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The Pig, South Downs: previewing the latest addition to these wine-focused restaurants with rooms, who are championing English wine

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 jamiegoode 8118 Views Restaurants

Website: https://www.thepighotel.com/our-pigs/ The Pig South Downs – the eighth Pig – opens in a week, and I attended the preview

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Wongraven: where Norwegian black metal meets fine wine

August 31, 2021 jamiegoode 11742 Views

Website: https://www.wongravenwines.com/ Sigurd Wongraven became famous as front man for Norwegian black metal band Satyricon, but has also developed his

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The Dynamic Wines of Jerez’ Callejuela

August 21, 2021August 22, 2021 Treve Ring 6626 Views albariza, fortified, Jerez, sherry

Brothers Pepe and Paco produce some incredibly dynamic Palominos from el Marco de Jerez, some fortified and some not, and

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Pinot Noir mini study: eight wines tasted for Pinot Noir day

August 18, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 8606 Views pinot noir

Pinot Noir is one of my favourite grape varieties. It’s capable of elegance and beauty, and often delivers this. But

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Visiting Chanson, an impressive negociant and domaine, in Bourgogne

August 17, 2021 jamiegoode 10022 Views

Website: http://www.domaine-chanson.com/en Maison Chanson (also known as Domaine Chanson for their domaine wines) was founded in 1750, and still occupies

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Features Portugal 

The elderberry bag: an interesting chapter in the history of Port

August 16, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 7840 Views Douro

Port has had a really interesting history. Quite naturally, this is tied into the history of the Douro, but Port

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Features Wine Science 

Don’t be made to feel guilty about drinking wine

August 15, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 12998 Views

The culture I am part of has weird feelings about wine consumption. You could argue that it has an uneasy

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Features Regions Spain 

Report: Top wines from Ribera del Duero, Spain

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 jamiegoode 30458 Views Ribera del Duero

An overview of this important Spanish wine region, with notes on 40 top wines tasted Ribera del Duero is one

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Features South Africa 

Tasting the current releases from Restless River

August 10, 2021October 1, 2021 Treve Ring 6984 Views Hemel-en-Aarde

Restless River is a small, but mighty, family-owned winery in the cool Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Goode and I first visited

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English sparkling wine taste-off: Black Chalk Classic 2017 vs Nyetimber MV

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 jamiegoode 6369 Views

I thought it would be fun to try two of the UK’s top sparkling wines side by side: Nyetimber’s current

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The wines of Zacharioudakis, Crete
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The wines of Zacharioudakis, Crete

July 30, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.zacharioudakis.com/en/ Zacharioudakis is a family-owned winery from northern Crete, near Heraklion. It was started in 2000 by journalist Stelios

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

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 jamiegoode
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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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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