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Highlights: Cara Sur Moscatel Tinto

March 14, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 7430 Views

This is such an interesting wine. It’s made in tiny quantities by a partnership of two couples: Sebastián Zuccardi and

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Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Chasing Rabbits Grenache 2020 Wellington, South Africa

March 13, 2021March 14, 2021 jamiegoode 7564 Views Grenache

This is a lovely lighter-styled red wine from young Grenache vines in Wellington. It’s a collaborative wine, made jointly by

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Grapekeeper: a rent-a-vine program with a difference, including top producers such as Niepoort and Staffelter Hof

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 jamiegoode 9153 Views

There are plenty of rent-a-vine programs around. The idea behind them is that you rent a portion of a vineyard

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Features New York State TOP STORIES 

Piquette, the natural wine craze taking off in the UK, but banned in the EU

March 11, 2021March 12, 2021 jamiegoode 20172 Views Natural wine

Lower in alcohol, lower in price, and compatible with the low/no waste culture, what’s not to like about piquette? Especially

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Highlights Oregon 

New releases from Nicolas-Jay, an Oregon legend in the making

March 10, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 8832 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Nicolas-Jay is a collaboration between Burgundian winemaker Jean-Nicolas Méo (Domaine Méo-Camuzet), and renowned music and media entrepreneur Jay Boberg (who

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Features South Africa 

South African Gamay almost became extinct, but there’s hope: two from Radford Dale

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 jamiegoode 7379 Views Gamay

Gamay is rare in South Africa. In 2015 there were just 12 hectares planted in the country, down from 29

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Remembering Steven Spurrier

March 9, 2021March 10, 2021 jamiegoode 9609 Views

I was sad to hear that Steven Spurrier passed today at the age of 79, after a struggle with cancer.

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Features Profiles Spain TOP STORIES 

El Marco de Jerez: the terroir revolution in the Sherry Triangle, with Ramiro Ibáñez of Bodega Cota 45 (UBE, Agostado, Pandorga)

March 9, 2021May 15, 2021 jamiegoode 11276 Views sherry

There is a revolution afoot in the Marco de Jerez (the Sherry Triangle that includes Jerez, El Puerto and Sanlúcar).

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Terroir Sense Fronteres Guix Vermell de Montsant 2019

March 8, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 6616 Views Grenache

Terroir Sense Fronteres is the Montsant operation of fabled Priorat producer Terroir Al Limit (which was started by Dominik Huber

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Features Japan Regions Videos 

New wines from Château Mercian, a leading Japanese winery

March 6, 2021March 9, 2021 jamiegoode 11691 Views

I have visited Château Mercian a couple of times before. They have wineries in both of Japan’s major wine regions,

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Santuvario, a natural wine producer in Alto Piemonte, Italy
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Santuvario, a natural wine producer in Alto Piemonte, Italy

October 16, 2026 jamiegoode

Santuvario is a small natural wine producer based in the town of Borgomanero in Alto Piemonte, at the foot of

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
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

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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.

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