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Germany Highlights 

Highlights: Van Volxem Riesling Alte Reben 2006 Mosel, Germany

July 7, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 3762 Views Riesling

Van Volxem‘s history as a wine estate goes back to the 3rd century, and it’s based in Wiltingen in the

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Highlights New Zealand 

Highlights: Rimapere Sauvignon Blanc

July 3, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5466 Views Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc

Edmond de Rotschild Heritage‘s wine group is a collection of nine wineries, taking in Bordeaux, South Africa, Rioja (Macan), Argentina

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Highlights 

Highlights: Pax Mahle Wine Somer’s Vineyard Mission 2019 Lodi, California

June 21, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6654 Views

Mission is the Californian name for the Listán Prieto grape variety, introduced to the Americas in the 16th Century. It

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California Highlights 

Highlights: Charbono both ways from Shypoke Winery in Calistoga, Napa

June 19, 2021 jamiegoode 6803 Views

There are just 75 acres of Charbono left on the planet, say Shypoke Winery. This isn’t strictly true, if you

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Dom Pérignon 2012 and 2003 P2

June 14, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 8518 Views

The 2012 vintage of Dom Pérignon is released, and for me this is one of the best that I’ve tried.

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Louis Pommery Brut NV England

June 10, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5909 Views Sparkling wine

Champagne Pommery made the news in 2014 when they decided to start an operation in Hampshire, England, in partnership with

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England Highlights 

Highlights: two innovative wines from Litmus, England

June 9, 2021June 13, 2021 jamiegoode 3919 Views orange wine, pinot noir

Impressed by these two quite innovative wines from Litmus Wines, a winemaking consultancy based at Denbies winery in Surrey. Litmus

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne De Saint Gall Premier Cru Le Blanc de Blancs

June 2, 2021December 18, 2021 jamiegoode 5482 Views

De Saint Gall is a premium, Chardonnay-focused brand from mega-Champagne cooperative Union Champagne, which has 2000 members. I’ve been impressed

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Highlights Regions Rhone 

Highlights: two from Domaine du Tunnel in the Northern Rhône

May 31, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6350 Views cornas, Northern Rhone, roussanne, syrah

Stéphane Robert started making his own wines at the young age of 24 from rented vineyards. A few years down

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Germany Highlights 

Highlights: Weingüter Wegeler Bernkastel Doctor Riesling GG Trocken 2018 Mosel, Germany

May 26, 2021 jamiegoode 5561 Views Mosel

There’s never been a better time to be a Riesling lover. For a fast-track to Riesling heaven, look out for

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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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