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Chile Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Morandé Terrarium Semillon 2022 Maule Valley, Chile

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 jamiegoode 1529 Views Semillon

An impressive Semillon from Chile. This is a variety that is dramatically underrated and has performed really well in the

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Australia Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Yalumba Samuel’s Collection Bush Vine Grenache 2022

August 25, 2025 jamiegoode 1365 Views Barossa, Grenache

Impressed by this Barossa Grenache. It’s a variety that a lot of people are doing very good work with in

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Highlights Latest Spain 

Highlights: Pinea Korde, a serious rosé from Ribera del Duero

August 23, 2025 jamiegoode 1488 Views Rose

Pinea Korde Rosé 2023 Ribera del Duero, Spain14% alcohol. This is a brave new project from Vicente Pliego, who came

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France Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Alice et Olivier De Moor Bourgogne Chitry 2023

August 20, 2025 jamiegoode 1885 Views Chablis, chitry, Natural wine

De Moor, based in Chablis, are one of my favourite producers. Everything they make is just so good. Had this

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Australia Highlights Latest 

Highlights: two wines from Frederick Stevenson in South Australia

August 16, 2025August 16, 2025 jamiegoode 1458 Views

Frederick Stevenson is a naturally oriented winegrower in South Australia, and I tried these two wines from him. Frederick Stevenson

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Highlights Latest Rhone 

Highlights: Domaine Richaud Les Galets 2023 Côtes du Rhône, France

August 9, 2025August 9, 2025 jamiegoode 1246 Views

This is a really impressive southern Rhône red from Richaud, a top producer in Cairanne. Domaine Richaud Les Galets 2023

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Highlights Japan Latest 

Highlights: Niki Hills Winery Zweigeltrebe 2022 Hokkaido, Japan

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025 jamiegoode 1197 Views

Niki Hills is an interesting winery based in Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan, which is turning out to be

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Highlights Latest Uruguay 

Highlights: Pablo Fallabrino Sagitta Nebbiolo Grand Reserve 2020 Uruguay

August 5, 2025August 5, 2025 jamiegoode 1155 Views Nebbiolo

Popped into the Good Wine Shop in Kew today and was recommended this wine: a Nebbiolo from Uruguay! Drank it

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Chile Features Highlights Latest 

MAULE: SMALL-SCALE ETHICAL PRODUCERS KEEP RURAL COMMUNITIES ALIVE WHILST MAKING SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING WINES IN LATIN AMERICA 

July 29, 2025October 24, 2025 Lisse Garnett 6186 Views Organic Chile

Time to drink up, says Lisse Garnett.. The UK drinks more Chilean wine than anyone else. Market contractions challenge this

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England Highlights Latest 

Highlights: two from new English still wine producer The Heretics

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 jamiegoode 1381 Views

Website: https://www.wearetheheretics.com/ The Heretics Pale Rosé 2023 Crouch Valley, Essex12% alcohol. Pale in colour, as it says on the label.

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Chile Features Latest 

Garcés Silva is making some lovely wines in Chile’s Leyda Valley, mostly under the Amayna label

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://vgs.cl/en/ Garcés Silva is a winery whose name isn’t well known, but they are important in the story of

La Grange d’Ernest, an exciting new producer from Savoie
Features France Latest 

La Grange d’Ernest, an exciting new producer from Savoie

February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Impressive, well priced wines from Grochau Cellars/GC Wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley
Features Latest Oregon 

Impressive, well priced wines from Grochau Cellars/GC Wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley

February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 jamiegoode
Boekenhoutskloof: a vertical of Semillon, and the 2023 new releases from this top South African winery
Features Latest South Africa 

Boekenhoutskloof: a vertical of Semillon, and the 2023 new releases from this top South African winery

February 6, 2026February 6, 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.

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