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Features Rhone 

50 years of Gigondas

April 6, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 4737 Views

www.gigondas-vin.com Gigondas celebrated its 50th year as an appellation with dinner at La Mirande, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Avignon. We

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Features Italy 

The wines of Piero Busso, Barbaresco

March 30, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 6937 Views piedmont

I tasted through this range with Pierguido Busso, son of the current owner Piero Busso, and grandson of the founder,

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Canada Features Profiles 

New releases from Okanagan Crush Pad – one of Canada’s most interesting wineries

March 28, 2022March 29, 2022 jamiegoode 6933 Views okanagan

Jamie Goode and Treve Ring taste the new wines from Haywire/Okanagan Crush Pad Canada is an interesting place for wine

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Features Japan 

Gunma Craft Sake: tasting a range of sakes from six breweries from the Gunma prefecture

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 jamiegoode 5872 Views sake

Gunma is a land-locked prefecture located almost at the centre of the country. It has a reputation for its natural

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Features Regions Spain 

Lustau celebrates 125 years with a trio of exceptional Sherries

March 24, 2022 jamiegoode 4632 Views Jerez, sherry

To celebrate its 125th anniversary, reknowned Sherry house Lustau have released three special Sherries: three cities and three types of

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Features Profiles Spain 

The wines of Finca Sandoval, Manchuela, Spain

March 21, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 8452 Views

Finca Sandoval was started by wine journalist Victor de la Serna in 1998, but recently new investors have come in

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Features Regions Spain 

Terroir al Límit revisited: tasting through the range of this top Priorat producer

March 16, 2022March 25, 2022 jamiegoode 7245 Views Priorat

I’m a huge fan of the wines of Terroir al Límit, a producer in Priorat that began as a collaboration

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Australia Features Profiles Regions 

Fleet Wines: an artisanal producer from Gippsland in Victoria, Australia

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 jamiegoode 6147 Views

I’m impressed by Fleet Wines. This is a small producer in the cool-climate wine region of Gippsland, quite close to

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Features Regions Switzerland 

Some top Swiss wines

March 9, 2022March 25, 2022 jamiegoode 14612 Views

This was a chance to taste some leading Swiss wines, which was of interest in part because we don’t often

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Red Newt: tasting some of the Finger Lakes’ best wines with winemaker Kelby Russell

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 jamiegoode 5429 Views Finger Lakes

Kelby Russell was in town, so I caught up with him at his importers, The Wine Treasury, to taste through

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Goode’s Crib Sheets No 4 – South African Chardonnay
Features Latest South Africa 

Goode’s Crib Sheets No 4 – South African Chardonnay

January 23, 2026January 24, 2026 jamiegoode

South Africa is currently making some very exciting wines, and Chardonnay is one category that’s performing very well. Here’s my

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: an overview
Canada Features Latest Regions 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: an overview

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 jamiegoode
Appellation Marlborough Wine: the 2025 selection of Sauvignon Blanc
Features Latest New Zealand 

Appellation Marlborough Wine: the 2025 selection of Sauvignon Blanc

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 jamiegoode
North Canterbury, New Zealand (8) Greystone
Features Latest New Zealand TOP STORIES Wine Science 

North Canterbury, New Zealand (8) Greystone

January 21, 2026January 21, 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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