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Gusbourne: one of the UK’s leading producers

October 24, 2022November 21, 2022 jamiegoode 3818 Views

Website: https://www.gusbourne.com/ Back in 2004 Andrew Weeber planted the first vines of Gusbourne in Appeldore in Kent. The first wines

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Features Profiles South of France 

Costières de Nîmes, an exciting region in the Rhône, part 1: introduction

October 20, 2022January 20, 2023 jamiegoode 5480 Views Costieres de Nimes, southern rhone

Website: https://www.costieres-nimes.org/en/vineyard The most southerly of the Rhône vineyards, Costières de Nîmes is southwest of Avignon, and due south of

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Features Portugal Profiles 

The wines of Cartuxa, an important producer in Portugal’s Alentejo

October 12, 2022October 17, 2022 jamiegoode 5228 Views Alentejo

Website: Cartuxa One of the famous old table wines of Portugal is Pera Manca, which is made by the Cartuxa

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Features Profiles South Africa 

Visiting Anthonij Rupert Wyne, L’Ormarins Estate, Franschhoek, South Africa

October 9, 2022October 26, 2022 jamiegoode 7072 Views

Website: Anthonij Rupert Wyne Antonij Rupert is the wine project based at L’Ormarins estate on the eastern boundary of Franschhoek,

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Chloi Chatzivaryti: beautiful natural wines from Greece

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 jamiegoode 8488 Views

Chloi Chatzivaryti is making some very exciting wines from a subregion of Naoussa called Goumenissa. I first met her at

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The wines of Quinta de La Rosa, Douro, Portugal

August 18, 2022 jamiegoode 4281 Views Douro

Website: https://www.quintadelarosa.com/ Quinta de la Rosa is a beautiful Quinta, a short distance along the river from Pinhão, in the

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The wines of David & Nadia, Swartland, South Africa

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 jamiegoode 6483 Views Chenin Blanc, swartland

Website: https://davidnadia.com/ David and Nadia Sadie studied together and then got married in 2009. They both began working for different

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The wines of Casa de Darei, Dão, Portugal

August 8, 2022 jamiegoode 5131 Views Dao

Website: http://casadedarei.pt/eng_index.html Back in 1997 José Ruivo bought a 140 hectare farm on the shores of the Dão river at

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California Features Latest Profiles 

Donkey and Goat: Californian wines with a natural twist

August 2, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 9004 Views Natural wine

Jared and Tracey Brandt have an urban winery in Berkeley, California, called Donkey and Goat, which they started in 2003.

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Alsace Features Profiles 

Rolly Gassmann: singular wines from Alsace

July 20, 2022 jamiegoode 5569 Views

Website: Domaine Rolly Gassmann Rolly Gassmann is one of the most singular producers in Alsace. They are based in Rorschwihr,

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Leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber are almost through with their vintage, and it’s one of the earliest and best ever
England Features Latest 

Leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber are almost through with their vintage, and it’s one of the earliest and best ever

October 10, 2025 jamiegoode

Back in 1988, American couple Stuart and Sandy Moss changed the face of English wine forever. Back at this time

Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine
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Paying more for quality, and the crisis of affordability in wine

October 8, 2025October 8, 2025 jamiegoode
Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level
Bulgaria Features Latest Regions 

Visiting Aya Estate for the opening of their winery: Bulgarian wine playing at a new level

October 7, 2025October 7, 2025 jamiegoode
Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch
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Bonhams is auctioning off the cellar of Locanda Locatelli, and a few of us get to try some of the gems over lunch

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 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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