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England Highlights 

Highlights: Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs 2016 England

January 25, 2021February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 6055 Views Sparkling wine

Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs 2016 England12% alcohol. This is from two vineyards. One is in Appeldore in Kent and is

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Highlights Latest New Zealand 

Millton Crazy by Nature wines: Cosmo Red and Sirius White

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 jamiegoode 10044 Views biodynamic

I’ve visited James and Annie Millton – biodynamic pioneers in New Zealand’s Gisborne region – a few times now. Here’s

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Germany Highlights Regions 

Highlights: Enderle & Moll Pinot Noir 2018 Baden

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 jamiegoode 8293 Views baden, Natural wine, pinot noir

Enderle & Moll was started in 2007 with just three barrels of wine in a garage in Baden. Florian Moll

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Highlights: Domaine Labet Chardonnay du Hasard Vin de Voile 2014 Jura

January 23, 2021February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 8940 Views

The Jura has a tradition of ageing wines under flor. The famous Vin Jaunes are made from Savagnin aged under

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Highlights: Zorah Heritage Chilar 2019 Armenia

January 21, 2021February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 8392 Views Armenia

I wrote a bit about Zorah back in 2014, when I met the owners at a Liberty Wines tasting. It’s

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Highlights Latest Profiles Uruguay 

Two from Agostina De Lucca in Uruguay

January 20, 2021 jamiegoode 6673 Views

This time last year I visited De Lucca winery in Uruguay’s Canelones region. You can red the report here. The

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France Highlights Latest 

Highlights: François Villard L’appel des Sereines Syrah 2017, Northern Rhône, France

January 20, 2021 Treve Ring 7026 Views Northern Rhone, syrah

François Villard is well known in the Northern Rhone for his masterful and poetic Côte-Rôtie and Saint-Joseph. Starting off his

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Champagne Highlights Videos 

Highlights: Champagne Krug Rosé NV France

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 jamiegoode 6253 Views

Champagne Krug Rosé NV France12.5% alcohol. This is 29% 2012, with 71% from reserve wines. In all, 22 wines from

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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Mac Forbes EB56 Italian Stallion Dolcetto 2019 Yarra, Australia

January 13, 2021February 17, 2021 Treve Ring 6306 Views Yarra Valley

Though Mac Forbes has been working with Italian varieties in the Yarra for a while, this is his first Dolcetto,

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Highlights Hungary 

Highlights: Disznókő Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 2007 Hungary

January 10, 2021February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 6397 Views tokaji

Tokaji is one of the world’s great wines. It’s a sweet wine made primarily from botrytised grapes. These are grapes

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Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson

August 8, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.minimalistwines.com/ I popped into Flint Wines to meet a South African winemaker that everyone is talking about. Sam Lambson

Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
Bordeaux Features Latest 

Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant

August 4, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats

August 4, 2026August 4, 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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