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Beaujolais Features Latest 

Beaujolais adventures (2) Château de Pougelon, working with agroecology and a beautiful new winery

July 10, 2023July 11, 2023 jamiegoode 6212 Views Agroforestry, Gamay

Website: https://descombe.com/domaines/chateau-de-pougelon Located in Saint-Etienne-des-Ouillières, Château de Pougelon is owned by the Descombe family, and is currently run by Marine

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Anderson Valley, California (5) Drew

July 9, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 6261 Views Anderson Valley

Website: https://www.drewwines.com/ Jason Drew is based just outside the Anderson Valley, on the Mendocino Ridge, about a mile west from

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California Features 

Anderson Valley, California (6) a big tasting with lots of producers

July 9, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 7870 Views Anderson Valley

Copain Website: https://www.copainwines.com/ A boutique winery started by Wells Guthrie, I first came across them as part of the In

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Beaujolais adventures (1) the newcomers – tasting wines from new producers

July 6, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 11300 Views

Beaujolais is a dynamic region, with lots of newcomers keen to get involved. Partly this is because it’s a beautiful

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Anderson Valley, California (5) Roederer Estate

July 5, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 6038 Views Anderson Valley, Sparkling wine

In 1982, Jean-Claude Rouzeau – the CEO of Champagne Roederer – was sent to look at the wild west of

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California Features 

Anderson Valley, California (4) Maggy Hawk

July 5, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 6540 Views Anderson Valley, pinot noir

Website: https://www.maggyhawk.com/ Maggy Hawk is a beautiful vineyard in the deep end of the Anderson Valley, and I tasted through

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Anderson Valley, California (3) Baxter

July 5, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 5476 Views Anderson Valley

Website: https://www.baxterwinery.com/ One of the wineries that most impressed me on my visit to the Anderson Valley was Baxter, which

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Anderson Valley, California (2) Littorai

July 4, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 6722 Views Anderson Valley, pinot noir

The most celebrated Pinots from the Anderson Valley are probably Ted Lemon’s Littorai bottlings. The Anderson Valley makes around half

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Anderson Valley, California (1) where California meets the Pacific Northwest

July 3, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 7273 Views Anderson Valley

One of California’s less well known wine regions, the Anderson Valley is rapidly developing a reputation as a rather special

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Riesling: icons and new horizons

July 1, 2023January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 6071 Views Riesling

This was a really good tasting of 14 different Rieslings held at the Institute of Masters of Wine conference in

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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
Bordeaux Features Latest 

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.

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