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Highlights: scratching the itschs in Vienna, drinking two nice wines, Jurtschitsch and Markowitsch

September 2, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 3890 Views

I’m excited to be back in Austria, for the  ÖTW Single Vineyard Summit. This is a remarkable tasting of many

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Features South Africa TOP STORIES 

Damascene, the new star from South Africa

September 2, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 10115 Views

One of the most exciting producers to emerge from the already very exciting South African wine scene in the last

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The wines of Keuka Lake Vineyards, Finger Lakes, New York State

September 1, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 8031 Views Finger Lakes

Website: https://www.klvineyards.com/ At the FLXcursion event in Geneva, New York, I caught up with Mel Goldman to taste his Keuka

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Bordeaux Highlights 

Highlights: Les Cadrans de Lassègue Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2020

August 31, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 7701 Views

Slightly surprised to see a wine this good in the Flagship AA lounge in Dallas Fort Worth Airport. It’s the

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Old Vines, Classic Wines: a brief study of Australian wine

August 30, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 5084 Views

These wines were served at a Wine Australia lunch at the Texsom conference in Dallas, August 2023. It’s a really

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We’re discussing non-vinifera again: a Texsom seminar

August 30, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 3679 Views

‘Hybrid’ or ‘multivinous’ grapes, or whatever you want to call them, have quite a history at Texsom, a conference that

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Mediterranean Chic: a tasting of 11 wines from around the Med – a Texsom seminar

August 29, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 3380 Views

Wayne Belding and Christy Canterbury introduced this Texsom tasting, involving 11 diverse wines from various Mediterranean wine regions. To the

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Videos 

Video: Bodegas Tamerán, Gran Canaria, Spain: the winery of footballer David Silva

August 28, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 4186 Views

David Silva established his reputation as one of the world’s leading football players, including international recognition with Spain and a

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Features Latest New York State 

Element Winery: one of the stars of the Finger Lakes region, New York State

August 27, 2023August 27, 2023 jamiegoode 5837 Views Finger Lakes

Website: https://www.elementwinery.com/ Chris Bates is a master sommelier and restaurateur who also has his own winery in the Finger Lakes

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Features Spain 

Cava discovery (7) Mastinell

August 24, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 4518 Views cava

Website: https://mastinell.com/en/ I first encountered Mastinell a few years ago when I stayed at the remarkable five-star hotel they have.

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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025
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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.radforddale.com/ I have been following the wines of Radford Dale with some interest over the last three years. The

Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine
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Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine

August 9, 2026August 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson

August 8, 2026 jamiegoode
Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
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Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 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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