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Features Italy 

The wines of Piero Busso, Barbaresco

March 30, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 8048 Views piedmont

I tasted through this range with Pierguido Busso, son of the current owner Piero Busso, and grandson of the founder,

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Canada Features Profiles 

New releases from Okanagan Crush Pad – one of Canada’s most interesting wineries

March 28, 2022March 29, 2022 jamiegoode 7429 Views okanagan

Jamie Goode and Treve Ring taste the new wines from Haywire/Okanagan Crush Pad Canada is an interesting place for wine

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Features Japan 

Gunma Craft Sake: tasting a range of sakes from six breweries from the Gunma prefecture

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 jamiegoode 6513 Views sake

Gunma is a land-locked prefecture located almost at the centre of the country. It has a reputation for its natural

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Features Regions Spain 

Lustau celebrates 125 years with a trio of exceptional Sherries

March 24, 2022 jamiegoode 5027 Views Jerez, sherry

To celebrate its 125th anniversary, reknowned Sherry house Lustau have released three special Sherries: three cities and three types of

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New to wine Wine Science 

The science of old vines

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 jamiegoode 29949 Views

It’s wonderful to see an old vineyard. The vines, with their gnarly trunks, have been growing and producing grapes for

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Features Profiles Spain 

The wines of Finca Sandoval, Manchuela, Spain

March 21, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 9422 Views

Finca Sandoval was started by wine journalist Victor de la Serna in 1998, but recently new investors have come in

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Features Regions Spain 

Terroir al Límit revisited: tasting through the range of this top Priorat producer

March 16, 2022March 25, 2022 jamiegoode 8609 Views Priorat

I’m a huge fan of the wines of Terroir al Límit, a producer in Priorat that began as a collaboration

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England Highlights 

Highlights: two top whites from Tillingham, Sussex, England

March 15, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 4969 Views

I’ve written about Tillingham, one of the UK’s most exciting wineries, before on this site. Here are notes on two

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Australia Features Profiles Regions 

Fleet Wines: an artisanal producer from Gippsland in Victoria, Australia

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 jamiegoode 6792 Views

I’m impressed by Fleet Wines. This is a small producer in the cool-climate wine region of Gippsland, quite close to

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Features Regions Switzerland 

Some top Swiss wines

March 9, 2022March 25, 2022 jamiegoode 16000 Views

This was a chance to taste some leading Swiss wines, which was of interest in part because we don’t often

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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025
Features Latest Profiles Regions South Africa 

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.

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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