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Yabby Lake is a star of the Mornington Peninsula, making some of Australia’s best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 jamiegoode 589 Views

Website: https://www.yabbylake.com/ Yabby Lake is one of the most highly regarded of the Mornington Peninsula wineries. This is cool-climate Australia,

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honest wine time to dance
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Highlights: Honest Wines Time to Dance 2023 Swan Valley, Western Australia

February 17, 2026 jamiegoode 459 Views Grenache

Really like this gem from the Swan Valley, an old warm-climate region established long before Margaret River was even dreamt

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Goode’s Cribsheets (5) Victorian Pinot Noir

February 14, 2026 jamiegoode 360 Views pinot noir

Victoria may be the second smallest state in Australia, but it has an amazing diversity of wine regions, including many

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Highlights: Wirra Wirra Church Block 2022 McLaren Vale, Australia

December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 jamiegoode 896 Views McLaren Vale

Church Block is one of those important wines that we need more of. It’s affordable, and accessible, but it’s a

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Video: Place of Changing Winds, a remarkable vineyard in Australia’s Macedon Ranges wine region

December 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1282 Views

Website: https://www.placeofchangingwinds.com.au/ Jamie Goode visits Rob Walter’s Place of Changing Winds vineyard in the Macedon Ranges wine region, Victoria, Australia.

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Yarra Valley (11) Giant Steps

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 jamiegoode 1003 Views Yarra Valley

Giant Steps winery was started in the Yarra Valley by Phil Sexton in the late 1990s. He is a serial

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Yarra Valley (10) Bobar

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 jamiegoode 726 Views Yarra Valley

Sally and Tom Belford met at wine school, and in 2010 began making wine together in the Yarra Valley. I

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Yarra Valley (9) Rob Dolan Wines

December 14, 2025December 15, 2025 jamiegoode 703 Views Yarra Valley

Website: https://www.robdolanwines.com.au/ Rob Dolan has been in the Yarra since 1991. He first came here when he was employed as

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Yarra Valley (8) Luke Lambert

November 23, 2025December 15, 2025 jamiegoode 920 Views Yarra Valley

Website: https://www.lukelambertwines.com.au/ Luke makes wine from the northern part of the Yarra where the soils are granite with granitic sand.

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Yarra Valley (7) Timo Meyer

November 23, 2025December 15, 2025 jamiegoode 890 Views Yarra Valley

Website: https://timomayer.com.au/ Timo Meyer originally came from Germany, but for a long time now he’s been making some of the

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Four lovely wines at the Drapers Arms: Momento, Suertes, Rougeard, Corleone
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Four lovely wines at the Drapers Arms: Momento, Suertes, Rougeard, Corleone

February 26, 2026 jamiegoode

Four of us gathered at The Drapers Arms to do some playing with the Josephinenhütte wine glasses, and then we

Some top fizz from Berry Bros & Rudd, UK and Champagne
Champagne England Features Latest 

Some top fizz from Berry Bros & Rudd, UK and Champagne

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 jamiegoode
New Zealand Pinot Noir is in a good place! Tasting 27 examples from across the country
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New Zealand Pinot Noir is in a good place! Tasting 27 examples from across the country

February 25, 2026 jamiegoode
Tasting the impressive wines of Viviana Morales of Sauzal Winery in Maule, Chile
Chile Features Latest 

Tasting the impressive wines of Viviana Morales of Sauzal Winery in Maule, Chile

February 23, 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.

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