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Laudun: the birth of a new cru in the Rhône

April 10, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 9479 Views

Laudun isn’t perhaps the best known of the Rhône’s appellations, but it is currently moving from one of the Côtes

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Features France 

Clairette de Die and friends: the Diois wines from the Rhône

April 6, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 8986 Views

Website: www.clairette-de-die.com The Rhône isn’t somewhere you think of when it comes to sparkling wines, but it makes quite a

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Features Regions Rhone 

The jewels of the Northern Rhône: exploring top Côte Rôtie and Condrieu

April 4, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 14625 Views

I fell in love with the wines of the northern Rhône early on in my wine journey. And the gems

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Features Regions Rhone 

In the vineyards of Côte Rôtie

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 jamiegoode 6617 Views

I took a break from tasting yesterday to wander through the vineyards of Côte Rôtie. I was mainly in Côte

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Grenache mini-study: California, Spain and France

April 3, 2023April 23, 2023 jamiegoode 4441 Views Grenache

Grenache is having its moment! It’s drought resistance, crops well, doesn’t mind heat and can perform well as either a

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England Features Regions 

Hambledon Classic and Première Cuvées: two classics from Hampshire

March 31, 2023April 23, 2023 jamiegoode 9041 Views Sparkling wine

Based in Hampshire, Hambledon is one of the UK’s leading producers of English sparkling wine. These are two of the

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Features Wine Science 

Cane pruning in pictures

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 jamiegoode 19498 Views

Pruning isn’t terribly glamorous, but it’s an essential part of viticulture. The vast majority of vineyards are pruned one of

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Features Languedoc Regions 

Wise Wolf, adding value to Languedoc wines through innovative packaging and green credentials

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 jamiegoode 6704 Views

How can you add value to inexpensive Languedoc varietal wines? Accolade’s Banrock Station has brand crept to the South of

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Features Greece Profiles 

Exploring Greece (2) Rouvalis Winery, Aigialeia

March 29, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 7191 Views

Website: https://www.rouvaliswinery.gr/en/ This was a great visit to a winery making excellent wines from some spectacular terroirs. We are in

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A global Chenin mini-study

March 26, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 4836 Views Chenin Blanc

There’s some interest in Chenin Blanc in California. I was at the Jackson Family Wines annual winegrowing summit in Santa

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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
Features Latest Portugal 

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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