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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Alfred Gratien NV

December 3, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 1724 Views

Champagne Alfred Gratien NV France12.5% alcohol. Gratien is a small house of around 300 000 bottles a year, and is

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Highlights: Mitchelton Cabernet Shiraz 1973 Goulburn Valley, Victoria, Australia

November 17, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 1462 Views

This is a remarkable wine. On the night before the Pinot Massif event that brought 40-odd winemakers together at Mitchelton

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Highlights: Chateau Musar Hochar Père et Fils 2019 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

November 16, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 1430 Views

Chateau Musar Hochar Père et Fils 2019 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon13.5% alcohol. This is a blend of Cinsault, Grenache and Cabernet

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Highlights: MMAD Grenache 2022 Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale

November 14, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 1758 Views Grenache, McLaren Vale

Tried this wine with a few wine folk after dinner last night and was really impressed. From the Shaw &

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Highlights: Château Musar 2004 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon

November 6, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 1980 Views

Website: https://chateaumusar.com/ Musar is the most famous name in Lebanese wine. I remember buying this distinctive wine when I first

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Highlights: Cartuxa Tinto Colheita 2020 Alentejo, Portugal

November 4, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 1930 Views Alentejo

Website: https://www.cartuxa.pt/en/ I had this wine one evening last week when I was lecturing at the university in Vila Real.

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Highlights: Domaine Plaisance-Penavayre Bouysselet 2021 Vin de France

October 22, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 2445 Views

Website: https://www.plaisancepenavayre.fr/ Domaine Plaisance-Penavayre Bouysselet 2021 Vin de France13.5% alcohol. This is organically farmed Bouysselet, a rare old Fronton variety

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Highlights: Bourdy Côtes de Jura 2020

October 20, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 1782 Views

Caves Jean Bourdy is a long-established domaine in Jura (dating back to 1579), farmed biodynamically since 2006, with 10 hectares

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Highlights: Champagne Collard-Picard Perpetuelle 12 Années NV

October 17, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 2035 Views

Website: https://www.champagnecollardpicard.fr/ Champagne Collard-Picard Perpetuelle 12 Années NV FranceThis is a really lovely wine, and it’s also quite a technical

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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Jansz Tasmania Premium Cuvée NV

October 16, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 1933 Views Sparkling wine

I remember when I first started out in wine buying quite a bit of Aussie fizz – Seppelts Great Western

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The wines of Courelas da Torre, Alentejo, Portugal
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The wines of Courelas da Torre, Alentejo, Portugal

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.courelasdatorre.com/en/ This is the first time I’ve tried the wines from this Alentejo producer, based in Redondo, making organic

I visit Champagne Drappier who have just released a remarkable new prestige cuvée aged in wooden eggs called Éclose
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I visit Champagne Drappier who have just released a remarkable new prestige cuvée aged in wooden eggs called Éclose

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026 jamiegoode
Henschke’s 2022 single-vineyard wines, including a stunning Hill of Grace
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Henschke’s 2022 single-vineyard wines, including a stunning Hill of Grace

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026 jamiegoode
Some insights from ProWein’s Agora stage: how innovators are winning the market
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Some insights from ProWein’s Agora stage: how innovators are winning the market

March 24, 2026March 25, 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.

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