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Austria Features 

Electric Styria: a tasting and discussion about this exciting wine region

October 15, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 3083 Views

Websites: https://www.wachstumkoenig.at/ *** https://www.neumeister.cc/en/ *** https://www.vinogross.com/ One of the exciting wine stories in recent years is the emergence of a

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (8) De Loach Vineyards

October 12, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 2616 Views Sonoma

Website: https://deloachvineyards.com/ Originally started in 1975 by Cecil De Loach, De Loach was one of the first post-prohibition wineries in

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Features Food and wine France 

Exploring the Basque coast: Biarritz, San Sebastian, Guéthary and Saint Jean de Luz

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024 jamiegoode 5337 Views

I recently spent a weekend on the Basque coast, flying in to Biarritz and staying the night. The following day

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (7) Martinelli

October 10, 2024November 4, 2024 jamiegoode 2614 Views pinot noir, Sonoma, Zinfandel

Website: https://martinelliwinery.com/ Martinelli is one of the classic traditional wineries of the Russian River Valley. I visited with Julianna Martinelli,

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Alsace Features 

Alsace adventure (6) Domaine Kirrenbourg, the new star

October 10, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2949 Views

Website: https://www.domainekirrenbourg.fr/en Marc Rinaldi, the founder and owner of Domaine Kirrenbourg, has had three lives. Now aged 84, he began

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Features Spain 

The amazing wines of Carmelo Peña, Bien de Altura (Gran Canaria) and Jable de Tao (Lanzarote)

October 7, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 6024 Views Canary Islands

Carmelo Peña hails from Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, and he sort of fell into wine the way many

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Features Spain 

The beautiful wines of Juan Antonio Ponce, from Manchuela, Spain

October 2, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 3197 Views

Website: https://bodegasponce.es/ Manchuela is a lesser-known Spanish wine region inland from Valencia, specializing in the Bobal grape variety. It’s a

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The wines of Terre de la Custodia, Umbria, Italy

October 1, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2125 Views

Website: https://www.terredelacustodia.com/en/ Terre de la Custodia are based in Umbria, Italy. I recently tried six of their wines, and here

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Features Portugal Regions 

Honrado: an exciting Alentejo project combining enotourism, traditional gastronomy and talha wine

October 1, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2257 Views Alentejo, Amphora

Website: https://www.honrado.pt/ The south of the Alentejo wine region in Portugal is currently home to an exciting revival of traditional

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Features New Zealand 

Pyramid Valley: tasting the 2020 Botanical Collection wines from this special New Zealand producer

September 16, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2414 Views Chardonnay, North Canterbury, pinot noir

Website: https://www.pyramidvalley.co.nz/ ‘It’s a big moment in time for us at Pyramid Valley,’ said Steve Smith, introducing this tasting of

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North Canterbury, New Zealand (8) Greystone
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North Canterbury, New Zealand (8) Greystone

January 21, 2026January 21, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.greystonewines.co.nz/ Greystone are extremely innovative in their approach. I visited with winemaker Dom Maxwell (who since this visit has

The wines of Corofin, interpreting interesting Marlborough terroirs through the lens of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir – updated with 2023 releases
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The wines of Corofin, interpreting interesting Marlborough terroirs through the lens of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir – updated with 2023 releases

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North Canterbury, New Zealand (7) Georges Road
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North Canterbury, New Zealand (7) Georges Road

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North Canterbury, New Zealand (6) Domaine Williams Raillard et B
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North Canterbury, New Zealand (6) Domaine Williams Raillard et B

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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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