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Digital aggregation and the quiet restructuring of Europe’s fine wine distribution

March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 jamiegoode 730 Views

[Please note: this is a sponsored article authored by a third party.] The European wine market has always been fragmented

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Inside Burgundy: a tasting with Jasper Morris, one of the top experts of the region

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 jamiegoode 3405 Views

Website: https://insideburgundy.com/ Jasper Morris is one of the most well-known commentators on Burgundy. [He is also one of the nicest

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Exploring Bolgheri through the lens of one of its top estates: Ornellaia masterclass with Denise Cosentino

March 8, 2026March 8, 2026 jamiegoode 1127 Views Bolgheri, Tuscany

Website: https://www.ornellaia.com/en/ Denise is winemaker at Ornellaia, so it was great to have a chance to do a vertical of

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Australia’s old vine heritage – a masterclass showing some Aussie classics

March 8, 2026March 8, 2026 jamiegoode 1757 Views Barossa, Margaret River, McLaren Vale

Australia has an amazing fine wine dimension, and those not familiar with Australian wine sometimes don’t realize the extent of

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A beautiful dinner at Lakeview Palace in Macau, matching Chinese food with some top Chinese wines

March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 jamiegoode 776 Views Restaurants

Website: https://www.wynnresortsmacau.com/en/wynn-palace/dining/lakeview-palace I arrived tonight in Macau in advance of judging the Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards. We dined at

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Highlights: Renyiyuan Tao Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 Ningxia, China

March 5, 2026March 5, 2026 jamiegoode 738 Views Cabernet Sauvignon

This is one of the best Chinese wines I’ve tasted. It’s from Renyiyuan Vineyard, which was established in 2010 in

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Another airline lounge raid, 12 wines tried

March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 jamiegoode 1059 Views

Flying out to Hong Kong today so I did a lounge raid (T5 BA first class lounge – because of

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Books: an impressive guide to Japanese Wine from Nick Rowan

March 3, 2026March 3, 2026 jamiegoode 1178 Views

Japanese Wine: History, Regions, Wineries By Nick Rowan Wine Fogg, 2025, website https://winefogg.com/ I’ve visited Japanese wine regions several times,

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Apollo’s Praise: an exciting new producer in New York’s Finger Lakes wine region

March 3, 2026 jamiegoode 1326 Views Finger Lakes

Website: https://apollospraise.com/ This is an exciting new project in the Finger Lakes of New York State. Julia Hoyle (winemaker at

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Porto in pictures, with a short film

March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 jamiegoode 1634 Views

Just back from a few days in Porto. While I was there I had a chance to wander around. Some

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United States of Blaufränkisch – a deep dive into this amazing red grape variety (1) 25 examples from Hungary

May 30, 2026 jamiegoode

Blaufränkisch is a grape variety on the rise. It has only come to prominence in recent years, for a range

Vergelegen: the first release of the top wines under new winemaker Luke O’Cuinneagain
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Vergelegen: the first release of the top wines under new winemaker Luke O’Cuinneagain

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 jamiegoode
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Torbreck: a deep dive into this important Barossa winery, with winemaker Ian Hongell

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Spotlight on Saint-Joseph: tasting 39 different wines from this northern Rhône cru
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Spotlight on Saint-Joseph: tasting 39 different wines from this northern Rhône cru

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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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Disclosure: unless otherwise clearly marked, the articles on this site are free of conflicts of interest. Any sponsored content will be clearly marked, and potential conflicts of interest will also be disclosed. As is normal in the wine industry, many of the wines tasted here are free samples and some travel is sponsored by others (for example, regional bodies or groups of producers), but in these cases no guarantees of coverage are given.

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