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Organic spraying: a quick case study

July 10, 2024July 11, 2024 jamiegoode 4497 Views

While I was in the Dobbin vineyard in Niagara, Canada, a tractor went by with a spray recovery system. I

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Canada Features Latest 

In Niagara (9) Lailey Winery and Stonebridge

July 10, 2024July 10, 2024 jamiegoode 5122 Views Niagara

Website: https://laileywines.com/ Lailey is one of the important wineries in Niagara’s recent history, but it has been through some recent

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Albert Bichot: an important Bourgogne negociant and land-owner, currently making some excellent wines

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 jamiegoode 7384 Views Aligote

Website: www.albert-bichot.com Most people think of Albert Bichot as a negociant, but this isn’t doing the full justice. While negociant

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More than 1000 vineyards and 4209 hectares under vine: UK wine production continues to grow

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 jamiegoode 14429 Views

Wine production in the UK goes from strength to strength, at least in terms of the statistics. There are now

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Gigondas: a major tasting of the 2022s

July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 jamiegoode 7705 Views Gigondas

This was a major tasting of Gigondas reds. The new whites (which are allowed in the appellation as of 2023)

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In Niagara (8) Black Bank Hill, an interesting newcomer

July 4, 2024July 4, 2024 jamiegoode 6292 Views Niagara

Website: https://www.blackbankhill.com/ Taylor Emerson and John McLean are cousins, and they are the folk behind an exciting new winery in

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Portuguese wines in the UK: Portugal makes gains in independent wine merchants

July 3, 2024August 7, 2024 jamiegoode 7162 Views

June 2024 was a month focusing on Portuguese wines in independent wine merchants. For three few weeks I did a

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Château de Pommard/Famille Carabello-Baum, Bourgogne, France: 2022 releases

July 1, 2024July 2, 2024 jamiegoode 12238 Views

Website: https://chateaudepommard.com/ In 2014, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Michael Baum bought the historical Château de Pommard with its 25 hectares of

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Restaurants: Noble Rot, Lambs Conduit Street, the best set lunch around

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 jamiegoode 6543 Views Restaurants

The set lunch at Noble Rot is one of gastronomy’s great bargains. Couple this with one of the best wine

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In Niagara (7) Domaine Le Clos Jordanne, Burgundy meets Canada

June 29, 2024June 29, 2024 jamiegoode 5048 Views Chardonnay, Niagara, pinot noir

Website: https://www.leclosjordanne.com/ Le Clos Jordanne began in 2000 as a prestige, vineyard-focused Pinot Noir and Chardonnay project. It was a

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Exploring the Roussillon (7) Château Nadal Hainaut
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Exploring the Roussillon (7) Château Nadal Hainaut

November 2, 2026November 2, 2026 jamiegoode

Château Nadal Hainaut, an organic wine producer in the Roussillon making some nice wines. This visit was with Pauline Nadal,

Vinho Verde: Quinta da Pegadinha
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Vinho Verde: Quinta da Pegadinha

November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Criante, a natural wine producer from Sicily
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Criante, a natural wine producer from Sicily

November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Celebrating 25 years of Filipa Pato’s wines with an amazing lunch and tasting
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Celebrating 25 years of Filipa Pato’s wines with an amazing lunch and tasting

October 30, 2026October 30, 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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