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Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Elgin Pinot Noir: how is Pinot doing in this cool-climate South African region?

September 6, 2022 jamiegoode 7845 Views Elgin, pinot noir

Elgin is one of South Africa’s cool climate wine regions. This apple-growing area first began growing wine grapes in the

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England Latest Regions 

The UK wine industry: how’s it going?

September 6, 2022 jamiegoode 12573 Views

Today, Wine GB, the official body for wine production in the UK, have released their annual report. It’s a snapshot

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Chile Features Latest Politics TOP STORIES 

As Chile votes no to a radical new constitution Francisco Baettig delivers yet another round of iconic bottles to the world’s collective table..

September 4, 2022September 6, 2022 Lisse Garnett 7483 Views

Chile is at a pivotal point in its history – Sunday saw an historical vote on a new Constitution that

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Video: International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration (i4C) 2022

September 2, 2022 jamiegoode 4411 Views Chardonnay

I head to Canada’s Niagara wine region for the International Cool Climate Chardonnnay Celebration 2022, known simply as i4C. It’s

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Mirabeau: the taste of Pink

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 jamiegoode 6357 Views

Website: https://www.maisonmirabeau.com/ Mirabeau has grown a lot since its inception. When I visited Stephen and Jeany Cronk back in 2015

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Canada Features Latest TOP STORIES 

In Niagara (6) Cave Spring

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 jamiegoode 6545 Views Niagara

One of Niagara’s most important producers is Cave Spring. They are probably most famous for their Rieslings, but everything they

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England Features Latest Regions 

The wines of Langham, one of the UK’s most exciting producers

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 jamiegoode 6100 Views Sparkling wine

Website: www.langhamwine.co.uk Dorset – a county in the South of England – is not the most famous location for sparkling

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Highlights: Kumpf & Meyer Riesling Westerberg Perpétuel 15/18/19 Alsace

August 20, 2022 jamiegoode 7018 Views Riesling

This is a new Alsace domaine to me. It was created back in the 1990s when Philippe Meyer and Sophie

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Highlights Latest Spain 

Highlight : Las Moradas de San Martin Libro Once Las Luces 2011, Sierra de Gredos, Spain

August 19, 2022August 25, 2022 Treve Ring 4683 Views Garnacha, granite, Gredos, Grenache, old vine

Las Moradas de San Martin sits at a height of 870m above sea level, on the fringes of the Sierra

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Arneis: a study

August 19, 2022August 22, 2022 Treve Ring 5825 Views arneis

{ahr NAYZ} Piemonte’s ‘Little Rascal’, so named for its tricky nature in the vineyard, Arneis has been rooted in Roero,

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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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