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Burgundy Highlights 

Highlights: De Moor Bourgogne Chitry 2018 France

July 12, 2020May 15, 2021 jamiegoode 7376 Views Chardonnay, Natural wine

Neighbouring the Chablis region, Chitry is a very interesting appellation with similar soils and climate, with the potential to make

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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Monastero Suore Cistercensi Coenobium & Benedic

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Treve Ring 11632 Views Natural wine

These are not your typical Italian wines. Unless, that is, you usually take of natural wine made by nuns. In

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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Wildman Wine Heavy Petting Pét-Nat 2018 Riverland, Australia

July 3, 2020July 5, 2020 jamiegoode 6648 Views Pet Nat

Tim Wildman was a wine merchant, passed the MW exams, and headed off to Australia. As well as running James

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Highlights Oregon 

Highlights: Bergström Gregory Ranch Pinot Noir 2014 Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon

June 28, 2020July 5, 2020 jamiegoode 4652 Views pinot noir

Bergström changed styles a few years back from big, ripe wines to wines showing more poised and balance. A smart

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Highlights Portugal Videos 

Highlights: Rocim NatCool Fresh From Amphora 2019

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 jamiegoode 8633 Views Alentejo

A short tasting video with this wine: Herdade do Rocim NatCool Fresh from Amphora 2019 Alentejo, Portugal12% alcohol. Made in

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Fedellos do Couto Bastarda 2018 Ribeira Sacra

June 23, 2020 jamiegoode 6143 Views Ribeira sacra

Fedellos do Couto are a natural-ish wine producer based in Ribeira Sacra. I visited a couple of years ago –

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Highlights Latest New York State 

Highlights: Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard HJW Bio Riesling 2017 Finger Lakes

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 jamiegoode 6322 Views Finger Lakes

Wiemer is one of the top producers in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. This Riesling comes from

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Highlights New Zealand TOP STORIES 

Highlights: Mountford Estate The Rise Pinot Noir 2015 North Canterbury, New Zealand

June 21, 2020June 21, 2020 jamiegoode 7422 Views

Mountford Estate’s story is an interesting one. They established a big reputation for their wines under winemaker CP Lin: the

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Bordeaux Highlights 

Highlights: two from Sauternes

June 18, 2020 jamiegoode 5379 Views Sauternes

A couple of half-bottle Sauternes popped tonight. So satisfying and massively undervalued right now. Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes 1er

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Highlights Latest South of France Videos 

Highlights: Nu.Vo.Té 2019 Vin de France

June 18, 2020June 21, 2020 jamiegoode 9609 Views

A really impressive wine made from new varieties bred for disease resistance, from Languedoc producer Foncalieu. Nu.Vo.Té 2019 Vin de

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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
Champagne Features Latest Portugal Regions 

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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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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