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England Highlights 

Highlights: two from Flint, an interesting producer in East Anglia, England

November 26, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 4927 Views

Flint are based in East Anglia, and I’ve reviewed them before here. They have just released two small production wines

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Chile Highlights Sponsored content Videos 

It’s Carmenere day, and I taste two good examples from Errazuriz

November 24, 2021 jamiegoode 7305 Views carmenere

It’s Carmenere day! And here I taste two really good examples from Errazuriz. Carmenere hails from Bordeaux, but it found

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: Cortes de Cima Lour-inho 2019 Alentejo, Portugal

November 16, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 4922 Views Albarino, Alentejo

Very impressed with this blend of Alvarinho (aka Albariño) with Loureiro – two grapes from the cool Minho, grown here

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Germany Highlights 

Highlights: Fritz Haag Brauneberger Riesling Kabinett 2017 Mosel, Germany

November 8, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 5931 Views Mosel

I really liked this: a great example of Mosel Kabinett, from two neighbouring vineyards in Brauneberg. Fritz Haag Brauneberger Riesling

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Highlights Rhone 

Highlights: Stephane Ogier Les Temps est Venu 2018 Côtes du Rhône, France

November 6, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 4514 Views

Stephane Ogier Les Temps est Venu 2018 Côtes du Rhône, France14.5% alcohol. Ogier is one of the best producers in

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: Cortes de Cima Daqui 2020 Alentejo, Portugal

October 31, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 4365 Views

Daqui, and amphora (known here as talha) wine, is the first of the new wines from Anna Jørgensen, since she

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Torres Varietat Recuperada No. 23 Forcada 2016

October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 Treve Ring 4851 Views Penedès

Forcada is one of the many autochthonous Spanish grapes that were on the brink of extinction. That is, before the

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Some top wines from Corney & Barrow

October 11, 2021March 11, 2022 jamiegoode 5666 Views

I recently tried these wines from London-based wine merchant Corney & Barrow. Some real highlights, including a gorgeous natural Beaujolais,

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Highlights Italy Latest 

Highlights: Occhipinti Vino di Contrada BB Frappato 2016 Sicily, Italy

September 26, 2021September 26, 2021 jamiegoode 5481 Views Sicily

Arianna Occhipinti makes three different Vino di Contrada wines: BB, PT and FL. They are from different parts of the

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Champagne Highlights Videos 

Highlights: Champagne Moët & Chandon Grand Vintage 2013

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 jamiegoode 8205 Views

This is the latest release of Moët et Chandon’s Grand Vintage, and it comes from an atypically cool year, where

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Kumeu River, New Zealand’s most celebrated Chardonnay producer – comparing 2024 and 2014 vintages
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Kumeu River, New Zealand’s most celebrated Chardonnay producer – comparing 2024 and 2014 vintages

December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://kumeuriver.co.nz/ Michael Brajkovic was in town to show the latest releases of Kumeu River’s Chardonnays, from the 2024 vintage.

Anthill Farms Winery: Californian elegance
California Features Latest 

Anthill Farms Winery: Californian elegance

December 20, 2025 jamiegoode
The wine aisles at Lidl are depressing if you care about the wine industry
Features Latest 

The wine aisles at Lidl are depressing if you care about the wine industry

December 20, 2025 jamiegoode
Aldeia de Cima, Alentejo
Features Portugal 

The wines of Aldeia de Cima, an exciting project in Portugal’s Alentejo

December 18, 2025December 18, 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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