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Argentina Features Profiles 

PerSe: stunning wines from Gualtallary in Argentina

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 jamiegoode 10568 Views Gualtallary, mendoza

Website: https://persevines.com/en/ Edy Del Popolo and David Bonomi are the team behind PerSe, one of Argentina’s most interesting wine projects.

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: Herdade do Rocim Clay Aged Tinto 2018 Alentejo, Portugal

August 31, 2020November 14, 2025 jamiegoode 4786 Views Alentejo, Amphora

Rocim, the Alentejo winery based between Cuba and Vidigueira in the south of the region, are famous for their hosting

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Dom Pérignon Rosé 2006 France

August 30, 2020October 9, 2020 jamiegoode 7549 Views

Sometimes when a wine is really expensive, you almost don’t want it to be too good. This, the pink version

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Features Wine Science 

Introducing TDN, a compound responsible for petrol aromas in Riesling and other white wines

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 jamiegoode 30617 Views Riesling

If you are a Riesling fan, then there’s one wine flavour compound you’ll be well acquainted with, even if you

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Portugal Profiles 

Quinta da Pedra Alta, Douro

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 jamiegoode 9700 Views Douro

Website: https://www.qpa.pt/ Based in the Cima Corgo of the Douro region in Portugal, Pedra Alta is a new quinta for

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Highlights Savoie 

Highlights: Domaine Jean Perrier Altus ‘Le Vin Des Sommets’ Apremont 2019

August 27, 2020September 18, 2020 jamiegoode 8232 Views

What’s good about this wine? First, it’s a really delicious alpine wine from a producer with a sizeable 62 hectares

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Profiles Washington State 

Three from Kiona Vineyards, Red Mountain, Washington State

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 jamiegoode 6084 Views

I enjoyed these three wines from Kiona Vineyards. They’re in the Red Mountain AVA of Washington State, which is well

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Germany Videos 

Video: at the VDP Grosses Gewächs tasting 2020

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 jamiegoode 7917 Views

On Wednesday I was in Wiesbaden, Germany, for a very special tasting. It was the 2020 Grosses Gewächs tasting, featuring

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Greece Highlights 

Highlights: Artemis Karamolegos Santorini Ancestral Vines ‘34’ 2018 Greece

August 25, 2020September 3, 2020 jamiegoode 6475 Views Assyrtiko, Santorini

Artemis Karamolegos Santorini Ancestral Vines ‘34’ 2018 Greece14% alcohol. This is a 100% Assyrtiko from the island of Santorini. This

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Highlights New Zealand 

Highlights: Damned Mountain Sauvignon Blanc 2019 Marlborough

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 jamiegoode 5008 Views Sauvignon Blanc

Damned Mountain Sauvignon Blanc 2019 Marlborough, New Zealand12.5% alcohol. This is a joint venture between Indigo Wine and an unnamed

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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
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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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