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The Lisboa wine region, Portugal: a mini-study with six wines

December 30, 2022December 31, 2022 jamiegoode 4933 Views Lisboa

There are not many wine regions that change their name, and make a success of it. But one Portuguese wine

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Finger Lakes Riesling: a brief study on these wines from this celebrated New York State wine region

December 29, 2022 jamiegoode 5937 Views Riesling

I decided to open a few Rieslings from some of the best producers in the Finger Lakes, all of which

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Features Latest Rhone TOP STORIES 

Exploring Costières de Nîmes (2) Château Morgues du Grès

December 28, 2022January 20, 2023 jamiegoode 5035 Views

Website: https://www.mourguesdugres.com/en/ Jamie Goode begins his exploration of the Costières de Nîmes with a visit to the excellent Château Morgues

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Pét-Nat: A Primer

December 22, 2022January 23, 2023 Treve Ring 21722 Views pet-nat

You’ve see them on the shelves of hip wine shops and on the lists of hot wine bars. They’re the

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Features Japan 

Grace Wine, tasting some of the top wines of Yamanashi, Japan, with winemaker Ayana Misawa

December 21, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 6832 Views

Website: https://www.grace-wine.com/en/ Grace is one of the leading wineries in the Yamanashi region of Japan. They have two wineries and

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In Niagara (8) Domaine Queylus

December 20, 2022December 21, 2022 jamiegoode 4724 Views Niagara

Website: Domaine Queylus This is one of Niagara’s top wineries, and it has an interesting history. Queylus was started by

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A spirits round-up, with eight lovely bottles

December 19, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 3739 Views spirits

A selection of eight really impressive spirits, perfect for the festive season, the new year, or just about any time.

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Features Regions South Africa 

The wines of Wolf and Woman, Swartland, South Africa

December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 jamiegoode 5641 Views

Website: https://wolfandwomanwines.com/ Jolandie Fouché is the woman behind Wolf and Woman. After a decent slice of experience working for other

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Roland Velich
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The wines of Roland Velich, Moric, the master of Blaufränkisch

December 15, 2022December 21, 2022 jamiegoode 8371 Views Blaufrankisch

Roland Velich is arguably the master of the great Blaufränkisch variety, and his wines are incredibly terroir expressive. I caught

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Austria Features Latest TOP STORIES 

The Blaufränkisch summit: getting to grips with this fabulous variety in the Austrian alps

December 14, 2022December 15, 2022 jamiegoode 5515 Views Blaufrankisch

Blaufränkisch Summit, Lech Am Arlberg, December 2022 It’s an exciting time for Blaufränkisch. Back in May 2022 I attended a

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Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level
Bulgaria Features Latest Regions 

Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://ayaestatevineyards.com/en/ I’m just on my way back from the Struma Valley in southern Bulgaria, where I was attending the

Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch
Features Italy Latest 

Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 jamiegoode
A quick guide to New Zealand wine
Features Latest New to wine New Zealand Regions 

A quick guide to New Zealand wine

October 5, 2025October 6, 2025 jamiegoode
Tablas Creek and Château Beaucastel: a Wine Society tasting telling the story of how a leading Rhône domaine fell in love with California
California Features Latest Rhone 

Tablas Creek and Château Beaucastel: a Wine Society tasting telling the story of how a leading Rhône domaine fell in love with California

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 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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