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Moët et Chandon Champagne Bar, Harrods

July 29, 2022 jamiegoode 6560 Views Restaurants

Website: Moët et Chandon Champagne Bar at Harrods Moët et Chandon have recently opened a new Champagne bar at Harrods,

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Restaurants: Marcella, Deptford

July 10, 2022July 10, 2022 jamiegoode 5077 Views Restaurants

Website: https://marcella.london/ This was my first time out to Deptford, but it was worth the excursion. Marcella isn’t fancy, but

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Restaurants: The Beacon, Tunbridge Wells

April 26, 2022May 1, 2022 jamiegoode 5202 Views Restaurants

Website: https://www.the-beacon.co.uk/ Nestled into the top of the hills above Tunbridge Wells, the Beacon has an enviable location with sweeping

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Restaurants: Hide and Fox, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 jamiegoode 8098 Views Restaurants

Hythe is an underrated town. It’s on the Kent coast, and just east is Folkestone, in walking distance. But while

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Restaurants: Trullo, Islington, London

October 1, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5770 Views Restaurants

Trullo describes itself as a British take on Italian cooking. I went for lunch with a bottle of Foillard Côte

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Restaurants: Bistrot Le Nautique Narbonne, France

September 26, 2021July 10, 2022 jamiegoode 7154 Views Restaurants

12 Rue des Nautiquards, 11100 Narbonne, FrancePhone: +33 4 68 91 53 73 This is a real find. It’s a

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In Kyiv, Ukraine, and a traditional lunch at Khutorets

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 jamiegoode 5214 Views Restaurants, Ukraine

Had a lovely day in Kyiv yesterday. This is my first time in Ukraine, and I’m here to present a

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The Pig, South Downs: previewing the latest addition to these wine-focused restaurants with rooms, who are championing English wine

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 jamiegoode 8203 Views Restaurants

Website: https://www.thepighotel.com/our-pigs/ The Pig South Downs – the eighth Pig – opens in a week, and I attended the preview

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Restaurants are back: The Remedy, London

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 jamiegoode 4844 Views Restaurants

So dining inside is back, as of last week. Although outside dining has been open for a while – coinciding

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Food and drink: The Company Shed, West Meresea

December 3, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 6507 Views Restaurants

Below Colchester and above Southend, justing out into the sea just at the entry of the Blackwater, lies Meresea Island.

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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes

September 16, 2026 jamiegoode

As far as lunches go, this was one of the best I’ve had in recent years, held at the remarkable

Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday
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Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday

September 14, 2026 jamiegoode
Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026
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Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026 jamiegoode
the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
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The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

September 12, 2026September 12, 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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