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Beaujolais Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py 2017

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 jamiegoode 8612 Views Gamay

Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py 2017 Beaujolais, France13.5% alcohol. This is from the special terroir of Côte du Py

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: Niepoort Batuta 2018 Douro, Portugal

November 21, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7591 Views Douro

Dirk Niepoort is, for me, one of the most important winegrowers globally (there’s a review of his work from a

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Burgundy Highlights 

The remarkable Simone from Château de Pommard

November 19, 2020February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 9869 Views

I get invited to a lot of Zoom tastings. This was another, and while I’ve been impressed with the wines

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Altolandon Bobal Extreme 2018 Manchuela, Spain

November 15, 2020December 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7628 Views

Bobal! You might be surprised to learn that this is Spain’s second-most planted red grape variety after Tempranillo. It’s found

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Highlights : François Mikulski Bourgogne Aligoté 2018

November 14, 2020February 17, 2021 Treve Ring 6840 Views Bourgogne, France

François Mikulski’s father was Lieutenant Mieczyslaw Mikulski, an escapee from occupied Poland in 1939, who fled to England and joined

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Highlights New York State 

Highlights: Element Cabernet Franc 2014 Finger Lakes, New York State

November 11, 2020November 23, 2020 jamiegoode 4400 Views

This is one of the best Finger Lakes wines I’ve had. It’s from the Element winery. Here, Christopher Bates MW

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Bordeaux Highlights Regions 

Highlights: Les Tourelles de Loungueville 2015 Pauillac, Bordeaux

November 9, 2020March 4, 2021 jamiegoode 8069 Views

I’m not a massive fan of second wines from top Bordeaux châteaux: there a reason that certain lots don’t make

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Pierre Paillard Les Parcelles 15 Grand Cru Bouzy Extra Brut NV

November 6, 2020November 23, 2020 jamiegoode 12367 Views

Very impressed with this Pinot Noir-dominated Champagne from Antoine and Quentin Paillard. This Cuvée is made from 22 individually vinified

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Roederer + Starck brut nature Champagnes

November 1, 2020February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 7195 Views

This is the third vintage of the collaboration between designer Philippe Starck and the Champagne house Roederer. There are a

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Highlights Rhone 

Highlights: Jean-Luc Jamet Valine 2018 Collines-Rhodaniennes, France

October 28, 2020November 14, 2020 jamiegoode 9151 Views syrah

The Jamet story is not a straightforward one. Brothers Jean-Luc and Jean-Paul worked together for many years at Domaine Jamet,

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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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