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Wine Science 

Spigamonti, a new old grape in Valpolicella with distinctive features

June 7, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 4489 Views

Back in 2009 I did a tasting of some recovered grape varieties in Valpolicella. This is a region dominated by

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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Elvio Cogno Langhe Nebbiolo Montegrilli 2021

June 7, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 3301 Views Piemonte

Elvio Cogno Langhe Nebbiolo Montegrilli 2021 Piemonte, Italy14% alcohol. This is from a vineyard mid-hill in Ravera, in the village

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Features Portugal 

Malhadinha Nova head north: noted Alentejo estate makes new wines in Portalegre – Teixinha

June 6, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 3732 Views Alentejo

Malhadinha Nova are a well regarded Alentejo estate, based in the southern end of the region, close to the Algarve.

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Features Regions South Africa 

Sakkie Mouton: an exciting new producer from the Cape’s West Coast

June 4, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 6602 Views

Website: https://www.smfw.co.za/ Sakkie Mouton wanted to be a musician but he’s ended up making some thrilling wines from the West

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Austria Videos 

Video: side events of Karakterre 13, a natural wine festival held in Burgenland, Austria, May 2024

June 4, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 11186 Views Natural wine

As part of the Karakterre 2024 festival, along with a group of sommeliers and wine people from the US and

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California Highlights 

Highlights: Tatomer Grüner Veltliner 2020 Santa Barbara, California

June 2, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 2903 Views gruner veltliner

Website: https://www.tatomerwines.com/ A beautiful day today. Out in Regent’s Park for a picnic lunch with some 2019 Rall Ava Chenin

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Features Food and wine 

On corkage: should restaurants let you bring your own bottles, and if so, how much should they charge?

June 1, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 17657 Views Restaurants

Restaurants hardly ever cellar wine these days (it’s far too expensive for most, although there are some noble exceptions). But

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Features South Africa 

Boschendal, an important South African winery

May 31, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 5292 Views

Website: https://boschendal.com/ Boschendal is an important winery for South Africa, filling in that important space between big brand and boutique.

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Champagne Features New to wine 

Champagne: an introduction

May 28, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 17046 Views

Champagne makes the world’s most famous sparkling wines. Here’s a brief introduction to the region and its wines. Where is

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Hungary Profiles 

New releases from Gilvesy, Balaton, Hungary

May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 jamiegoode 12004 Views

Website: https://en.gilvesy.hu/ Robert Gilvesy grew up on a farm on Lake Erie in Ontario, Canada. His parents were Hungarian, and

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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
Champagne Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes

September 16, 2026 jamiegoode

As far as lunches go, this was one of the best I’ve had in recent years, held at the remarkable

Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday
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Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday

September 14, 2026 jamiegoode
Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026
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Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026 jamiegoode
the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
Features Latest New Zealand Regions 

The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 jamiegoode

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About Us

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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