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Highlights Latest Spain 

Highlights: La Rioja Alta Viña Arana Gran Reserva 2014 Rioja, Spain

September 9, 2020September 10, 2020 jamiegoode 8330 Views Rioja

La Rioja Alta is one of the classic wineries of Rioja. They have three Reserva Wine brands, Alberdi, Arana and

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Bordeaux Highlights 

Highlights: G de Château Guiraud Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2016

September 6, 2020September 18, 2020 jamiegoode 6404 Views

G de Château Guiraud Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2016 France13.5% alcohol. Organic farming, with some limestone in the clay/gravel soils. This

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Argentina Highlights 

Highlights: Ver Sacrum G.S.M Field Blend 2018 Los Chacayes, Mendoza

September 5, 2020September 18, 2020 jamiegoode 6768 Views

Eduardo Soler was inspired by the mountain Garnachas of Gredos, in Spain. In 2012 he began his own project in

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Toro Loco Orgánico 2018 Utiel-Requna, Spain

September 2, 2020September 6, 2020 jamiegoode 8387 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 4885 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 7718 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 8347 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 6576 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 5101 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 5426 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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The Bothey, an interesting wine project from South Africa
Features Latest South Africa 

The Bothey, an interesting wine project from South Africa

October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.bothey.co.za/wine/ Katja Leinberger and Marcel Hartman own a luxury accommodation call The Bothey, and they also have a range

Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration
Australia Features Latest 

Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration

October 11, 2026October 11, 2026 jamiegoode
All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand
Features Latest 

All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Canadian Sparkling Wine: a rare tasting crossing the country, with 24 different wines
Canada Features Latest Regions 

Canadian Sparkling Wine: a rare tasting crossing the country, with 24 different wines

October 9, 2026October 9, 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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