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Champagne Features 

Egly-Ouriet: stunning grower Champagnes from Ambonnay

January 13, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 4992 Views

Egly-Ouriet is a family estate founded by Francis Egly’s grandfather in Ambonnay. I met with Francis and his daughter Clémence

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Features Spain 

Viña Zorzal: expressive naturally made wines from Navarra, Spain

January 13, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1733 Views navarra

Website: https://vinazorzalwines.com/en/about-zorzal-wines/ Viña Zorzal are based in Navarra, where they are making not only some of the most interesting wines

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California Features TOP STORIES 

Visiting Mayacamas, who are making stunning, ageworthy mountain wines in Napa’s Mt. Veeder

January 11, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 7067 Views Napa

Website: https://www.mayacamas.com/ Mayacamas, which is translated as call of the mountain lion, is one of Napa’s true star wineries, making

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Features Greece 

Visiting Gaia wines in Greece, who make interesting wines in both Nemea and Santorini

January 10, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 2405 Views Santorini

Website: https://gaiawines.gr/en/ktima-gaias-en/ Gaia Estate is one of Greece’s leading wineries. They are based in two places: Nemea, in the Peloponnese,

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Kitting out the kitchen with professional restaurant appliances

January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 jamiegoode 1256 Views

One of the great things about open kitchens in restaurants is that you get to see the professionals at work.

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Features France 

Château des Tourettes and Tinus, the Luberon outpost of Jean-Marie Guffens

January 9, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 2719 Views

It was back in 1979 when Jean-Marie Guffens established his famous Mâconnais estate Domaine Guffens-Heynen which was later joined by

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Features Portugal 

Chinado: natural wines from Portugal’s Lisboa wine region

January 9, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 2272 Views Lisboa, Natural wine

Website: https://www.vinhochinado.com/ Chinado are based in Alcobaça, the home of the famous monastery, in the Lisboa wine region, where they

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Austria Features 

BLAU: a special exploration into the world of Blaufränkisch

January 8, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 2176 Views Blaufrankisch

This was an interesting tasting, with some of the most interesting Blaufränkisch producers, all of who are imported into the

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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Fontodi Dino Chianti Classico 2020

January 7, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1321 Views Chianti Classico

Had this beauty from the wine list at Manteca with good friends. Fontodi Dino Chianti Classico 2020 ItalyThis is Fontodi’s

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Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Quinta da Pedra Alta, a new Douro star, with consultant winemaker Matt Gant

January 6, 2025January 7, 2025 jamiegoode 6834 Views Douro

Website: https://www.qpa.pt/ Matt Gant is a winemaker from Western Australia, but previously he was based in the Barossa, where he

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Kumeu River, New Zealand’s most celebrated Chardonnay producer – comparing 2024 and 2014 vintages
Features Latest New Zealand Regions 

Kumeu River, New Zealand’s most celebrated Chardonnay producer – comparing 2024 and 2014 vintages

December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://kumeuriver.co.nz/ Michael Brajkovic was in town to show the latest releases of Kumeu River’s Chardonnays, from the 2024 vintage.

Anthill Farms Winery: Californian elegance
California Features Latest 

Anthill Farms Winery: Californian elegance

December 20, 2025 jamiegoode
The wine aisles at Lidl are depressing if you care about the wine industry
Features Latest 

The wine aisles at Lidl are depressing if you care about the wine industry

December 20, 2025 jamiegoode
Aldeia de Cima, Alentejo
Features Portugal 

The wines of Aldeia de Cima, an exciting project in Portugal’s Alentejo

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 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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