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California Features Profiles TOP STORIES 

New (2022 vintage) releases from Jamie Kutch, one of California’s leading Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 jamiegoode 13375 Views pinot noir

Website: Kutch Wines (includes videos of the vineyards) Over the last few years Jamie Kutch has emerged as one of

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Australia Features Profiles 

New releases from Place of Changing Winds: a remarkable vineyard-based project in Australia’s Macedon Ranges

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 jamiegoode 11026 Views

Website: https://www.placeofchangingwinds.com.au/ This is a remarkable project from Robert Walters, who for over 15 years has been wine buyer for

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Profiles South Africa 

Saurwein: new releases from this exciting South African Pinot Noir producer

August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 jamiegoode 10424 Views pinot noir

Jessica Saurwein is getting rave reviews for her small-production Pinots and the new 2022 releases are the best yet. Jessica

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Features Profiles Regions Slovenia TOP STORIES 

In Slovenia (5) visiting Vino Gross in Haloze (updated with new releases)

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 jamiegoode 9731 Views

Haloze is a hidden place, says Michael Gross. He comes from a winegrowing family, and with his brother, was running

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England Features Profiles Regions 

Visiting Gutter & Stars, an urban winery in a Cambridge windmill

August 9, 2023August 10, 2023 jamiegoode 7478 Views

Website: https://www.gutterandstars.co.uk/ Chris Wilson is a journalist-turned-winemaker. He was – and still is – a wine journalist, but turned to

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England Features Profiles Regions 

Penn Croft and Itasca Wines: an interesting Hampshire contract winery (Thorrington Mill, Wraxhall, Missing Gate) also making their own wines

July 15, 2023July 15, 2023 jamiegoode 8039 Views

Ben Smith is the winemaker at Itasca Wines, a 600 ton winery in north Hampshire. Here he makes some of

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New Zealand Profiles 

Akitu: top Pinot Noirs from Wanaka, Central Otago

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 jamiegoode 12528 Views Central Otago, pinot noir

Website: https://akitu.wine/ (with notes added on the latest releases, April 2023) Central Otago isn’t just a single region. It’s composed

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Features Greece Profiles 

Exploring Greece (2) Rouvalis Winery, Aigialeia

March 29, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 5970 Views

Website: https://www.rouvaliswinery.gr/en/ This was a great visit to a winery making excellent wines from some spectacular terroirs. We are in

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Features Profiles Regions South Africa 

Savage Wines: one of South Africa’s top producers, making balanced, elegant wines

March 20, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 23231 Views

Duncan Savage’s first solo vintage was as long ago as 2011, but he still seems to be a fresh face

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Features France Profiles 

Domaine Capmartin, naturally made wines from southwest France

March 16, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 5728 Views

Website: Domaine Capmartin, southwest France This is a family winery, now run by Simon Capmartin. His father created the domaine

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Chile Features Latest 

Garcés Silva is making some lovely wines in Chile’s Leyda Valley, mostly under the Amayna label

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://vgs.cl/en/ Garcés Silva is a winery whose name isn’t well known, but they are important in the story of

La Grange d’Ernest, an exciting new producer from Savoie
Features France Latest 

La Grange d’Ernest, an exciting new producer from Savoie

February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Impressive, well priced wines from Grochau Cellars/GC Wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley
Features Latest Oregon 

Impressive, well priced wines from Grochau Cellars/GC Wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley

February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 jamiegoode
Boekenhoutskloof: a vertical of Semillon, and the 2023 new releases from this top South African winery
Features Latest South Africa 

Boekenhoutskloof: a vertical of Semillon, and the 2023 new releases from this top South African winery

February 6, 2026February 6, 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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