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Features France 

Chablis mini-study: six interesting wines

July 21, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6329 Views Chablis

I tasted these wines in preparation for a seminar. Some real stars here. Le Domaine d’Henri Heritage Chablis 1er Cru

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Portugal Profiles 

Textura wines: a new project from Portugal’s Dão wine region

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 jamiegoode 7450 Views Dao

Textura wines, Dão, Portugal Textura is a new family-owned winery that began in 2018. It’s based on 7 plots (22

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Mini-study: Finger Lakes Riesling – Osmote, Fox Run, Hosmer

July 18, 2021January 25, 2023 jamiegoode 5527 Views

The Finger Lakes in New York State has emerged as one of the wine world’s hotspots for Riesling. The combination

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: Soalheiro Allo Loureiro Alvarinho 2020 Vinho Verde, Portugal

July 18, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5465 Views

I think I may have found my new go-to summer white. I found it in a small wine bar in

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Bodegas y Viñedos Ponce Clos Lojen Bobal 2020 Manchuela, Spain

July 16, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6862 Views

Juan Antonio Ponce gained experience working for Telmo Rodríguez before setting up his own project at the young age of

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England Videos 

Video: visiting Busi-Jacobsohn, a new sparkling wine producer in East Sussex, England

July 15, 2021 jamiegoode 4599 Views

You can read a full write-up of the visit here https://wineanorak.com/2021/06/22/busi-jacobsohn-and-exciting-new-english-sparkling-wine-producer/

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Chile Features 

Duval x Ventisquero = Obliqua: high-end Carménère from Apalta, Chile

July 12, 2021July 13, 2021 jamiegoode 6745 Views carmenere

This pair of high-end Carménère’s was introduced live by Ventisquera chief winemaker Felipe Tosso and viticulturist Sergio Homazabal. They are

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Liking plus coolness – what makes a wine great

July 11, 2021July 11, 2021 jamiegoode 6366 Views

Why are some wines so hotly sought after? Which bottles do you go ‘wow’ at, when someone pulls them out

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Features France TOP STORIES 

A remarkable Mondeuse from the hero of this Savoie variety

July 10, 2021 jamiegoode 10210 Views mondeuse, Savoie

Michel Grisard Domaine Prieuré Saint Christophe M……14  Vin de FranceMichel Grisard worked on his family farm until 1982, when he

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Chile Highlights 

Highlights: Viña Marty Goutte d’Argent Sauvignon Blanc 2018, a Chilean Sauvignon made with sake yeast

July 9, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 7328 Views

This is a bit different: a Sauvignon Blanc made with sake yeast from Chile, and it’s really good. Viña Marty

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Sicus: distinctive low-intervention wines from Catalunya
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Sicus: distinctive low-intervention wines from Catalunya

September 23, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.dynamicvines.com/producers/sicus I popped into Dynamic Vines in Bermondsey on a Saturday morning and they were showing the wines of

Germany’s top Rieslings at the VDP tasting: Mittelrhein, Franken, Sachsen, Nahe and Rheinhessen
Features Germany Latest 

Germany’s top Rieslings at the VDP tasting: Mittelrhein, Franken, Sachsen, Nahe and Rheinhessen

September 23, 2026September 23, 2026 jamiegoode
Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
Champagne Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes

September 16, 2026 jamiegoode
Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday
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Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday

September 14, 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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