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Dinner at De Echoput, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

April 7, 2026April 7, 2026 jamiegoode 946 Views Restaurants

Website: https://echoput.nl/en/ De Echoput is a luxury hotel and restaurant found in the middle of a large forest that was

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England Highlights Latest 

Highlights: two from Gutter & Stars, an urban winery in Cambridge, UK

April 7, 2026 jamiegoode 873 Views

I’ve written here about Gutter & Stars, a lovely small-scale urban winery in the base of a Cambridge windmill. This

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Highlights: Arnot Roberts Gamay Noir 2023 El Dorado, California

April 6, 2026 jamiegoode 1017 Views Gamay

This is a brilliant expression of Californian Gamay, from one of the state’s most interesting producers, Arnot Roberts. Arnot Roberts

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Forge Cellars, one of the leading producers from New York’s Finger Lakes wine region

April 4, 2026April 4, 2026 jamiegoode 871 Views

Website: https://www.forgecellars.com/ Forge Cellars is a boutique winery from New York’s Finger Lakes region. Rick Rainey run things (he’s the

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Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 jamiegoode 3392 Views

Website: https://swartbergwingerde.co.za/ When Rudiger Gretschel (pictured above) was being interviewed for his job with Tim Rands (Boekenhoutskloof et al), he

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Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 jamiegoode 1713 Views

Website: https://www.domainedestourelles.com/ At Wine Paris I caught up with Faouzi Issa of Domaine des Tourelles in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. Tourelles

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England Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Flint Vineyard Silex 2024, an impressive English still white

March 31, 2026 jamiegoode 1071 Views

Website: https://flintvineyard.com/ Big fan of this East Anglian winery (see my write up here) and I think this is one

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Features Latest Oregon 

Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling

March 31, 2026 jamiegoode 1158 Views Riesling

Website: https://www.brookswine.com/ I’ve featured Oregon winery Brooks here quite a bit (see an article from a visit in 2014, and

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Champagne Houses to Watch in 2026

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 jamiegoode 3408 Views

The landscape of Champagne is shifting. After several years of record sales, the region is navigating a more uncertain market,

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California Features Latest Profiles 

At Far Mountain, Rodrigo Soto is making some exciting wines from mountain vineyards in Sonoma

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 jamiegoode 979 Views

Website: https://farmountainwine.com/ ‘I was a below-average student,’ says Rodrigo Soto, recalling his formative years growing up in Chile. He spent

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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

Bordeaux has a problem. It’s finding it increasingly hard to sell its cheaper red wines. AOP Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant

August 4, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Rhonea
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Rhonea

August 4, 2026August 4, 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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