Jamie Goode's Wine Blog
October 6, 2008
01:08
Seductive Italian red
After a trip to Chianti country, I'm in a mood for Italian reds, and here's a good one. It's not from Tuscany, but the Veneto. It's delicious and quite elegant. Guerrieri Rizzardi 'Pojega' Ripasso 2006 Valpolicella DOC Classico Superiore, Italy A single-vineyard wine made primarily from Corvina and Corvinone grape varieties, then aged in oak. It... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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October 4, 2008
23:48
Superb Waipara Sauvignon
New Zealand Sauvignon is no secret, but it's usually Marlborough that's the region in question. Here's a stunning example of this variety from the Waipara region, near Christchurch. Waipara Springs Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Waipara, New Zealand Part from ungrafted 20 year old vines; part from a new block of selected clones. Limestone-rich soils. This... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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00:39
More from Chianti
Mainly pictures. It's late. Punchdown at Ricasoli (which sounds like 'Rick Astley' with a soft 't'), harvest at Bebbiano, traditional botti at Podere Palazzino, harvested grapes at Collelungo. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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October 3, 2008
18:31
In Tuscany, part 2
Sorry about the radio silence, but I have been on a tight schedule here in Chianti Classico country, and the hotel internet connection wasn't working last night. So now I'm taking a break in an internet cafe in Italy in a small gap in the program, before dinner and tasting tonight. I didn't realise before that in Italy, because of terrorism laws,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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October 1, 2008
23:55
Chianti, day 2: harvest at Fontodi
Spent the day in Chianti Classico, with a presentation by the Constorzio in the morning, followed by visits to producers. The highlight was catching the vintage in action at Fontodi, and then tasting the wines, which were simply fantastic. Sangiovese rocks (when it's handled well, anyway). Here are some pictures. Now it's very late, I have an... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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09:44
In Chianti
Brief post from the road. In Chianti country for the next few days, with a bunch of other wine writers on a press trip. Haven't done much yet apart from enjoy a nice dinner last night. It's the middle of harvest here, so should be quite an interesting trip. More later! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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September 30, 2008
11:25
Two Pinots from the Winegrowers of Ara
Two Pinot Noirs from Winegrowers of Ara. I've also posted a long article on the main site about the concept behind this project here, which I think is interesting. But then I'm a bit of a geek. Anyway, here are the notes. Ara Composite Pinot Noir 2006 Marlborough, New Zealand Quite light in colour for a new world Pinot, this has notes of red... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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September 29, 2008
22:37
Clos de los Siete, take six
'It is already the sixth vintage from Clos de Los Siete', says Michel Rolland, the famous consulting winemaker who has worked with Bordeaux-based Dourthe to produce this new (now not so new) wine from Mendoza. The larger project of which Los Siete is a part is called 'Campo de Vista Flores'. A large area of 850 hectares, 90 km south of Mendoza... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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September 28, 2008
23:17
A new high-end Spanish white
Storks' Tower is an innovative new project from Spanish wine company Barcelo, who are behind the Cosme Palacio and Glorioso Rioja wines. Three impressive Storks' Tower wines are already listed in Tesco (£6.99 each, with promotion down to £4.99) - a crisp white, an attractive rose and a nicely defined red. But they are also making some more serious... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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11:12
Coddington Vineyard: a short film clip
A short film from an English vineyard, for the benefit of those readers who have never seen what viticulture in England looks like. This was shot in early September. And it was damp and wet! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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September 27, 2008
12:30
Two impressive newer Alentejo reds
Friday night after a satisfying week of hard work. I'm still trying to get the balance right as a freelancer, and a couple of weeks ago I realized that I was probably spending a little too much time travelling and going to tastings and dinners, and not enough time actually writing. One of the strengths of having a well-read website is that you can... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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September 26, 2008
13:18
Latest additions to the main wineanorak site
It's time, again, to point blog readers to some of the latest additions to the main wineanorak site: Il Paradiso di Manfredi: a report on a visit to this sensational Brunello producerAbout me: I've updated the gratuitous self-promotion portion of my website with more details of what I've been up toColomé: reviewing the wines from this highly... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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01:09
Portal dinner at Ransome's Dock
A late night post: just back from a Quinta do Portal (Portuguese producer from the Douro) dinner at Ransome's Dock in Battersea. The most remarkable thing about this evening was my journey home. Ransome's Dock is a fantastic restuarant in the middle of nowhere - I can't think of anywhere in central London further from a Tube or mainline station.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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September 25, 2008
18:18
Reader discount on SWIG's new offer
Apologies for bombarding blog readers with a commercial offer, but Damon at SWiG (a top mail order/internet merchant) has just released a pre-arrival offer of some top South African wines at special prices, and if you mention the word 'wineanorak' when you order he's kindly offered to give you a further 10% discount. No commercial link, etc. You... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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September 24, 2008
22:56
Remarkable natural Burgundy
Tonight I'm drinking a wine that is bringing me great joy. It's alive. It's complex. It's elegant. It's wild. But it's just a humble Bourgogne. Domaine de Chassorney Bourgogne Pinot Noir 'Bedeau' 2005 Burgundy, France Frederic Cossard is a natural wines sort of guy who works with very little sulfur dioxide, and this is a beautifully expressive,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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22:56
Remarkable natural Burgundy
Tonight I'm drinking a wine that is bringing me great joy. It's alive. It's complex. It's elegant. It's wild. But it's just a humble Bourgogne. Domaine de Chassorney Bourgogne Pinot Noir 'Bedeau' 2005 Burgundy, France Frederic Cossard is a natural wines sort of guy who works with very little sulfur dioxide, and this is a beautifully expressive,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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September 23, 2008
22:21
Tasting grapes - a remarkable aftertaste
Time for some wine science. There was an interesting aside in Denis Dubourdieu's paper at the recent Austria conference. Denis is the man responsible for identifying a group of sulfur-containing compounds called thiols as being important in the aroma of Sauvignon Blanc. Now thiols are made by yeasts from precursors present in the grapes. In the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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September 22, 2008
23:58
Two Californian Chardonnays
'Have I gone mad?' asks Jancis Robinson as she selects the Robert Mondavi Woodbridge Chardonnay 2006 as her wine of the week. As one of the world's top wine commentators and a super-nice person to boot, Jancis is clearly pretty sane, and there's some real merit in this wine, although it is still quite a commercial style of Chardonnay without a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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23:23
Political aside
Couldn't help but blog on a subject that I'm loathe to broach here - politics. [The risk of offending readers is too high, but then a blog that doesn't take any risks can be a dull read.] The BBC has just run a story here about an aside allegedly made by David Miliband at the Labour party conference, in which he seems to indicate that he... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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00:41
A lovely weekend and some digestible reds
So, we were cheated out of a summer here in England. Not sure whether climate change or el nino or just bad luck was to blame. But we didn't have a proper summer. This weekend, though, we were handed a freebie - a glorious summer's weekend that was more mid-August than late September in character. Also, older son was down for the weekend from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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