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Highlights New Zealand 

Highlights: Yealands Sauvignon Blanc 2021 Marlborough, New Zealand

September 13, 2021 jamiegoode 6934 Views Sauvignon Blanc

I’ve tried my first wine from 2021! I saw this in Sainsbury’s and was curious, so I bought it and

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2011

September 10, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6702 Views

This is the new release of Taittinger’s prestige cuvée, Comtes de Champagne. Its from Grand Cru sites on the Côte

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Highlights Regions South Africa 

Highlights: Great Heart Red Blend 2019 Swartland, South Africa

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 jamiegoode 6694 Views

I really like this initiative from Mullineux and Leeu Family Wines in South Africa. Great Heart is a staff empowerment

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Burgundy Highlights Latest 

Highlights: No Man is an Island Chambolle Musigny 2014

September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 jamiegoode 5715 Views pinot noir

This is a charity wine: it’s produced by Mischief and Mayhem, in collaboration with The Sourcing Table (I declare an

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Bodegas Luis Pérez Añina 2016 Spain

August 30, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5610 Views palomino, sherry

I visited Willy Perez a couple of years ago. He’s one of the leading lights of the exciting developments taking

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Highlights Latest Spain 

Highlights: Daniel Landi Las Uvas de la Ira Tinto 2019 Mentrida, Spain

August 28, 2021August 30, 2021 jamiegoode 6129 Views

This is a sensational expression of Garnacha from Daniel Landi. So smooth and elegant. I love the winemaking here: one-third

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Highlights: Champagne Bruno Paillard Grand Vintage ‘Assemblage’ 2012

August 22, 2021August 22, 2021 jamiegoode 7307 Views

The new Grand Vintage ‘Assemblage’ has been released by Champagne Bruo Paillard. It’s the 2012, which was a year of

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France Highlights 

Highlights: Clos Lapeyre Jurançon Sec 2019 France

August 20, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5541 Views jurancon

This is a beauty, from the fabulous Jurançon region in southwest France. Lots of flavour, but it all pulls together.

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Raúl Perez Ultreia Godello 2019 Bierzo, Spain

August 19, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6848 Views

This white from the celebrated Raúl Perez is produced from 50% owned and 50% purchased fruit. It’s from various vineyard

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Bodegas Cota 45 Agostado Cortado 2016 Spain

August 14, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 4380 Views palomino, sherry

Ramiro Ibáñez of Bodega Cota 45 in Sanlucar is making some special wines from the privileged terroirs in the region.

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

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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