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Highlights: Frédéric Mabileau Les Roullères 2019 Saint-Nicholas-de-Bourgeuil

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 jamiegoode 4444 Views cabernet franc

Really impressed by this Loire Cabernet Franc, which delivers a lot of pleasure without costing a fortune. Frédéric Mabileau Les

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Roland Velich
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The wines of Roland Velich, Moric, the master of Blaufränkisch

December 15, 2022December 21, 2022 jamiegoode 10480 Views Blaufrankisch

Roland Velich is arguably the master of the great Blaufränkisch variety, and his wines are incredibly terroir expressive. I caught

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The Blaufränkisch summit: getting to grips with this fabulous variety in the Austrian alps

December 14, 2022December 15, 2022 jamiegoode 6633 Views Blaufrankisch

Blaufränkisch Summit, Lech Am Arlberg, December 2022 It’s an exciting time for Blaufränkisch. Back in May 2022 I attended a

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Best Bottle Award: 13 sparkling wines tasted blind in Lech in the Austrian Alps, as hotels in this gastronomic hotspot fight it out

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 jamiegoode 5019 Views Sparkling wine

Best Bottle Award: 13 sparkling wines tasted blind in Lech am Arlberg in the Austrian Alps Lech am Arlberg is

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Highlights: Bosman Nature & Sun Grenache Noir 2020 Wellington, South Africa

December 11, 2022 jamiegoode 6477 Views Grenache, Wellington

Saw this on the shelf in Waitrose Canary Wharf today and it caught my eye. Supermarket ranges are so big

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Scions of Sinai: the wines of Bernhard Bredell

December 7, 2022December 9, 2022 jamiegoode 9455 Views

Website: https://scionsofsinai.com/ Scions of Sinai: the wines of Bernhard Bredell Website: https://scionsofsinai.com/ Scions of Sinai: the wines of Bernhard Bredell

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Weingut Thörle: Impressive new wave German wines from this Rheinhessen estate

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 jamiegoode 6365 Views

Website: www.thorle-wein.de Thörle is a family domaine based in Saulheim in the Rheinhessen, and since 2006 it has been run

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Visiting Clos du Temple, home to the world’s most expensive rosé

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 jamiegoode 8406 Views

Back in 2016 Gerard Bertrand purchased a beautiful estate in the rolling hills of the Haut Cabrières, and from the

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Highlights: four Ports to consider for the festive season

November 21, 2022 jamiegoode 5141 Views Douro, Port

I love Port, and I kind of wish (for the sake of the Port producers) that it wasn’t such a

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Features Latest Regions Rhone 

Ventoux, making fresh wines in the Southern Rhône

November 19, 2022November 19, 2022 jamiegoode 7940 Views

Mont Ventoux is well known to cycle fans around the world as being a key (and rather brutal) stage in

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Visiting Hillick & Hobbs with winemaker Lynne Fahy – one of the most spectacular vineyards in the Finger Lakes region of New York State
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Visiting Hillick & Hobbs with winemaker Lynne Fahy – one of the most spectacular vineyards in the Finger Lakes region of New York State

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.hillickandhobbs.com/ Paul Hobbs is very well known in the wine world, and as well as consulting widely he opened

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (10) Corcelettes
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (10) Corcelettes

June 26, 2026 jamiegoode
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Island Wines: a tasting of sweet wines from Tenerife, Pantellaria, Kefalonia and Santorini

June 26, 2026June 26, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Lake Breeze
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Lake Breeze

June 24, 2026June 24, 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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