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Features France Latest 

Moulin-à-Vent, an ambitious Beaujolais cru

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 jamiegoode 8831 Views Beaujolais, Gamay

Jamie Goode tastes the 2019 releases from members of the Cap Moulin-à-Vent organization Cap Moulin-à-Vent is the sort of organization

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Features Latest New Zealand 

Mud House Chile Sauvignon Blanc, and why I think this is a bad idea

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 jamiegoode 19855 Views Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc

A few weeks ago a sample arrived. I opened it up and thought, oh, the new vintage of Mud House

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Features Profiles South Africa 

KWV The Mentors range, a tasting with winemaker Izele van Blerk

December 10, 2021 jamiegoode 8283 Views

KWV are an important company in the history of South African wine. KWV stands for Kooperative Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Zuid

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Australia Features Regions 

Why Tasmanian Chardonnay is turning heads: a masterclass

December 9, 2021December 11, 2021 jamiegoode 9576 Views

Tasmania is hot right now. Well, actually, it isn’t hot in the thermal sense, and that’s its appeal. This island,

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Features Latest 

Assessing the range from UK retailer Laithwaites, with full notes and scores

December 8, 2021December 10, 2021 jamiegoode 9346 Views

Website: https://www.laithwaites.co.uk/ Laithwaites are a major UK retailer, and they made their name as the premier mail order operator in

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Features Regions Washington State 

Washington State Wines: a masterclass

December 7, 2021December 10, 2021 jamiegoode 5429 Views

These are the wines that I showed yesterday (6 Dec 2021) at a masterclass on Washington Wine for sommeliers, held

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Features Italy Profiles 

In Franciacorta: visiting Ca’ del Bosco

December 5, 2021January 30, 2022 jamiegoode 7571 Views Franciacorta

There is Franciacorta, and then there is Ca’ del Bosco. It’s the most visible of Franciacorta’s producers, if not technically

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Features Italy Regions 

Franciacorta: Italy’s star sparkling wine

December 2, 2021December 5, 2021 jamiegoode 12462 Views Franciacorta

Franciacorta is Italy’s leading traditional method sparkling wine, and in its home country it is highly prized. But just 15%

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Features Regions South of France 

Roussillon’s spirited new wave of vignerons: ancient vines, unimpeachable terroir, organic viticulture and the maverick spirit of Catalan culture

December 1, 2021December 14, 2021 Lisse Garnett 12951 Views Roussillon

Part (1): Banyuls, Collioure, Rivesaltes and Maury Roussillon’s still wines are garnering more respect than ever before especially in the

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California Features Regions 

Interviewing Daniel Daou, who is making remarkable wines from limestone terroirs in Paso Robles, aided by some smart science

November 29, 2021December 5, 2021 jamiegoode 14803 Views

Brothers George and Daniel Daou are from Lebanon, but their family left during the civil war in the 1970s and

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Reynolds Wine Growers: top wines from the cooler north of Portugal’s Alentejo

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://reynoldswinegrowers.com/en/ Reynolds Wine Growers is a significant producer, with a 200 hectare farm in Figuera de Cima, with 40

Exploring Beaumes-de-Venise (1) introducing this interesting Rhône Cru
Features Latest Regions Rhone 

Exploring Beaumes-de-Venise (1) introducing this interesting Rhône Cru

July 29, 2026July 30, 2026 jamiegoode
Biofiltro: cleaning up winery waste water with worm power, creating high-quality compost at the same time
Features Latest Wine Science 

Biofiltro: cleaning up winery waste water with worm power, creating high-quality compost at the same time

July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 jamiegoode
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Features Latest South Africa 

Revisiting the wines of Doran Vineyards, Voor Paardeberg, South Africa

July 26, 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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