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Highlights Latest Washington State 

Highlights: De Lille Cellars D2 2017 Columbia Valley, Washington State

April 8, 2026 jamiegoode 291 Views

Website: https://delillecellars.com/ De Lille Cellars D2 2017 Columbia Valley, Washington State, USA14.2% alcohol. I visited De Lille back in 2015,

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China Features Latest 

Judging the 2026 Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards in Macau

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 jamiegoode 353 Views

In March 2026 a group of experienced wine judges from around the world gathered in Macau, China, to judge the

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Food and wine Latest 

Dinner at De Echoput, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 jamiegoode 334 Views Restaurants

Website: https://echoput.nl/en/ De Echoput is a luxury hotel and restaurant found in the middle of a large forest that was

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England Highlights Latest 

Highlights: two from Gutter & Stars, an urban winery in Cambridge, UK

April 7, 2026 jamiegoode 278 Views

I’ve written here about Gutter & Stars, a lovely small-scale urban winery in the base of a Cambridge windmill. This

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California Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Arnot Roberts Gamay Noir 2023 El Dorado, California

April 6, 2026 jamiegoode 377 Views Gamay

This is a brilliant expression of Californian Gamay, from one of the state’s most interesting producers, Arnot Roberts. Arnot Roberts

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Forge Cellars, one of the leading producers from New York’s Finger Lakes wine region

April 4, 2026April 4, 2026 jamiegoode 315 Views

Website: https://www.forgecellars.com/ Forge Cellars is a boutique winery from New York’s Finger Lakes region. Rick Rainey run things (he’s the

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Features Latest Profiles South Africa 

Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 jamiegoode 2492 Views

Website: https://swartbergwingerde.co.za/ When Rudiger Gretschel (pictured above) was being interviewed for his job with Tim Rands (Boekenhoutskloof et al), he

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Features Latest Lebanon 

Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 jamiegoode 747 Views

Website: https://www.domainedestourelles.com/ At Wine Paris I caught up with Faouzi Issa of Domaine des Tourelles in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. Tourelles

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England Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Flint Vineyard Silex 2024, an impressive English still white

March 31, 2026 jamiegoode 563 Views

Website: https://flintvineyard.com/ Big fan of this East Anglian winery (see my write up here) and I think this is one

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Features Latest Oregon 

Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling

March 31, 2026 jamiegoode 630 Views Riesling

Website: https://www.brookswine.com/ I’ve featured Oregon winery Brooks here quite a bit (see an article from a visit in 2014, and

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Judging the 2026 Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards in Macau
China Features Latest 

Judging the 2026 Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards in Macau

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 jamiegoode

In March 2026 a group of experienced wine judges from around the world gathered in Macau, China, to judge the

Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel
Features Latest Profiles South Africa 

Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 jamiegoode
Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon
Features Latest Lebanon 

Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling
Features Latest Oregon 

Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling

March 31, 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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