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Armenian wine: a brief study

November 22, 2021November 24, 2021 jamiegoode 8193 Views

Website: The Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia Armenia is an interesting country for wine. With its neighbour, Georgia, it

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The new face of Cava, Spain’s traditional method sparkling wine

November 22, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 11048 Views cava

Cava is changing. Over the last few months I’ve been tasting some examples of Cava, the well-known traditional method sparkling

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Six from Vida Wines: an online retailer specialising in wines from Central and Eastern Europe

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 jamiegoode 5527 Views

Vida Wines is a new outfit specializing in central and eastern European wines. They sent a six-pack for me to

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New releases from the Vagabond Urban Winery, London

November 21, 2021November 20, 2022 jamiegoode 8844 Views

Vagabond is an urban winery based in Battersea Power Station in London. Winemaker Jose Quintana took over here in September

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Fine Wines Direct UK, a Cardiff-based wholesaler that’s currently expanding its sights

November 21, 2021November 24, 2021 jamiegoode 8406 Views

Website: finewinesdirectuk.com Nigel O’Sullivan is the man behind Fine Wines Direct UK, a Cardiff-based wholesaler that has expanded to sell

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Simpsons Wine Estate: leading still and sparkling wines from the Kent North Downs, England

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 jamiegoode 8573 Views

Website: https://simpsonswine.com/ Jamie Goode and Lisse Garnett visit a relatively new winery in the Kent North Downs who are making

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Regenerative viticulture: what is it, and why all the fuss now?

November 18, 2021 jamiegoode 39756 Views

There are lots of different ways of farming vineyards. Conventional, sustainable, organic, biodynamic – and now we have the newcomer

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Bordeaux 2019 in bottle: 95 top wines tasted and rated

November 15, 2021January 26, 2023 jamiegoode 19810 Views

This was the first chance to taste through a wide selection of top Bordeaux reds from the 2019 vintage in

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Querciabella, one of Tuscany’s top wineries, who employ vegan biodynamics

November 14, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 11083 Views chianti

Querciabella was founded in 1974 by Giuseppe (Pepito) Castiglioni, who had made money in steel and had fallen in love

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Vivino: Heini Zacchariassen on how his app has changed the world of wine

November 13, 2021 jamiegoode 17308 Views

Although its only just over a decade old, Vivino already has 53 million users, and is trusted by many as

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The 2025 wines from Pascal Jolivet in Sancerre
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The 2025 wines from Pascal Jolivet in Sancerre

October 22, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://pascaljolivet.com/en/ These are the 2025 releases from leading Sancerre-based producer Pascal Jolivet. This was a good vintage, but not

Quinta da Vinha dos Padres: remarkable wines from Portugal’s Alentejo
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Quinta da Vinha dos Padres: remarkable wines from Portugal’s Alentejo

October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 jamiegoode
Australia’s Clare Valley: a mini-study in six wines
Australia Features Latest 

Australia’s Clare Valley: a mini-study in six wines

October 21, 2026October 21, 2026 jamiegoode
The wines of Antonio macanita from madeira and porto santo
Features Latest Portugal 

Profetas e dos Villões: António Maçanita and his remarkable wines from Porto Santo and Madeira

October 20, 2026October 20, 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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