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Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Alentejo producer Cortes de Cima completes its reinvention, and the new wines hit the spot

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 jamiegoode 1046 Views

Website: https://cortesdecima.pt/en/ Alentejo producer Cortes de Cima has gone through quite a transformation since Anna Jørgensen (above) took over from

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Features Food and wine Latest Profiles South Africa 

Creation, one of the leading wineries from South Africa’s cool-climate Hemel-en-Aarde region

January 5, 2026January 6, 2026 jamiegoode 8000 Views

Website:  https://www.creationwines.com/ High up in the Hemel-en-Arde region lies one of South Africa’s top wine estates – one that has

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Goode’s crib sheets: Chablis

January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 jamiegoode 575 Views

I’m quite a fan of Chablis, but it pays here (as in most regions) to pick producers. There are lots

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A brilliant wine dinner with friends at the Drapers Arms, with 15 interesting wines

January 4, 2026January 4, 2026 jamiegoode 1714 Views

This was a brilliant wine dinner with a nice crowd, at the excellent Drapers Arms. We all brought a couple

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Features Latest South Africa 

A Pinotage study, comparing six examples of this South African speciality

January 3, 2026January 3, 2026 jamiegoode 830 Views Pinotage

Pinotage is such an interesting grape variety. You can read all about its origins, its struggles and its triumphs in

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Features France Latest 

Exploring the Roussillon (6) Château Lauriga

January 2, 2026January 4, 2026 jamiegoode 608 Views Roussillon

Website: https://www.lauriga.com/en/ Lauriga is based in Thuir, in the Les Aspres terroir of the Roussillon. It’s an old estate that

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2025, a wine year in pictures

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026 jamiegoode 1044 Views

Here’s a selection of pictures from 2025. Quite a year.

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Champagne Features Latest 

A mini-Champagne study: Ayala, Bollinger, Albert Lebrun, Forget Brimont

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026 jamiegoode 598 Views

Tried these four Champagnes together to compare and contrast. Ayala came out really well from this comparison. Champagne Ayala Brut

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Features France Latest 

Exploring the Roussillon (5) Torredemer Mangin

December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 jamiegoode 729 Views

Website: https://torredemer-mangin.com/ Torredemer Mangin is an exciting new producer in the Roussillon. It’s a collaboration between Romain Torredemer (aged 33)

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Australia Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Wirra Wirra Church Block 2022 McLaren Vale, Australia

December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 jamiegoode 761 Views McLaren Vale

Church Block is one of those important wines that we need more of. It’s affordable, and accessible, but it’s a

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Impressive, well priced wines from Grochau Cellars/GC Wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley
Features Latest Oregon 

Impressive, well priced wines from Grochau Cellars/GC Wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley

February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.grochaucellars.com/ John Grochau started his winery in 2002, initially using his own name, but later switching it to GC

Boekenhoutskloof: a vertical of Semillon, and the 2023 new releases from this top South African winery
Features Latest South Africa 

Boekenhoutskloof: a vertical of Semillon, and the 2023 new releases from this top South African winery

February 6, 2026February 6, 2026 jamiegoode
Adelsheim, one of the pioneering Oregon wineries
Features Latest Oregon 

Adelsheim, one of the pioneering Oregon wineries

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 jamiegoode
Visiting Emiliana, an important organic Chilean winery
Chile Features Latest Profiles 

Visiting Emiliana, an important organic Chilean winery

February 4, 2026February 4, 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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