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Highlights Loire 

Highlights: Thierry Germain Clos de L’Echelier 2019 Saumur Champigny

March 7, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 5631 Views

This is impressive: it’s a varietal Cabernet Franc from a 2.5 hectare clos, surrounded by a 300 year old wall.

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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Wynns Coonawarra Estate ‘Black Label’ 2019

February 24, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 5796 Views

This Australian classic is now in its 64th vintage. It was first made in 1954 when Australia’s wine industry was

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Highlights Hungary Latest 

Highlights: Balassa Szent Tamás Furmint 2019 Tokaji, Hungary

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 jamiegoode 5577 Views Furmint

Furmint is an ancient grape with at least 450 years of history. Hungary has most of it, with almost 4000

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Highlights Rhone 

Highlights: Domaine des Miquettes Saint Joseph 2020 Northern Rhône

February 20, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 5570 Views

Paul Estève and Crystelle Vareille are the people behind Domaine des Miquettes, a small domaine in Saint Joseph with 2.6

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Chile Features Highlights 

Highlights: De Martino Viejas Tinajas Cinsault 2020, Itata, Chile

February 14, 2022February 24, 2022 Treve Ring 6392 Views Amphora, Itata

This wine really launched De Martino, and Itata, on the world wine map when the first vintage in 2011 was

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Champagne France Highlights Sparkling wine 

Highlights: Champagne Ruinart Rosé NV

February 2, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 5578 Views

Ruinart like their history. They were the first established Champagne House in 1729. And also the first to make a

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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Two from Vasse Felix in Margaret River, Australia

January 24, 2022February 11, 2022 jamiegoode 5351 Views Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Margaret River

I was really impressed by this pair of wines. Australia’s Margaret River is an important wine region, and its specialities

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Lyme Bay Winery Pinot Noir 2020 Essex, England

January 18, 2022February 11, 2022 jamiegoode 6184 Views pinot noir

This is an impressive Pinot Noir showing the still wine potential of the Crouch Valley in Essex. It’s sourced from

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Highlights Latest Spain 

Highlights: El Hombre Bala 2015 Vinos de Madrid, Spain

January 9, 2022 jamiegoode 5353 Views Grenache

Gotta love infusion-style Garnacha from Gredos! This is a good one. I bought this bottle a few years ago at

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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Viticoltori de Conciliis Donnaluna Aglianico 2018 Paestum IGP, Italy

January 6, 2022February 11, 2022 jamiegoode 4794 Views aglianico

Viticoltori de Conciliis is based in southern Campania and was founded as a winery in 1996. This is when three

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Exploring Vinho Verde: Covela, who helped lead the region’s charge to more serious wine styles
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Exploring Vinho Verde: Covela, who helped lead the region’s charge to more serious wine styles

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://covela.pt/en/ I’m back at Covela, after a 10 year gap. And it’s nice to meet with Rui Cunha, who

Bordeaux 2025 wines en primeur
Bordeaux Features Latest Regions 

A quick appraisal of the 2025 vintage in Bordeaux

June 3, 2026 jamiegoode
Jean Baptiste Hardy, making beautiful wines in Muscadet
Features Latest Loire 

Jean Baptiste Hardy, making beautiful wines in Muscadet

June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 jamiegoode
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Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Exploring Vinho Verde: visiting star producer Anselmo Mendes

June 2, 2026June 2, 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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