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The wines of Graeme and Julie Bott (Domaine GJ Bott): what happens when a Kiwi comes to the Northern Rhône and finds love and a vocation

November 11, 2022November 13, 2022 jamiegoode 8447 Views

Website: https://www.domaine-gjbott.fr/en/ Graeme Bott is a Kiwi and he married Julie, who’s French and was born in the northern Rhône.

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Argentina Features Profiles 

Domaine Bousquet: how a winemaker swapped his French winery for an Argentine one, and then his Kuwait-born Iraqi son-in law grew it to be the country’s leading organic winery

November 10, 2022November 30, 2022 jamiegoode 8199 Views Malbec

Website: https://domainebousquet.com/en/ This week I met with Labid al Ameri (pictured above), co-owner of Domaine Bousquet, in London to hear

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Aussie versus Kiwi: a Pinot Noir taste off!

November 7, 2022November 30, 2022 jamiegoode 6966 Views

I came to Pinot Noir via New Zealand. The first time I ‘got’ Pinot was with a Palliser Estate Pinot

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Some red wine highlights from online retailer The Sourcing Table

November 6, 2022November 30, 2022 jamiegoode 5107 Views

I have to declare an interest here as contributing editor, but that said, online retailer The Sourcing Table has the

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Australia Features 

Chenin Blanc in Western Australia, an emerging story

November 4, 2022November 30, 2022 jamiegoode 6708 Views Chenin Blanc

Two Aussies were at the recent Chenin Blanc Congress in Stellenbosch, as well as 70 growers from Anjuo/Saumur and Vouvray,

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Features South Africa 

On the Chenin Blanc trail in Stellenbosch, visiting four old vineyards and tasting the wines

November 1, 2022November 30, 2022 jamiegoode 8370 Views

Today I spent the afternoon visiting vineyards. Not an unusual activity for me, but this was part of the second

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Canada Features Regions TOP STORIES 

In Niagara (7) Thomas Bachelder: top Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Gamay from Canada’s Niagara region

November 1, 2022November 30, 2022 jamiegoode 7180 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Website: https://bachelderniagara.com/ Tasting with Thomas Bachelder is a remarkable experience. He has an innate curiosity and knowledge of wine that

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Features Latest South Africa 

Lismore: tasting the latest releases from Samantha O’Keefe in Greyton, South Africa

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 jamiegoode 5648 Views

Website: https://www.lismore.co.za/ Samantha O’Keefe is a pioneering wine grower in Greyton, where she first planted a wine farm in 2004.

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Features New Zealand TOP STORIES 

Felton Road: current releases and a retrospective, celebrating 25 years of this important Central Otago producer

October 30, 2022November 4, 2022 jamiegoode 7987 Views

It’s easy to forget how recent Central Otago’s progress as a world famous wine region is. When the first blocks

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Features Italy 

The wines of Podernuovo a Palazzone, polished gems from the south of Tuscany

October 26, 2022November 21, 2022 jamiegoode 6260 Views Tuscany

Website: https://www.podernuovoapalazzone.com/?lang=en Giovanni Bulgari is part of the Bulgari family, famous for their jewelry business. His family sold to LVMH

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Rheingau Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026

September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 jamiegoode

Continuing with my write ups from the amazing VDP tastings in Weisbaden, August 2026, here are notes on the Rheingau

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (14) Nostalgia
Canada Features Latest Regions 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (14) Nostalgia

September 5, 2026September 5, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (13) Pamplemousse Jus
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (13) Pamplemousse Jus

August 31, 2026 jamiegoode
Restaurants: Singburi, amazing Thai food in Shoreditch, London, and a short but great wine list
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Restaurants: Singburi, amazing Thai food in Shoreditch, London, and a short but great wine list

August 29, 2026August 29, 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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