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Features Portugal Profiles 

The wines of Cartuxa, an important producer in Portugal’s Alentejo

October 12, 2022October 13, 2025 jamiegoode 6601 Views Alentejo

Website: Cartuxa One of the famous old table wines of Portugal is Pera Manca, which is made by the Cartuxa

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South Africa Videos 

Video: tasting old South African wines back to the 1950s

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 jamiegoode 4176 Views

Bill Winshaw had a collection of South African wine from his time running the Stellenbosch Farmer’s Winery. His grandsons, JP

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Features Regions South Africa 

Old South African wine: raiding the Winshaw cellar back to the 1950s

October 10, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 6914 Views

Bill Winshaw had a collection of South African wine from his time running the Stellenbosch Farmer’s Winery. His grandsons, JP

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Features Profiles South Africa 

Visiting Anthonij Rupert Wyne, L’Ormarins Estate, Franschhoek, South Africa

October 9, 2022October 26, 2022 jamiegoode 8547 Views

Website: Anthonij Rupert Wyne Antonij Rupert is the wine project based at L’Ormarins estate on the eastern boundary of Franschhoek,

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Austria Features Germany Slovenia 

Exploring Blaufränkisch at the Blue Frank Think Tank (1) the presentations

October 8, 2022December 14, 2022 jamiegoode 6802 Views

Sevnica, Slovenia was the setting for this conference on Blaufrankisch, an interesting grape variety that looks to have a promising

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Lukas van Loggerenberg Geronimo Cinsault 2021 Western Cape, South Africa

October 3, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 5023 Views Cinsault, Old vines

Cinsault is a grape variety for today, for warmer climates. It has big berries, big bunches, and it’s pretty much

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Features Regions South Africa 

The Cap Classiques of Ann and Pieter Ferriera: pushing the bubbly boundaries in South Africa

September 27, 2022October 17, 2022 jamiegoode 6045 Views Sparkling wine

Jamie Goode and Treve Ring taste the latest releases of this exciting Cap Classique producer. Pieter Ferreira, who for a

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Highlights New Zealand 

Highlights: Kindeli Luna Nueva White Blend 2020 Nelson, New Zealand

September 25, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 4567 Views

Alex Craighead is a breath of fresh air in the New Zealand wine scene, working naturally and taking a few

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Features Latest Portugal Regions TOP STORIES 

Exciting wines from five new projects high up in Portugal’s Douro region

September 24, 2022 jamiegoode 6531 Views Douro

The Douro Valley is proving to be an exciting place for small winery projects, and one hotspot is in the

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Chile Features Latest 

Growing wines in Chile’s northern desert: 10 years of the Tara Atacama project from Ventisquero

September 23, 2022 jamiegoode 8397 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Tara is a remarkable wine project in Chile’s Atacama desert. Jamie Goode tastes through the first 10 years of this

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Hector’s: a small but perfectly formed wine bar with a great list
Features Food and wine Latest 

Hector’s: a small but perfectly formed wine bar with a great list

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://hectorslondon.co.uk/ I can’t believe this was my first visit to Hector’s. It’s a brilliant wine bar located in De

Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)
Features Latest Portugal 

Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni
Features Latest Switzerland 

Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni

May 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland
Features Latest Poland 

Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland

May 1, 2026May 1, 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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