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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: GB Burlotto Barolo Monvigliero 2018 Piemonte, Italy

March 20, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1541 Views Piemonte

This is a beautiful Barolo, that I had with some good wine friends at Manteca, off the list. It was

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Highlights Languedoc 

Highlights: Gérard Bertrand Villa Soleilla 2021, taking orange wine to new heights

March 17, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1523 Views orange wine

Gérard Bertrand Villa Soleilla 2021 France14% alcohol. Villa Soleilla is probably the world’s most expensive orange wine. It’s made from

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Fifty years of Lytton Springs, the famous Zinfandel-based wine from star California producer Ridge

March 12, 2025 jamiegoode 2223 Views

Website: https://www.ridgewine.com/ The current release of Lytton Springs, the 2022, celebrates 50 years since this single-vineyard wine was first launched

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China Highlights 

Highlights: Tiansai Skyline of Gobi Marselan 2018 China

February 27, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1520 Views

Website: http://www.tsjz.com/ I’m mid-flight on my way to Hong Kong aboard Cathay Pacific, and this is the first time I’ve

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Mvemve Raats MR de Compostella 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa

February 25, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1310 Views Stellenbosch

Mvemve Raats MR de Compostella 2021 Stellenbosch, South Africa14% alcohol. A Bordeaux-style blend from Stellenbosch that comes in a heavyweight

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Cédric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne UR/R18 Dégorgement 2022

February 16, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2081 Views

A treat to try this Blanc de Noirs from one of the leading growers in Champagne. Cédric Bouchard Roses de

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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Fontodi Dino Chianti Classico 2020

January 7, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1306 Views Chianti Classico

Had this beauty from the wine list at Manteca with good friends. Fontodi Dino Chianti Classico 2020 ItalyThis is Fontodi’s

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Beaujolais Highlights 

Highlights: Thillardon Chénas Vibrations 2021

January 5, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1476 Views Gamay

Thillardon Vibrations Chénas 2021 Beaujolais, France11.5% alcohol. This was bought after a long lunch at the excellent Soif, and then

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Argentina Highlights 

Highlights: Catena Criolla Vino Natural Ancestral 2020 Mendoza, Argentina

January 2, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1160 Views

Criolla is the name used for the pale-red-skinned generously yielding old grape varieties from Argentina, that are now being given

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Highlights Jura 

Highlights: Ganevat Les Cedres 2016 Côtes du Jura

December 26, 2024September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1455 Views Natural wine

This negoce wine from Ganevat is singing after 8 years, no added sulfites, and still fresh. Anne et Jean-François Ganevat

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New releases from Radford Dale, South Africa: the over-delivering Vinum wines, plus their new organic wines
Features Profiles South Africa 

New releases from Radford Dale, South Africa: the over-delivering Vinum wines, plus their new organic wines

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 jamiegoode

Radford Dale are producing some very smart wines at the moment. They are getting the style right (aiming for freshness

Casa Marin, one of Chile’s top boutique wineries making cool climate gems in their own DO, Lo Abarca
Chile Features Latest 

Casa Marin, one of Chile’s top boutique wineries making cool climate gems in their own DO, Lo Abarca

December 16, 2025 jamiegoode
Yarra Valley (11) Giant Steps
Australia Features Latest 

Yarra Valley (11) Giant Steps

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 jamiegoode
Yarra Valley (10) Bobar
Australia Features Latest 

Yarra Valley (10) Bobar

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 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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