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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Waitrose Loved and Found Albarossa 2020 Piedmont, Italy

December 24, 2022October 12, 2025 jamiegoode 7422 Views Piemonte

This is interesting. It’s part of the affordable Loved and Found range from Waitrose, focusing on lesser known varities and

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Features Japan 

Grace Wine, tasting some of the top wines of Yamanashi, Japan, with winemaker Ayana Misawa

December 21, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 9439 Views

Website: https://www.grace-wine.com/en/ Grace is one of the leading wineries in the Yamanashi region of Japan. They have two wineries and

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Canada Features Profiles Regions 

In Niagara (8) Domaine Queylus

December 20, 2022December 21, 2022 jamiegoode 6702 Views Niagara

Website: Domaine Queylus This is one of Niagara’s top wineries, and it has an interesting history. Queylus was started by

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Features 

A spirits round-up, with eight lovely bottles

December 19, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 4600 Views spirits

A selection of eight really impressive spirits, perfect for the festive season, the new year, or just about any time.

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Features Regions South Africa 

The wines of Wolf and Woman, Swartland, South Africa

December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 jamiegoode 7154 Views

Website: https://wolfandwomanwines.com/ Jolandie Fouché is the woman behind Wolf and Woman. After a decent slice of experience working for other

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Ridgeview Pinot Noir Sparkling Red Reserve NV England

December 16, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 4376 Views Sparkling wine

This is the first time I’ve tried a red sparkling wine from the UK, and it’s really good. Inspired by

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Roland Velich
Austria Features Latest Regions 

The wines of Roland Velich, Moric, the master of Blaufränkisch

December 15, 2022December 21, 2022 jamiegoode 11260 Views Blaufrankisch

Roland Velich is arguably the master of the great Blaufränkisch variety, and his wines are incredibly terroir expressive. I caught

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Highlights Loire 

Highlights: Le Clos Baudoin Aigle Blanc ‘Vin de Tris’ 1989 Vouvray, France

December 15, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 3896 Views Vouvray

I bought this bottle years ago from a wine shop in South Kensington called La Vigneronne (now Handford Wines occupy

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Austria Features Latest TOP STORIES 

The Blaufränkisch summit: getting to grips with this fabulous variety in the Austrian alps

December 14, 2022December 15, 2022 jamiegoode 7026 Views Blaufrankisch

Blaufränkisch Summit, Lech Am Arlberg, December 2022 It’s an exciting time for Blaufränkisch. Back in May 2022 I attended a

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Champagne Features Latest 

Best Bottle Award: 13 sparkling wines tasted blind in Lech in the Austrian Alps, as hotels in this gastronomic hotspot fight it out

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 jamiegoode 5329 Views Sparkling wine

Best Bottle Award: 13 sparkling wines tasted blind in Lech am Arlberg in the Austrian Alps Lech am Arlberg is

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Hazendal, a Stellenbosch wine estate transformed
Features Latest South Africa 

Hazendal, a Stellenbosch wine estate transformed

October 14, 2026October 14, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.hazendal.co.za/ Hazendal is a historic wine farm in the Bottelary Hills subregion of Stellenbosch that has been transformed. It

Galiza: a seminar focusing on the wines of Galicia, Spain
Features Latest Spain 

Galiza: a seminar focusing on the wines of Galicia, Spain

October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 jamiegoode
The Bothey, an interesting wine project from South Africa
Features Latest South Africa 

The Bothey, an interesting wine project from South Africa

October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 jamiegoode
Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration
Australia Features Latest 

Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration

October 11, 2026October 11, 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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