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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Toro Loco Orgánico 2018 Utiel-Requna, Spain

September 2, 2020September 6, 2020 jamiegoode 8261 Views

I have no idea how Aldi can sell an organic wine for £4.99. Especially when it tastes really good. And

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Highlights Portugal 

Highlights: Herdade do Rocim Clay Aged Tinto 2018 Alentejo, Portugal

August 31, 2020November 14, 2025 jamiegoode 4808 Views Alentejo, Amphora

Rocim, the Alentejo winery based between Cuba and Vidigueira in the south of the region, are famous for their hosting

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Dom Pérignon Rosé 2006 France

August 30, 2020October 9, 2020 jamiegoode 7580 Views

Sometimes when a wine is really expensive, you almost don’t want it to be too good. This, the pink version

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Highlights Savoie 

Highlights: Domaine Jean Perrier Altus ‘Le Vin Des Sommets’ Apremont 2019

August 27, 2020September 18, 2020 jamiegoode 8259 Views

What’s good about this wine? First, it’s a really delicious alpine wine from a producer with a sizeable 62 hectares

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Greece Highlights 

Highlights: Artemis Karamolegos Santorini Ancestral Vines ‘34’ 2018 Greece

August 25, 2020September 3, 2020 jamiegoode 6506 Views Assyrtiko, Santorini

Artemis Karamolegos Santorini Ancestral Vines ‘34’ 2018 Greece14% alcohol. This is a 100% Assyrtiko from the island of Santorini. This

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Highlights New Zealand 

Highlights: Damned Mountain Sauvignon Blanc 2019 Marlborough

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 jamiegoode 5027 Views Sauvignon Blanc

Damned Mountain Sauvignon Blanc 2019 Marlborough, New Zealand12.5% alcohol. This is a joint venture between Indigo Wine and an unnamed

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Highlights Slovenia 

Highlights: two from Mulit, Brda, Slovenia

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 jamiegoode 5278 Views

A while back Tjaš Prinčič from Brda, Slovenia got in touch with me. With his brother Peter, he has established

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: two from Champagne Michel Gonet

August 20, 2020October 9, 2020 jamiegoode 6701 Views

Champagne Michel Gonet Les 3 Terroirs Blanc de Blancs 2010 France12.5% alcohol. This is from Vindey (Sezanne), Montguex (Aube) and

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California Highlights 

Highlights: Whitcraft Winery Grenache Stolpman Vineyard 2018 Ballard Canyon, California

August 17, 2020October 9, 2020 jamiegoode 6109 Views pinot noir

This is a distinctive and beautiful Californian Grenache, made pretty naturally. Whole bunches are lightly trodden by foot, and then

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Alsace Highlights TOP STORIES 

Highlights: Hugel Gewurztraminer Grossi Laüe 2011 Alsace, France

August 12, 2020 jamiegoode 7720 Views Gewurztraminer

This is a high-end Gewurztraminer from Hugel. Along with Trimbach, Hugel were never really into the Alsace Grand Cru classification.

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Restaurants: Singburi, amazing Thai food in Shoreditch, London, and a short but great wine list
Features Food and wine Latest 

Restaurants: Singburi, amazing Thai food in Shoreditch, London, and a short but great wine list

August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 jamiegoode

Popped into Singburi in Shoreditch this afternoon for a late lunch. Came away full, happy and itching to go back.

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (12) Haywire and Garnet Valley Ranch
Canada Features Latest 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (12) Haywire and Garnet Valley Ranch

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Solvero in Garnet Valley
Canada Features Highlights 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Solvero in Garnet Valley

August 27, 2026 jamiegoode
Kranz, a leading Pfalz winery, celebrates 25 years of making a single-vineyard wine from a special site called Kalmit
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Kranz, a leading Pfalz winery, celebrates 25 years of making a single-vineyard wine from a special site called Kalmit

August 26, 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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