DOC (!). This

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Piemonte adventure (5) visiting GD Vajra, one of Barolo’s top producers

August 8, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 5398 Views Piemonte

Website: https://www.gdvajra.it/en/homepage ‘We are 50 years old, which makes us youngsters in the region, and we had a very humble

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Piemonte adventure (4) in Bra, dining at Battaglino and Osteria del Boccondivino

June 15, 2023July 9, 2023 jamiegoode 3565 Views Piemonte, Restaurants

The Piemonte adventure continued during a stay in Bra, with two excellent meals, plus a few other wines tasted. Barbacàn

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Piemonte adventure (3) Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Alba and Bra

June 5, 2023July 9, 2023 jamiegoode 6567 Views Piemonte

A day of travel. From La Morra, to Barolo on a Sunday morning. This may be the village the famous

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Piemonte adventure (2) La Morra: More e Macine, Osteria Veglio and Vineria Sociale

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 jamiegoode 6615 Views Nebbiolo, Piemonte

Day two began with a drive to Annunciata, just below La Morra, for lunch followed by a walk among the

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