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Champagne Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Champagne Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Grand Crus Rosé 2011

January 16, 2024 jamiegoode 3299 Views

2011 was a very tricky vintage in Champagne, but I really liked the Comtes Blanc de Blanc, and here’s the

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Highlights Latest New Zealand 

Highlights: The Hermit Ram Salty White 2022

January 15, 2024January 15, 2024 jamiegoode 5757 Views North Canterbury

This is a blend of Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling from organic vineyards in North Canterbury. They are fermented

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England Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Everflyht Brut NV Sussex, England

January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 jamiegoode 3434 Views

Website: https://www.everflyht.com/ This is a single vineyard estate at the foot of Ditchling Beacon in the South Downs, in East

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Highlights Latest Portugal 

Highlights : Filipa Pato & William Wouters Flos Castanea 2022, Bairrada, Portugal

January 10, 2024 Treve Ring 4255 Views Bairrada, biodynamic

This experimental project was made with the grandson of Vinho Verde biodynamic pioneer Fernando Paiva, of Quinta da Palmirinha. Paiva

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Highlights Italy Latest 

Highlights: Umani Ronchi Fonte Del Re Lacrima di Morro d’Alba 2022 Italy

January 6, 2024January 6, 2024 jamiegoode 4958 Views

Supermarkets aren’t always the best place to find characterful, interesting wines, but this remarkable Lacrima is available in the UK

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Highlights Latest New York State 

Highlights: Paumanok Prestige Cuvée 2012 North Fork of Long Island, New York

January 6, 2024 jamiegoode 3096 Views

Really liked this aged Bordeaux blend from Long Island in New York State. Paumanok Prestige Cuvée 2012 North Fork of

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Highlights Latest Loire 

Highlights: Laura David L’Insolente Montlouis-Sur-Loire 2022

January 5, 2024January 5, 2024 jamiegoode 4193 Views Chenin Blanc

Website: https://laura-david.com/fr/ Laura David established her domaine in 2017 at the age of 25 with 7 hectares of vines in

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Highlights Hungary Latest 

Highlights: two dry Furmints, Disznókő and Oremus

January 1, 2024 jamiegoode 4710 Views Furmint, tokaji

Furmint is such an interesting grape variety. It isn’t immediately likeable: it can be grainy, gritty, savoury and even a

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Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Bizoe ‘Henriëtta’ 2020 Franschhoek, South Africa

December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 jamiegoode 3620 Views

Website: https://bizoe.co.za/ Franschhoek is a region with a particular talent for Semillon, and here it’s nicely married with its regular

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Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Thelema Rabelais 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa

December 25, 2023 jamiegoode 4614 Views Stellenbosch

The Rabelais was originally the Thelema Cape Winemaker’s Guild red that we put in auction each year, says Thomas Webb.

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Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration
Australia Features Latest 

Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration

October 11, 2026October 11, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.jimbarry.com/news/loosenbarry-unique-collaboration-meeting-minds-shared-obsession Loosen Barry is a fun (and quite serious) joint Riesling project, and I did a deep dive into

All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand
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All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Canadian Sparkling Wine: a rare tasting crossing the country, with 24 different wines
Canada Features Latest Regions 

Canadian Sparkling Wine: a rare tasting crossing the country, with 24 different wines

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Eight wines under £10 that offer amazing value, from The Wine Society
Features Latest 

Eight wines under £10 that offer amazing value, from The Wine Society

October 8, 2026October 8, 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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