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Features Portugal Regions 

A quick trip through Portuguese wine: eight wines, seven regions

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 jamiegoode 7846 Views

Eight wines that were part of a masterclass I presented at the (remotely conducted) London Wine Fair 2021, remotely. These

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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Figli Luigi Oddero Barbaresco Rombone 2016 Piedmont, Italy

May 20, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5668 Views Nebbiolo, piedmont

I’m getting into Nebbiolo, and this is a good one. Justerini & Brooks Italian buyer Giles Burk-Gaffney is a big

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Burgundy Profiles 

Visiting Domaine Ninot, Rully, Bourgogne

May 19, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 8010 Views

Domaine Ninot is based in Rully, in the Côte Chalonnaise. This is just south of the Côte d’Or, and shares

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Spain TOP STORIES 

Visiting Pintia: Vega Sicilia’s winery in Toro, Spain

May 17, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 10126 Views

In the mid 1990s the Álvarez family, owners of the famous Vega Sicilia winery in Spain’s Ribera del Duero, were

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Features 

Personal preferences versus professional evaluation: why we need to distinguish them

May 16, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 11633 Views

A frequent online discussion about wine goes like this. Someone relatively inexperienced about wine gives a big thumbs up to

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Beaujolais Profiles Regions 

The wines of David Large, Beaujolais

May 15, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 8450 Views Gamay

Website: https://www.davidlarge.fr/ David Large is a young vigneron based in Montmelas, in the southwest of the Beaujolais region. Here his

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Burgundy Highlights 

Highlights: Alice et Olivier De Moor Bourgogne Aligote 2019

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 jamiegoode 7434 Views Aligote

I love Aligote and this is a good one from Chablis-based natural wine heroes De Moor. Alice et Olivier De

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Features Japan Profiles 

In Nagano, Japan: Hayashi Noen (Hayashi Winery, Goichi Wine)

May 14, 2021 jamiegoode 8944 Views Nagano

Website: http://www.goichiwine.co.jp/ It was a bright but chilly early March day when we visited Hayashi Noen (also referred to as

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Highlights Portugal TOP STORIES 

Highlights: Howard’s Folly Casa Manuel Boullosa Carcavelos 1991 Lisboa, Portugal

May 13, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 7846 Views

Boutique Alentejo producer Howard’s Folly have just released this Carcavelos, a rare fortified wine from the Lisboa area in Portugal.

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Features Japan Regions 

In Nagano, Japan: Shinano (Sinano) Wines

May 12, 2021May 14, 2021 jamiegoode 8866 Views Nagano

The next visit of my Nagano trip was at Shinano (also referred to as Sinano) Wine, where Satofumi Shiohara (pictured

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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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