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Bordeaux Features TOP STORIES 

Château-Figeac: a Saint Émilion star with its own approach

May 18, 2023July 9, 2023 jamiegoode 7044 Views

The Manoncourt family have been the custodians of Saint-Émilion star Chateau-Figeac since 1892. Much of the current reputation was built

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Highlights: Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 1996 Pauillac, Bordeaux

May 17, 2023July 9, 2023 jamiegoode 4845 Views

Grand-Puy-Lacoste was ranked as a fifth growth in the 1855 classification, but if the rankings were decided today it would

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Video: Coravin’s new Vinitas system for producing small samples that last a year

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 jamiegoode 5500 Views

I caught up with Greg Lambrecht of Coravin to look at the new invention from this most serial of inventors.

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Highlights: Ganevat J’en Veux Encore, rethinking fine wine

May 13, 2023July 9, 2023 jamiegoode 6120 Views Natural wine

I really love this wine, and the way that it causes us to re-think fine wine. It’s not from a

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Marlborough at 50: tasting three of the region’s best-known Sauvignons on camera

May 13, 2023May 13, 2023 jamiegoode 9107 Views Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc

I popped into a local supermarket and found these three popular Sauvignon Blancs from the 2022 vintage, took them home,

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Highlights: Craven Cinsaut 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa

May 12, 2023July 9, 2023 jamiegoode 3407 Views Cinsault

I’m a big fan of the wines of Mick and Jeanine Craven, who are making some of Stellenbosch’s most interesting

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Pêra-Manca vertical tasting: tasting multiple vintages of this cult Alentejo (Portugal) wine, plus others from the Cartuxa portfolio

May 10, 2023July 9, 2023 jamiegoode 10674 Views Alentejo

Pêra-Manca is the name for the ‘cult’ red and white wines made by large Alentejo producer Adega Cartuxa, which since

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Exploring Bairrada, Portugal, on the Baga trail (1) Vadio

May 7, 2023May 7, 2023 jamiegoode 5871 Views

Luís Patrão was for a long time the wine maker at large Alentejo winery Esporão, a job he stayed in

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Champagne Billecart Salmon release the 2008 Cuvée Nicolas François, and it’s a stunner

May 7, 2023May 7, 2023 jamiegoode 5646 Views

Champagne Billecart Salmon have released the 2008 vintage of one of their flagship wines, the Cuvée Nicolas François. This is

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Highlights: two Itata wines from Dominio del Cuarzo

May 4, 2023 jamiegoode 6060 Views Cinsault, Itata, Pais

Felipe Ramirez has a lot of experience making wine around the world, including the Rhône, Burgundy and Oregon, as well

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Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel
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Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 jamiegoode

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

Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon
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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
Champagne Houses to Watch in 2026
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Champagne Houses to Watch in 2026

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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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