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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne De Saint Gall Premier Cru Le Blanc de Blancs

June 2, 2021December 18, 2021 jamiegoode 6195 Views

De Saint Gall is a premium, Chardonnay-focused brand from mega-Champagne cooperative Union Champagne, which has 2000 members. I’ve been impressed

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Highlights Regions Rhone 

Highlights: two from Domaine du Tunnel in the Northern Rhône

May 31, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6898 Views cornas, Northern Rhone, roussanne, syrah

Stéphane Robert started making his own wines at the young age of 24 from rented vineyards. A few years down

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Italy Profiles 

Prosecco: wines from two good producers, Le Rughe and Anna Spinato

May 30, 2021 jamiegoode 4493 Views prosecco

These Proseccos are from two producers – Le Rughe and Anna Spinato – imported into the UK by the Beverage

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Features Spain 

The wines of Tantaka: Txakoli with a difference

May 29, 2021 jamiegoode 10375 Views

This is Txakoli – the famous Basque wine – with a difference. Most often an ephemeral, spritzy thirst quencher, here

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TOP STORIES Wine Science 

My new book! The third edition of Wine Science, launched next week

May 28, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 10208 Views

Next week, the third edition of Wine Science is published by Mitchell Beazley. [In the USA, it’s exactly the same

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Features 

Some smart buys from UK retailer Waitrose

May 26, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 9519 Views

Highlights from the Waitrose Spring Wine Tasting, May 2021 These are some of the wines that caught my eye at

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Germany Highlights 

Highlights: Weingüter Wegeler Bernkastel Doctor Riesling GG Trocken 2018 Mosel, Germany

May 26, 2021 jamiegoode 6105 Views Mosel

There’s never been a better time to be a Riesling lover. For a fast-track to Riesling heaven, look out for

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Profiles Regions Spain 

Remebering Alejandro Fernández, whose Tinto Pesquera wines helped make the reputation of Spain’s Ribera del Duero region

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 jamiegoode 13070 Views Ribero del Duero

This weekend, Alejandro Fernandez, the founder of Pesquera, died aged 88. He was an important figure in establishing Ribera del

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Features Greece Regions 

Naoussa masterclass: getting to grips with Xinomavro, one of Greece’s top grape varieties

May 24, 2021 jamiegoode 8811 Views Xinomavro

Buyer Matthew Horsley hosted this Wine Society online tasting. They’ve just launched their first ever Greek offer, and these wines

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Food and wine 

Restaurants are back: The Remedy, London

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 jamiegoode 4787 Views Restaurants

So dining inside is back, as of last week. Although outside dining has been open for a while – coinciding

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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
Features Latest TOP STORIES 

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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