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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (15) Meyer Family Vineyards

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 jamiegoode 467 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://mfvwines.com/ Jak and Janice Meyer are turning out some of the best Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the Okanagan.

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Exploring the Hunter Valley (3) Margan

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 jamiegoode 719 Views hunter valley

Website: https://www.margan.com.au/ Margan is an important Hunter Valley producer making some very interesting wines, and championing newer varieties that show

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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 jamiegoode 1284 Views

Website: https://www.radforddale.com/ I have been following the wines of Radford Dale with some interest over the last three years. The

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Thomas Bachelder Niagara Canada
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Bachelder revisited: tasting through the 2023s from this important Canadian producer, who is mapping Niagara one vineyard at a time

August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 833 Views Chardonnay, Gamay, Niagara, pinot noir

It was great to take the opportunity to taste once again with Thomas Bachelder, one of Canada’s top winemakers. Geoffrey

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A vertical of Vega Sicilia: taking a deep dive into Spain’s most celebrated wine producer

July 24, 2026July 24, 2026 jamiegoode 1540 Views Ribera del Duero

UK wine merchant Berry Bros & Rudd have just launched an offer of some back vintages of Vega Sicilia. (The

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Konstantin Frank, one of the most important wineries in the Finger Lakes region of New York State

June 28, 2026June 28, 2026 jamiegoode 947 Views

This is one of the most well known (and important) of the Finger Lakes wineries, with a debut vintage of

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Canada Features Latest Profiles 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (10) Corcelettes

June 26, 2026 jamiegoode 750 Views Similkameen

Website: https://www.corceletteswine.ca/ Corcelettes is one of the leading producers in the Similkameen Valley, which is a small but interesting valley

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kismet winery okanagan
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (9) Kismet Estate Winery

June 19, 2026June 19, 2026 jamiegoode 884 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://www.kismetestatewinery.com/ There’s a great story to Kismet. Sukwinder (Sukhi) and Balwinder Dhaliwal moved from the Punjab in India to

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Canada Features Latest Profiles 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (5) Quails’ Gate

June 11, 2026June 13, 2026 jamiegoode 1484 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://www.quailsgate.com/ Quails’ gate are one of the most important wineries in the Okanagan, making top quality wines at a

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Features Latest Profiles Regions South Africa 

Vergelegen: the first release of the top wines under new winemaker Luke O’Cuinneagain

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026 jamiegoode 1368 Views Stellenbosch

I visited Vergelegen a while ago, seeing how this celebrated wine estate has emerged from a period of underperformance under

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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes

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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

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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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