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The amphora wine day at Rocim in Portugal's Alentejo wine region
Features Latest Portugal 

Amphora wine day, celebrating wines made in clay, part 1

November 25, 2025November 26, 2025 jamiegoode 1318 Views Bordeaux, Sicily

Each year Herdade do Rocim host an amphora wine day, bringing together wineries from around the world who make wine

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Goode’s Crib Sheets No. 2 – Central Otago Pinot Noir

November 24, 2025January 5, 2026 jamiegoode 1025 Views Central Otago, pinot noir

I remember the first time I tried Pinot Noir from Central Otago. It was at a tasting in London back

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Yarra Valley (8) Luke Lambert

November 23, 2025December 15, 2025 jamiegoode 757 Views Yarra Valley

Website: https://www.lukelambertwines.com.au/ Luke makes wine from the northern part of the Yarra where the soils are granite with granitic sand.

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Yarra Valley (7) Timo Meyer

November 23, 2025December 15, 2025 jamiegoode 696 Views Yarra Valley

Website: https://timomayer.com.au/ Timo Meyer originally came from Germany, but for a long time now he’s been making some of the

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Yarra Valley (6) Mac Forbes Wines

November 22, 2025December 15, 2025 jamiegoode 630 Views Yarra Valley

Website: https://macforbes.com/ Mac Forbes made his name as winemaker with the late John Middleton at Mount Mary in the Yarra

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10 Years of Rotters Towers, with food from Vantre (Paris) and lots of Beaujolais

November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 jamiegoode 669 Views Restaurants

Each year Noble Rot Lambs Conduit Street celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau day in style, inviting a guest chef or restaurant to

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Highlights: Masi Brolo Campoforin 2021

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 jamiegoode 799 Views

Wesbite: https://www.masi.it/en/wines/brolo-campofiorin-rosso-verona-igt-red-wine/ This is from Masi, the masters of appassimento (drying of grapes prior to fermentation) in Italy’s Veneto region.

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North Canterbury, New Zealand (4) Bryter Later

November 19, 2025 jamiegoode 713 Views North Canterbury

Third stop was another new producer for me: Australian James Opie has a hospitality background and loves music, and makes

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Can physical AI help us understand smell and taste? Will robots one day be wine geeks?

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025 jamiegoode 1841 Views

We’ve got used to the idea of AI, and how it might be useful. But for many, AI is merely

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Creating a buzz around Beaujolais Blanc

November 18, 2025 jamiegoode 703 Views Chardonnay

Went to a great event last night, focusing on Beaujolais Blanc. In a region synonymous with Gamay, and celebrating the

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2016, looking back a decade from 2026
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2016, looking back a decade from 2026

January 18, 2026 jamiegoode

2016 was quite a year for me. A transition year with a lot of travel.

Gallo, the world’s largest wine company, has three insanely large wineries in California
California Features Latest 

Gallo, the world’s largest wine company, has three insanely large wineries in California

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 jamiegoode
Bianka and Daniel Schmitt, making impressive natural wines in Rheinhessen, Germany
Features Germany Latest Profiles 

Bianka and Daniel Schmitt, making impressive natural wines in Rheinhessen, Germany

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 jamiegoode
Another impressive Swiss producer: Domaine de Montbenay from the Vaud
Features Latest Switzerland 

Another impressive Swiss producer: Domaine de Montbenay from the Vaud

January 13, 2026January 13, 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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