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Features Latest South Africa 

The wines of Jocelyn Hogan, a top producer from South Africa

August 4, 2024August 4, 2024 jamiegoode 3164 Views

Jocelyn Hogan began her wine project in 2014. The wines have always been good but with the 2021 vintage they

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Pink performance: a rosé review with a global selection of wines rated

August 3, 2024August 8, 2024 jamiegoode 5037 Views Rose

Pink wine is such an important category these days. Everyone likes it, it sells well, and it’s a category that

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Food and wine Spain 

Restaurants: José in Bermondsey, a brilliant tapas bar from José Pizzaro

July 31, 2024August 1, 2024 jamiegoode 3734 Views navarra, sherry

Website: https://josepizarro.com/venues/jose-tapas-bar-bermondsey/ No reservations. Just rock up – early evening if you want to avoid the queues. This is a

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Trizanne Signature Wines: a single-vineyard approach focusing on the Cape South Coast

July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 jamiegoode 3341 Views

Website: https://www.trizanne.co.za/ Trizanne Barnard is the winegrower behind Trizanne Signature Wines, which she began in 2008, after working for four

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England Features Latest 

Leonardslee, a new sparkling wine producer from Sussex, England

July 31, 2024July 31, 2024 jamiegoode 3818 Views Sparkling wine

Website: https://leonardsleefamilyvineyards.com/leonardslee-wine-estate Leonardslee is the project of Penny Streeter and her family. It’s a Sussex estate that she acquired in

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Highlights Latest Washington State 

Highlights: Hedges Family Estate La Haute Cuvée 2019 Red Mountain, Washington State

July 30, 2024July 30, 2024 jamiegoode 3372 Views

Website: https://hedgesfamilyestate.com/ Hedges Family Estate La Haute Cuvée 2019 Red Mountain, Washington State, USA13.5% alcohol. 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3.5% Petit

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California Features Latest 

Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (3) Emeritus

July 30, 2024November 4, 2024 jamiegoode 6033 Views

Website: https://www.emeritusvineyards.com/ My first visit in Russian River Valley was a great one: Emeritus. This is a winery with two

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Canada Features Latest 

In Niagara (11) Dobbin, an exciting new winery

July 29, 2024July 29, 2024 jamiegoode 5075 Views Niagara

Website: https://dobbinestate.com/ Dobbin is an exciting new winery on the Twenty Mile Bench in Canada’s Niagara region, and it’s based

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Features Wine Science 

Grape vines in the wild: what they looked like before domestication

July 28, 2024July 21, 2026 jamiegoode 11333 Views

I’m fascinated by wild vines. We are so used to seeing vines growing neatly in rows in vineyards that sometimes

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Burgundy Features Latest 

Discovering the Mâconnais (5) Domaine Fichet

July 27, 2024August 11, 2025 jamiegoode 4693 Views Maconnais

Website: www.domainefichet.fr Domaine Fichet is one of the most impressive of the Mâconnais domaines I’ve visited. They are based in

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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

For the 2026 edition of Simplesmente Vinho the guest region was Galiza (Galicia) in Spain, and there were nine visiting

The Bothey, an interesting wine project from South Africa
Features Latest South Africa 

The Bothey, an interesting wine project from South Africa

October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 jamiegoode
Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration
Australia Features Latest 

Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration

October 11, 2026October 11, 2026 jamiegoode
All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand
Features Latest 

All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand

October 9, 2026October 9, 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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