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Portugal Profiles 

The wines of Quinta do Ventozelo, Douro, Portugal

September 11, 2020 jamiegoode 8653 Views Douro

Quinta de Ventozelo is one of the Douro’s largest properties. It has a long history, but was until recently supplying

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Features Profiles Regions Spain 

Visiting Vega Sicilia, one of Spain’s most revered wineries

September 10, 2020October 20, 2020 jamiegoode 15981 Views Ribera del Duero

Vega Sicilia is one of the world’s iconic wineries, often referred to as Spain’s first growth. So it was great

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Canada Profiles 

Thirty Bench Wine Makers, Niagara, Canada

September 3, 2020 jamiegoode 6066 Views Niagara

Website: https://www.thirtybench.com/ Thirty Bench is part of the extensive Peller portfolio, but although it’s owned by a relatively large company,

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Argentina Features Profiles 

PerSe: stunning wines from Gualtallary in Argentina

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 jamiegoode 10239 Views Gualtallary, mendoza

Website: https://persevines.com/en/ Edy Del Popolo and David Bonomi are the team behind PerSe, one of Argentina’s most interesting wine projects.

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Portugal Profiles 

Quinta da Pedra Alta, Douro

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 jamiegoode 9596 Views Douro

Website: https://www.qpa.pt/ Based in the Cima Corgo of the Douro region in Portugal, Pedra Alta is a new quinta for

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Profiles Washington State 

Three from Kiona Vineyards, Red Mountain, Washington State

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 jamiegoode 6002 Views

I enjoyed these three wines from Kiona Vineyards. They’re in the Red Mountain AVA of Washington State, which is well

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Japan Profiles 

In Nagano, Japan: Suntory Shiojiri Winery

August 18, 2020November 14, 2020 jamiegoode 8077 Views

Suntory is one of Japan’s leading drink companies, famous for their whiskies. But they also make wine. The company began

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Japan Profiles 

In Nagano, Japan: Les Vins Vivants

August 17, 2020August 18, 2020 jamiegoode 5990 Views

Les Vins Vivants is a new venture in Tomi City, Nagano, Japan. Takahiro Ogino and his partner Tomoko are the

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Features Portugal Profiles 

Chocapalha: a leading winery from Portugal’s Lisboa wine region

August 9, 2020August 11, 2020 jamiegoode 7320 Views Lisboa

Website: https://chocapalha.pt/en/home_en/ Paulo Tavares de Silva had a career as a naval officer, but with his wife Alice nurtured a

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England Profiles 

The wines of Hidden Spring, Sussex, England

August 3, 2020 jamiegoode 6449 Views

Website: https://www.hiddenspring.co.uk/ In 2014 Dr David McNally and Chris Phipps bought a 23 acre campsite in Horam, East Sussex, and

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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Lake Breeze
Canada Features Latest 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Lake Breeze

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.lakebreeze.ca/ Lake Breeze is on the Naramata Bench, and since 2021 has been owned by the McIntyre family. The

The concept of island wines is now firmly established: a tasting with Pascaline Lepeltier
Features Latest Spain 

The concept of island wines is now firmly established: a tasting with Pascaline Lepeltier

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 jamiegoode
Alentejeo Spotlight: on the road in Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol with some interesting wines from this Portuguese region
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Alentejeo Spotlight: on the road in Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol with some interesting wines from this Portuguese region

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 jamiegoode
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Features Food and wine Latest 

Yuki Bar revisited: one of London’s best spots for natural wine

June 22, 2026June 22, 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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