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Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc from Austria: a study

December 10, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 2020 Views Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc

This tasting was part of the Arlberg Weinberg, and was led by Willi Balanjuk and Daniela Dejnega. Of the 44

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Sommer: beautiful low-intervention wines from Austria’s Leithaberg region

November 28, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 2066 Views

Website: https://weingut-sommer.at/ Sommer are based in Leithaberg, in Burgenland, Austria, where they have 30 hectares of vines. Next generation Leo

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Electric Styria: a tasting and discussion about this exciting wine region

October 15, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 2703 Views

Websites: https://www.wachstumkoenig.at/ *** https://www.neumeister.cc/en/ *** https://www.vinogross.com/ One of the exciting wine stories in recent years is the emergence of a

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Video: side events of Karakterre 13, a natural wine festival held in Burgenland, Austria, May 2024

June 4, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 6229 Views Natural wine

As part of the Karakterre 2024 festival, along with a group of sommeliers and wine people from the US and

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Photos from Karakterre 2024, a natural wine festival in Austria

May 23, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 3415 Views

Karakterre is an amazing two-day natural wine festival held annually in Burgenland, Austria, and now also in New York. It

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The remarkable wines of Werlitsch, Styria, Austria

January 22, 2024 jamiegoode 5596 Views Natural wine

Website: http://www.werlitsch.com/ Ewald and Brigitte Tscheppe (above) are the couple behind one of Austria’s most interesting wine projects: the Werlitsch

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Austrian Sparkling Wine: a masterclass

December 25, 2023 jamiegoode 3658 Views Sparkling wine

This session was presented by Sasha Speicher at the Arlberg Weinberg 2023 in Lech, Austria. Sasha is an excellent presenter

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The remarkable big bottle cellars at the Hospiz Alm in St. Christoph am Arlberg, Austria

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 jamiegoode 9233 Views

Website: https://www.arlberghospiz.at/en/gastronomy/hospiz-alm-restaurant/ The Hospiz Alm restaurant is based in the small hamlet St. Christoph am Arlberg, which is the highest

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Austrian Fine Wine Masterclass: 15 remarkable bottles

December 12, 2023 jamiegoode 4631 Views

This was a tasting focusing on Austria’s fine wine dimension, hosted by Paula Sidore, Willi Balanjuk and Peter Schleimer at

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Visiting Hirsch, one of the leading producers in Austria’s Kamptal wine region

December 11, 2023 jamiegoode 4451 Views Kamptal

Website: https://www.weingut-hirsch.at/en/ Johannes Hirsch is making some of Austria’s best Grüner Veltliner and Riesling from his winery in Kammern, which

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Alentejo: a study in eight wines, from a region focused on sustainability
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Alentejo: a study in eight wines, from a region focused on sustainability

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://sustentabilidade.vinhosdoalentejo.pt/en/wines-of-alentejo-sustainability-programme The Alentejo is an important wine region in southern Portugal, with 23 000 hectares of vines, spread over

It Takes a Village: a remarkable collaborative Australian Claret
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It Takes a Village: a remarkable collaborative Australian Claret

October 20, 2025 jamiegoode
Carlos Raposo, World Wild Wines: in search of precision from Dão, Portugal
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Carlos Raposo, World Wild Wines: in search of precision from Dão, Portugal

October 19, 2025 jamiegoode
Book review: Jane Masters and Andrew Neather, Rooted in change: the stories behind sustainable wine
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Book review: Jane Masters and Andrew Neather, Rooted in change: the stories behind sustainable wine

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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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