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United states of Blaufrankisch
Features Hungary Latest 

United States of Blaufränkisch – a deep dive into this amazing red grape variety (1) 25 examples from Hungary

May 30, 2026June 10, 2026 jamiegoode 3489 Views Blaufrankisch

Blaufränkisch is a grape variety on the rise. It has only come to prominence in recent years, for a range

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Features Latest Profiles Regions South Africa 

Vergelegen: the first release of the top wines under new winemaker Luke O’Cuinneagain

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 jamiegoode 1500 Views Stellenbosch

I visited Vergelegen a while ago, seeing how this celebrated wine estate has emerged from a period of underperformance under

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Ian hongell winemaker at torbreck
Australia Features Latest Profiles 

Torbreck: a deep dive into this important Barossa winery, with winemaker Ian Hongell

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 jamiegoode 2085 Views Barossa, shiraz

It was back in 1994 that Dave Powell began a winery that was to prove very important for the Barossa

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Spotlight on Saint-Joseph: tasting 39 different wines from this northern Rhône cru

May 27, 2026 jamiegoode 2266 Views marsanne, Northern Rhone, roussanne, saint joseph, syrah

It was back in 1956 that Saint-Joseph became an appellation, and the original classification was expanded in 1969 from the

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Matthias Müller, stunning wines from the Mittelrhein in Germany

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 jamiegoode 1027 Views

Website: https://www.weingut-matthiasmueller.de/en/start-en/ Matthias Müller is a family-owned wine estate based in the Mittelrhein. It’s a beautiful area, and this stretch

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Gamine Rose, innovative wines from the Dão and Douro

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 jamiegoode 955 Views Douro

Odile Rose Bouchard is the winegrower behind Gamine Rose. Her family own Quinta do Tedo, a small Port estate in

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silice fredi torres
Features Latest Spain 

Silice, beautiful natural wines from Ribeira Sacra, Spain

May 23, 2026 jamiegoode 1181 Views Ribeira sacra

Silice is the project of Fredi Torres (pictured above), and is based in Ribeira Sacra. He began Silice in 2013

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Features Latest Portugal 

RPM, a music-inspired low-intervention winery from Portugal

May 23, 2026May 23, 2026 jamiegoode 955 Views

Website: https://www.vinrpm.com/en/ The basis of this music-inspired project is a family farm, which has been owned since the 1930s by

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Austria Features Latest 

Esterházy, a historical estate reborn, making lovely wines from Austria’s Leithaberg (Burgenland) region

May 21, 2026May 22, 2026 jamiegoode 1277 Views Burgenland

Website: https://esterhazywein.at/en/ Esterházy is a historic estate, located in the Leithaberg subregion of Burgenland. The Esterházy castle, owned by the

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Netzl and Christina, two generations from the same winery in Austria’s Carnuntum region

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 jamiegoode 1578 Views

Website: https://www.netzl.com/en Many Austrian wineries are family owned, and the change of generations is a way that some use to

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Herrenhof Lamprecht: impressive wines from volcanic Styria, with a particular focus on Furmint and field blends
Austria Features Latest 

Herrenhof Lamprecht: impressive wines from volcanic Styria, with a particular focus on Furmint and field blends

October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.herrenhof.net/ Back in the day, Herrenhof Lamprecht, now a wine estate in Vulkanland Steiermark (Austria) was a monastery. There’s

Santuvario, a natural wine producer in Alto Piemonte, Italy
Features Italy Latest 

Santuvario, a natural wine producer in Alto Piemonte, Italy

October 16, 2026 jamiegoode
Otrepò Pavese Classese: tasting through a large range of these impressive Pinot Noir-based sparkling wines from northwest Italy
Features Italy Latest Regions Sparkling wine 

Otrepò Pavese Classese: tasting through a large range of these impressive Pinot Noir-based sparkling wines from northwest Italy

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026 jamiegoode
Hazendal, a Stellenbosch wine estate transformed
Features Latest South Africa 

Hazendal, a Stellenbosch wine estate transformed

October 14, 2026October 14, 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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