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Exploring the Roussillon (6) Château Lauriga

January 2, 2026January 4, 2026 jamiegoode 1183 Views Roussillon

Website: https://www.lauriga.com/en/ Lauriga is based in Thuir, in the Les Aspres terroir of the Roussillon. It’s an old estate that

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Exploring the Roussillon (4) Domaine Pertuisane

December 28, 2025December 31, 2025 jamiegoode 1874 Views Roussillon

Website: https://pertuisane.com/ We’re in Maury. It’s beautiful and rugged, and the vineyards are rocky. I’m with Richard Case, who makes

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Exploring the Roussillon (3) Bila-Haut

December 24, 2025January 6, 2026 jamiegoode 2371 Views Roussillon

Website: https://www.chapoutier.com/fr/boutique/nos-domaines-et-maison/domaine-de-bila-haut-38 Bila-Haut is Chapoutier’s Roussillon project, based in Latour De France. Back in 1998 Michel Chapoutier bought 50 hectares

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Exploring the Roussillon (2) Cave Dom Brial

December 24, 2025December 24, 2025 jamiegoode 1385 Views Roussillon

Website: https://www.dom-brial.com/ Dom Brial is a quality-focused cooperative based in Baixas, a small village of just 2000 inhabitants. The 200

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Exploring the Roussillon (1) an introduction

December 24, 2025December 31, 2025 jamiegoode 2915 Views Roussillon

Roussillon My exploration of the Roussillon began in Perpignan, which is the largest town in the region, and is located

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France Regions 

Photos from a day in the vineyards of Roussillon

June 4, 2025January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 2268 Views Roussillon

Amazing landscapes, varied terroirs, more than half of its 19 000 hectares are old vines (50 years plus). More to

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Features France 

Domaine of the Bee: interesting wines from the Roussillon

August 23, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 3410 Views Roussillon

Website: https://domaineofthebee.com/ Since 2007 master of wine Justin-Howard Sneyd and his wife Amanda have been part-time vignerons. They purchased some

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Features France Regions 

Visiting the Roussillon (2) the Northern Roussillon: Maury, The Aude, Fenouillèdes and The Agly Valley

January 5, 2022February 11, 2022 Lisse Garnett 9991 Views Roussillon

Mark Walford of Le Soula, Gérard Gauby of Domaine Gauby and Brigitte Verdaguer of Domain Rancy are interviewed by Lisse

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Features Regions South of France 

Roussillon’s spirited new wave of vignerons: ancient vines, unimpeachable terroir, organic viticulture and the maverick spirit of Catalan culture

December 1, 2021December 14, 2021 Lisse Garnett 13137 Views Roussillon

Part (1): Banyuls, Collioure, Rivesaltes and Maury Roussillon’s still wines are garnering more respect than ever before especially in the

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Features South of France 

Domaine Lafage: a Roussillon success story

March 17, 2021 jamiegoode 11385 Views Roussillon

Jean-Marc and Eliane Lafage have built their Roussillon domaine into one of the powerhouses of the region, expanding vineyard holdings

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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

Website: https://www.centralotagowine.co/initiatives/centraldozen I’m a big fan of Pinot Noir from Central Otago in New Zealand. I’ve visited numerous times, and

Polish wine exploration: Winnica Moderna (updated with fresh notes, 2026)
Features Poland 

Polish wine exploration: Winnica Moderna (updated with fresh notes, 2026)

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 jamiegoode
A big tasting of Tenerife wines, with some nice surprises
Features Latest Spain 

A big tasting of Tenerife wines, with some nice surprises

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (15) Meyer Family Vineyards
Canada Features Latest Profiles 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (15) Meyer Family Vineyards

September 9, 2026September 9, 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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