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Features Profiles Regions South Africa 

Lokaia, an exciting new project from Franschhoek, South Africa

December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 jamiegoode 8182 Views Franschhoek

Lokaia is a joint project from Franschhoek vignerons Clayton Reabow (winemaker at Moreson) and Craig McNaught (winemaker at Stony Brook).

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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Castello Banfi Rosso di Montalcino 2019 Toscana, Italy

December 18, 2021January 9, 2022 jamiegoode 6249 Views Sangiovese, Tuscany

Banfi are the biggest players by far in Tuscany’s Montalcino region, with 950 hectares under vine. But this isn’t an

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Bairrada, perhaps Portugal’s best terroir? In seven wines

December 17, 2021December 18, 2021 jamiegoode 10477 Views

Bairrada is a wine region in northern Portugal that is attracting a lot of attention at the moment. It has

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Chile Features Profiles Regions 

No es Pituko, an exciting range of natural wines from Chile

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 jamiegoode 19093 Views Natural wine

No es Pituko translates as ‘it ain’t fancy’, and this is a series of natural, no-added-sulfite wines from Viño Echeverria.

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Burgundy Features Latest 

Domaine Chanson, Bourgogne: impressive 2020 releases

December 14, 2021December 18, 2021 jamiegoode 11649 Views

Domaine Chanson has a sizeable 43 hectares of vines in Bourgogne, and also operates as a negociant. This was a

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California Highlights Latest 

Highlight: Arquils Maestro 2019 California

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 5759 Views

https://arquils.com/ Carlos Caruncho’s story is an interesting one. He was born in Cuba, attended university in Russia, and then defected.

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Features Italy Profiles Regions 

In Piemonte, visiting Roberto Voerzio, one of Barolo’s star producers

December 13, 2021February 25, 2022 jamiegoode 13763 Views barolo, Nebbiolo, piedmont

Roberto Voerzio is one of the leading names in Barolo. He went out on his own in 1986, and was

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Features Italy Profiles 

In Franciacorta: Cortefusia, an exciting new project

December 12, 2021January 30, 2022 jamiegoode 5081 Views Franciacorta, Sparkling wine

Website: http://www.cortefusia.com/home/ Cortefusia is one of the most exciting projects in Franciacorta. It’s a collaboration between Daniele Gentile (winemaker) and

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Features France Latest 

Moulin-à-Vent, an ambitious Beaujolais cru

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 jamiegoode 9060 Views Beaujolais, Gamay

Jamie Goode tastes the 2019 releases from members of the Cap Moulin-à-Vent organization Cap Moulin-à-Vent is the sort of organization

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Features Latest New Zealand 

Mud House Chile Sauvignon Blanc, and why I think this is a bad idea

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 jamiegoode 20516 Views Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc

A few weeks ago a sample arrived. I opened it up and thought, oh, the new vintage of Mud House

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Otrepò Pavese Classese: tasting through a large range of these impressive Pinot Noir-based sparkling wines from northwest Italy
Features Italy Latest Regions Sparkling wine 

Otrepò Pavese Classese: tasting through a large range of these impressive Pinot Noir-based sparkling wines from northwest Italy

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026 jamiegoode

I’ve been to a lot of wine regions around the world, but I’m yet to visit the scenic Oltrepò Pavese

Hazendal, a Stellenbosch wine estate transformed
Features Latest South Africa 

Hazendal, a Stellenbosch wine estate transformed

October 14, 2026October 14, 2026 jamiegoode
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

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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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