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France Highlights 

Highlights: Gérard Bertrand An 1152 Cahors Malbec 2020

October 3, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2058 Views cahors, Malbec

Cahors, in the Southwest of France, is the region of Malbec. It’s a wonderful place making lovely wines, but with

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Parés Baltà Blanca Cusine Cava Gran Reserva 2012

October 3, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1878 Views cava, Sparkling wine

I’m a big fan of the Cavas from Parés Baltà who I visited last year (my report is here). Tried

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Features Spain 

The beautiful wines of Juan Antonio Ponce, from Manchuela, Spain

October 2, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 3712 Views

Website: https://bodegasponce.es/ Manchuela is a lesser-known Spanish wine region inland from Valencia, specializing in the Bobal grape variety. It’s a

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The wines of Terre de la Custodia, Umbria, Italy

October 1, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2390 Views

Website: https://www.terredelacustodia.com/en/ Terre de la Custodia are based in Umbria, Italy. I recently tried six of their wines, and here

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Features Portugal Regions 

Honrado: an exciting Alentejo project combining enotourism, traditional gastronomy and talha wine

October 1, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2508 Views Alentejo, Amphora

Website: https://www.honrado.pt/ The south of the Alentejo wine region in Portugal is currently home to an exciting revival of traditional

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: De Wetshof Bon Vallon Chardonnay 2023

September 27, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2713 Views Chardonnay

Website: https://dewetshof.com/ De Wetshof, a winery in Robertson, are one of the unsung heroes of South African wine. They are

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Gallery Regions Spain 

Gallery: in the vineyards of Rioja (2) in the Los Valles vineyard of Bodegas Vinícola Real

September 25, 2024September 27, 2024 jamiegoode 2142 Views Rioja

Los Valles is a beautiful old vineyard owned by Bodegas Vinícola Real. It has distinctive pink sandy soils, and is

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Langham Pinot Noir 2019 Dorset, England

September 24, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2233 Views Sparkling wine

I’ve written about English sparkling (and occasional still) wine producer Langham before on this site. They are among the very

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Food and wine 

Dosa at Mandarin Oriental: a new chef’s table opens in London, with a Korean theme and a strong wine emphasis

September 23, 2024October 17, 2024 jamiegoode 7473 Views Restaurants

Website: https://www.mandarinoriental.com/en/london/mayfair/dine/dosa Akira Back is the name behind the Japanese-themed restaurant at the new Mandarin Oriental in Hanover Square, Mayfair,

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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Cherubino Pedestal Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

September 22, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2083 Views Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River

Website: https://www.cherubinowines.com/ Western Australia’s Margaret River wine region is the source of some amazing Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines, but it sometimes

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Winter Vine Burial in China, a seminar from Professor Huiqin Ma, China Agricultural University
China Features Latest Wine Science 

Winter Vine Burial in China, a seminar from Professor Huiqin Ma, China Agricultural University

March 28, 2026March 28, 2026 jamiegoode

Huiquin Ma presented a seminar on vine burial to the judges at the Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards in Macau.

The wines of Courelas da Torre, Alentejo, Portugal
Features Latest Portugal 

The wines of Courelas da Torre, Alentejo, Portugal

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 jamiegoode
I visit Champagne Drappier who have just released a remarkable new prestige cuvée aged in wooden eggs called Éclose
Champagne Features Latest Regions TOP STORIES 

I visit Champagne Drappier who have just released a remarkable new prestige cuvée aged in wooden eggs called Éclose

March 27, 2026March 28, 2026 jamiegoode
Henschke’s 2022 single-vineyard wines, including a stunning Hill of Grace
Australia Features Latest Profiles TOP STORIES 

Henschke’s 2022 single-vineyard wines, including a stunning Hill of Grace

March 24, 2026March 24, 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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