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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Raúl Perez Ultreia Godello 2019 Bierzo, Spain

August 19, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 7696 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 4877 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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Highlights Loire 

Highlights: Catherine & Pierre Breton Vouvray Demi-Sec 1989

August 13, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6269 Views

On Tuesday I popped into the Sourcing Table to taste through some wines and discuss content for the website with

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Dominio del Águila Reserva 2016 Ribera del Duero, Spain

August 9, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6606 Views Ribera del Duero

Dominio del Águila is a winery based in La Aguilera, Riberal del Duero. It’s run by Jorge Monzón and Isabel

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Highlights: G.D. Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo 2019 Piedmont, Italy

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 jamiegoode 8216 Views Nebbiolo

I had this wine last night at a lovely restaurant in Pollenza, in Piedmont. It was a fancy place, but

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Highlights: Jules Desjourneys Pouilly-Loché 2017 Bourgogne, France

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 7841 Views

Fabien Duperry is fast becoming a bit of a legend, and his wines transcend the terroirs he works with in

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: XXVI Talhas Mestre Daniel Talha X 2019 Alentejo, Portugal

July 27, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5984 Views Alentejo, Amphora

Ricardo Santos is behind XXVI Talhas, which is based in Vidigueira. He and his colleagues have taken over the cellar

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Burgundy Highlights Latest 

Highlights: De Moor Chablis Coteau de Rosette 2018 Bourgogne, France

July 25, 2021July 25, 2021 jamiegoode 8251 Views Chablis, Chardonnay, Natural wine

I’m a big fan of the wines of Alice and Olivier De Moor. They’re based in Chablis, but also make

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California Highlights 

Highlights: Jolie-Laide Pinot Gris 2018 Sonoma County, California

July 24, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5621 Views

Jolie-Laide is a micronegociant operation from Scott and Jenny Schultz, and it’s a small 3000 case affair. Scott worked with

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: Soalheiro Allo Loureiro Alvarinho 2020 Vinho Verde, Portugal

July 18, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5459 Views

I think I may have found my new go-to summer white. I found it in a small wine bar in

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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes

September 16, 2026 jamiegoode

As far as lunches go, this was one of the best I’ve had in recent years, held at the remarkable

Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday
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Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday

September 14, 2026 jamiegoode
Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026
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Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026 jamiegoode
the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
Features Latest New Zealand Regions 

The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

September 12, 2026September 12, 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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