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Highlights Latest Spain 

Highlights: La Rioja Alta Viña Arana Gran Reserva 2014 Rioja, Spain

September 9, 2020September 10, 2020 jamiegoode 8338 Views Rioja

La Rioja Alta is one of the classic wineries of Rioja. They have three Reserva Wine brands, Alberdi, Arana and

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Spain Videos 

Video: vintage at Vega Sicilia, Spain’s most revered winery

September 7, 2020 jamiegoode 6021 Views Ribera del Duero, Winemaking

Jamie Goode heads to the Ribera del Duero wine region, to visit one of Spain’s most famous wineries: Vega Sicilia.

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Bordeaux Highlights 

Highlights: G de Château Guiraud Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2016

September 6, 2020September 18, 2020 jamiegoode 6415 Views

G de Château Guiraud Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2016 France13.5% alcohol. Organic farming, with some limestone in the clay/gravel soils. This

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Argentina Highlights 

Highlights: Ver Sacrum G.S.M Field Blend 2018 Los Chacayes, Mendoza

September 5, 2020September 18, 2020 jamiegoode 6771 Views

Eduardo Soler was inspired by the mountain Garnachas of Gredos, in Spain. In 2012 he began his own project in

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Features 

The rebirth of the QR code

September 4, 2020October 9, 2020 jamiegoode 8542 Views

One of the beneficiaries of lockdown has been the QR code. QR stands for ‘quick response’, and these square-grid machine-readable

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Canada Profiles 

Thirty Bench Wine Makers, Niagara, Canada

September 3, 2020 jamiegoode 6352 Views Niagara

Website: https://www.thirtybench.com/ Thirty Bench is part of the extensive Peller portfolio, but although it’s owned by a relatively large company,

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Toro Loco Orgánico 2018 Utiel-Requna, Spain

September 2, 2020September 6, 2020 jamiegoode 8400 Views

I have no idea how Aldi can sell an organic wine for £4.99. Especially when it tastes really good. And

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Features Germany 

Silvaner from Franconia: a study

September 2, 2020September 18, 2020 jamiegoode 9595 Views Franconia, Silvaner, Sylvaner

This was a great chance to take a look at 21 different Grosses Gewächs Silvaner wines from Franconia. These were

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Argentina Features Profiles 

PerSe: stunning wines from Gualtallary in Argentina

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 jamiegoode 10845 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 4895 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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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.

Since then it has grown, and Jamie is now a full-time wine writer, lecturer, wine judge and book author.

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