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Burgundy Features Latest 

Domaine Chanson, Bourgogne: impressive 2020 releases

December 14, 2021December 18, 2021 jamiegoode 11644 Views

Domaine Chanson has a sizeable 43 hectares of vines in Bourgogne, and also operates as a negociant. This was a

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Highlight: Arquils Maestro 2019 California

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 5754 Views

https://arquils.com/ Carlos Caruncho’s story is an interesting one. He was born in Cuba, attended university in Russia, and then defected.

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Moulin-à-Vent, an ambitious Beaujolais cru

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 jamiegoode 9050 Views Beaujolais, Gamay

Jamie Goode tastes the 2019 releases from members of the Cap Moulin-à-Vent organization Cap Moulin-à-Vent is the sort of organization

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Features Latest New Zealand 

Mud House Chile Sauvignon Blanc, and why I think this is a bad idea

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 jamiegoode 20495 Views Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc

A few weeks ago a sample arrived. I opened it up and thought, oh, the new vintage of Mud House

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Assessing the range from UK retailer Laithwaites, with full notes and scores

December 8, 2021December 10, 2021 jamiegoode 9600 Views

Website: https://www.laithwaites.co.uk/ Laithwaites are a major UK retailer, and they made their name as the premier mail order operator in

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England Features Latest Regions 

New releases from the Vagabond Urban Winery, London

November 21, 2021November 20, 2022 jamiegoode 8820 Views

Vagabond is an urban winery based in Battersea Power Station in London. Winemaker Jose Quintana took over here in September

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California Features Latest Profiles 

The wines of Château Montelena, Napa, California

November 3, 2021November 7, 2021 jamiegoode 6644 Views Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Napa

Website: https://montelena.com/ Historic Napa winery Chateau Montelena dates back to 1882. This is when Alfred L. Tubbs planted the vineyard

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An evening of Beaujolais, reinforcing the fact that some of them can age

October 26, 2021 jamiegoode 7061 Views

Edouard Parinet of Château Moulin-à-Vent was in town. He’s collaborated with dynamic restaurateur Xavier Rousset to make a special cuvée,

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Restaurants: Hide and Fox, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 jamiegoode 8189 Views Restaurants

Hythe is an underrated town. It’s on the Kent coast, and just east is Folkestone, in walking distance. But while

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Santorini Superstar Artemis Karamolegos

October 24, 2021 Treve Ring 9933 Views Assyrtiko, Old vines, Santorini, volcanic

Artemis Karamolegos is one of the most dynamic wineries on Santorini. Inspired by his grandfather, who started making wine and cultivating

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Galiza: a seminar focusing on the wines of Galicia, Spain
Features Latest Spain 

Galiza: a seminar focusing on the wines of Galicia, Spain

October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 jamiegoode

For the 2026 edition of Simplesmente Vinho the guest region was Galiza (Galicia) in Spain, and there were nine visiting

The Bothey, an interesting wine project from South Africa
Features Latest South Africa 

The Bothey, an interesting wine project from South Africa

October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 jamiegoode
Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration
Australia Features Latest 

Loosen Barry: where the Clare Valley meets the Mosel, a Riesling collaboration

October 11, 2026October 11, 2026 jamiegoode
All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand
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All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand

October 9, 2026October 9, 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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