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Highlights Latest Spain 

Highlights: Soca Rel Ecursac 2022 Mallorca, Spain

October 12, 2025October 12, 2025 jamiegoode 95 Views Mallorca

Soca Rel Ecursac 2022 Mallorca, SpainThis is a small cellar set up by Pep Rodriguez, who in 2008 rented some

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Highlights Hungary Latest 

Highlights: Kolonia 52 Bleu de Hongrie 2023 Balaton, Hungary

October 12, 2025October 12, 2025 jamiegoode 99 Views

This is a really interesting Hungarian red, made from Kekfrankos, aka Blaufränkisch. The name translates as Hungarian Blue (it’s French)

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Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Sadie Family Wines Twiswind 2024 & Sonvang 2024

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 Treve Ring 483 Views field blends, swartland

These two newest Sadie Family wines are 20+ years in the making. Eben Sadie started the project back in 2002,

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Highlights Latest South Africa Sparkling wine 

Highlights: Graham Beck Cuvée Clive 2018 Western Cape, South Africa

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 649 Views

Website: https://grahambeck.com/ Tried this tonight, and was really impressed. I’ve tried previous vintages, but this was quite striking in its

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Champagne Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2014

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 jamiegoode 1093 Views

Website: https://www.taittinger.com/en The new release of this classic! And it’s really good. Champagne Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs

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England Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Enmill Field Mineral Geo Surfaces Col Fondo 2022/23 Wiltshire, England

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025 jamiegoode 934 Views

Ben Adams worked as vineyard manager for Les Clos Perdu in Corbières. He returned to the UK and planted a

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Highlights Latest Loire 

Highlights: Véronique Günther-Chereau Cru Communal Gorges Muscadet Sèvre et Maine 2013

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025 jamiegoode 1124 Views muscadet

Website: https://vgc.fr/ Véronique Günther-Chereau Cru Communal Gorges Muscadet Sèvre et Maine 2013 Loire, France12% alcohol. This has a volcanic rock

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Highlights Italy Latest 

Highlights: Luigi Giordano Langhe Freisa 2022

September 8, 2025 jamiegoode 1205 Views freisa, Piemonte

Luigi Giordano Langhe Freisa 2022 Valle dei Salici, Piemonte, Italy13% alcohol. This is from Barbaresco, from the Cars MGA, and

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Champagne Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Champagne Billecart-Salmon Le Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

September 6, 2025 jamiegoode 564 Views

I like that Billecart-Salmon now have ‘my origin’ on their website, where if you are so inclined you can find

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Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Veiled Vineyards Old Vine Semillon 2016 Franschhoek, South Africa

September 4, 2025 jamiegoode 1206 Views Franschhoek, Semillon

Veiled Vineyards Old Vine Semillon 2016 Franschhoek, South Africa13.5% alcohol. This may be almost 9 years old, but it’s a

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Leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber are almost through with their vintage, and it’s one of the earliest and best ever
England Features Latest 

Leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber are almost through with their vintage, and it’s one of the earliest and best ever

October 10, 2025 jamiegoode

Back in 1988, American couple Stuart and Sandy Moss changed the face of English wine forever. Back at this time

Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine
Features Latest 

Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine

October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 jamiegoode
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
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

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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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