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Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Graham Beck Blanc de Blancs 2020 Robertson, South Africa

August 31, 2026 jamiegoode 799 Views Sparkling wine

Website: https://grahambeck.com/ Graham Beck is the leading producer of traditional method sparkling wine in South Africa, known as Cap Classiques.

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Highlights: Nyetimber Blanc de Blancs 2018 England

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 jamiegoode 985 Views

Very impressed by this new release from leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber. Here’s a report from a visit last

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Canada Features Highlights 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Solvero in Garnet Valley

August 27, 2026 jamiegoode 616 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://solverowines.ca/ Solvero is an exciting small winery in the Garnet Valley, which is a spectacular spot in the Summerland

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Highlights: Compagniesdrift Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022 Stellenbosch

August 25, 2026 jamiegoode 637 Views

Website: https://www.compagniesdrift.com/ Compagniesdrift Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022 Stellenbosch, South Africa13% alcohol. Compagniesdrift is a BEE project from Meerlust, and the

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Highlights: Franck Balthazar Cornas 2022 Northern Rhône, France

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026 jamiegoode 716 Views syrah

A beautiful low-intervention Cornas. It’s an appellation with just 110 hectares, and in the past people dismissed the wines as

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dont feed the ponies sandridge barton light red
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Highlights: Sandridge Barton Don’t Feed The Ponies Billy Light Red 2025 Devon, England

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 jamiegoode 602 Views

Website: https://shop.sandridgebarton.com/products/dont-feed-the-ponies-billy-2025 Sandridge Barton Don’t Feed The Ponies Billy Light Red 2025 Devon, England10.6% alcohol. Pinot Noir, Pinot Precocé, Pinot

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Highlights: Aphelion Grenache Noir ‘Wait’ 2025 Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale

August 14, 2026August 14, 2026 jamiegoode 671 Views Grenache, McLaren Vale

Website: https://aphelionwine.com.au/ I was judging with Rob Mack at the Hunter Valley Wine Show, and he bought one of his

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Highlights: Sugrue Never Mind The Gamay Here’s The Pinot Meunier 2025 England

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 jamiegoode 807 Views

Website: https://www.sugruesouthdowns.com/products/never-mind-the-gamay-2025 Sugrue Never Mind The Gamay Here’s The Pinot Meunier 2025 England12.5% alcohol. This blends together 97% Pinot Meunier

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Highlights: the chillable Olivier Coste Bisou Rouge 2025

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026 jamiegoode 743 Views

This is great: a delicious, drinkable Languedoc red designed to be drunk chilled. Olivier Coste Bisou Rouge 2025 Pays d’Oc,

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Highlights: Château Marquis de Terme Margaux 2022

July 29, 2026 jamiegoode 889 Views

I don’t buy a lot of Bordeaux, but when I find a good one, I find it really satisfying. This

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Visiting Montes, a major Chilean winery who are making the switch to regenerative viticulture
Chile Features Latest Regions Wine Science 

Visiting Montes, a major Chilean winery who are making the switch to regenerative viticulture

October 7, 2026October 7, 2026 jamiegoode

I visited Montes with Rodrigo Barral chief viticulturist and Santiago Izcúe, winemaker. It was an interesting visit: this is a

Arnaldo Rivera, a top tier of wines from the overperforming Terre del Barolo cooperative
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Arnaldo Rivera, a top tier of wines from the overperforming Terre del Barolo cooperative

October 6, 2026October 6, 2026 jamiegoode
A tasting of 48 top artisan Champagnes from Berry Bros & Rudd
Champagne Features Latest 

A tasting of 48 top artisan Champagnes from Berry Bros & Rudd

October 5, 2026 jamiegoode
Moldova is an important wine country, and increasingly it’s making some really good wines
Features Latest Moldova 

Moldova is an important wine country, and increasingly it’s making some really good wines

October 1, 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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