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The wines of Corofin, interpreting interesting Marlborough terroirs through the lens of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir – updated with 2023 releases

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 jamiegoode 9068 Views Chardonnay, Marlborough, pinot noir

For me, Corofin is one of Marlborough’s (and New Zealand’s) most exciting wine projects. The people behind it are Mike

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North Canterbury, New Zealand (7) Georges Road

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 jamiegoode 264 Views North Canterbury

Website: http://georgesroadwines.co.nz/ Kirk Bray was in wine class with Paul Pujol (now winegrower at Prophets Rock in Central Otago) at

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Features Latest New Zealand 

North Canterbury, New Zealand (6) Domaine Williams Raillard et B

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 jamiegoode 200 Views North Canterbury

While I was in North Canterbury I visited a new producer who has yet to release any wines. Next door

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North Canterbury, New Zealand (5) Fernbank

January 19, 2026 jamiegoode 216 Views North Canterbury

Website: https://www.fernbank.wine/ Helen and Matt Barbour run a viticultural consultancy company (Barbour Vines) as well as some very well situated

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Highlights: Sandrine Henriot Régnié Lachat 2022 Beaujolais, France

January 18, 2026January 18, 2026 jamiegoode 293 Views Natural wine

Sandrine Henriot purchased vines and established her own domaine in Régnié-Durette after several years working for fancy Bourgogne domaines. She

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Gallo, the world’s largest wine company, has three insanely large wineries in California

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 jamiegoode 1831 Views

Gallo (they dropped the E&J bit in 2024) own the three largest wineries in the world. They don’t tend to

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Highlights: Sommer Blaufränkisch 2020 Leithaberg, Burgenland, Austria

January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 430 Views Blaufrankisch, Burgenland

Website: https://weingut-sommer.at/en I’ve been impressed with the wines from Leo Sommer in the past: https://wineanorak.com/2024/11/28/sommer-beautiful-low-intervention-wines-from-austrias-leithaberg-region/ I had this last night

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Judith Beck is making some impressive natural wines in Austria’s Burgenland

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 430 Views Natural wine

Website: https://www.weingut-beck.at/ Judith Beck farms 15 hectares of vines in Gols, in the Burgenland. Farming has been biodynamic since 2007,

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Bianka and Daniel Schmitt, making impressive natural wines in Rheinhessen, Germany

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 365 Views

Website: https://biankaunddaniel.de/ I tasted these wines with Bianka Schmitt at the VinNatur festival in Paris, November 2025. The winery has

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Highlights: Jules Desjourneys Pouilly-Loché 2019 Bourgogne, France

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026 jamiegoode 373 Views

I visited Fabien Duparray of Domaine Jules Desjourneys back in 2018 and loved the wines. Here’s a good one that

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The wines of Corofin, interpreting interesting Marlborough terroirs through the lens of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir – updated with 2023 releases
Features Latest New Zealand Regions 

The wines of Corofin, interpreting interesting Marlborough terroirs through the lens of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir – updated with 2023 releases

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 jamiegoode

For me, Corofin is one of Marlborough’s (and New Zealand’s) most exciting wine projects. The people behind it are Mike

North Canterbury, New Zealand (7) Georges Road
Features Latest New Zealand 

North Canterbury, New Zealand (7) Georges Road

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 jamiegoode
North Canterbury, New Zealand (6) Domaine Williams Raillard et B
Features Latest New Zealand 

North Canterbury, New Zealand (6) Domaine Williams Raillard et B

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 jamiegoode
North Canterbury, New Zealand (5) Fernbank
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North Canterbury, New Zealand (5) Fernbank

January 19, 2026 jamiegoode

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