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Highlights: three new releases from English winery Westwell

April 14, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 3410 Views

Westwell Naturally Petulant Pink 2022 Kent, England12% alcohol£25 Westwell https://www.westwellwines.com/collections/all/products/naturally-petulant-pink-2022This is a disgorged PetNat with no additions. It’s a blend

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Features Regions Rhone 

Exploring Costières de Nîmes (4) Domaine de Poulvarel

April 11, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 4674 Views

Website: https://domainedepoulvarel.com/the-domain-of-poulvarel/ My exploration of the Costières de Nîmes continued in the north of the region, at Domaine de Poulvarel.

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Laudun: the birth of a new cru in the Rhône

April 10, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 9130 Views

Laudun isn’t perhaps the best known of the Rhône’s appellations, but it is currently moving from one of the Côtes

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Clairette de Die and friends: the Diois wines from the Rhône

April 6, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 8713 Views

Website: www.clairette-de-die.com The Rhône isn’t somewhere you think of when it comes to sparkling wines, but it makes quite a

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Features Regions Rhone 

The jewels of the Northern Rhône: exploring top Côte Rôtie and Condrieu

April 4, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 13794 Views

I fell in love with the wines of the northern Rhône early on in my wine journey. And the gems

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Features Regions Rhone 

In the vineyards of Côte Rôtie

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 jamiegoode 6339 Views

I took a break from tasting yesterday to wander through the vineyards of Côte Rôtie. I was mainly in Côte

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Grenache mini-study: California, Spain and France

April 3, 2023April 23, 2023 jamiegoode 4279 Views Grenache

Grenache is having its moment! It’s drought resistance, crops well, doesn’t mind heat and can perform well as either a

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Hambledon Classic and Première Cuvées: two classics from Hampshire

March 31, 2023April 23, 2023 jamiegoode 8823 Views Sparkling wine

Based in Hampshire, Hambledon is one of the UK’s leading producers of English sparkling wine. These are two of the

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Cane pruning in pictures

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 jamiegoode 18377 Views

Pruning isn’t terribly glamorous, but it’s an essential part of viticulture. The vast majority of vineyards are pruned one of

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Wise Wolf, adding value to Languedoc wines through innovative packaging and green credentials

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 jamiegoode 6521 Views

How can you add value to inexpensive Languedoc varietal wines? Accolade’s Banrock Station has brand crept to the South of

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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
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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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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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