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In Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (9) Joseph Swan with Rod Berglund

October 23, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 4342 Views Russian River Valley, Sonoma

Website: https://www.swanwinery.com/ Rod Berglund is one of the most respected winemakers in the Russian River Valley, and for the last

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (8) Iron Horse

October 21, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 3394 Views Russian River Valley, Sonoma, Sparkling wine

Website: https://www.ironhorsevineyards.com/ Joy Sterling is making some of the USA’s best sparkling wines at Iron Horse, a winery founded by

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Video: Martinelli’s Jackass vineyard, planted before 1889, and one of California’s oldest

October 14, 2024October 17, 2024 jamiegoode 3531 Views

This short film was taken in July when I visited the Jackass vineyard and Jackass Hill vineyard (right next door)

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (8) De Loach Vineyards

October 12, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 3612 Views Sonoma

Website: https://deloachvineyards.com/ Originally started in 1975 by Cecil De Loach, De Loach was one of the first post-prohibition wineries in

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (7) Martinelli

October 10, 2024November 4, 2024 jamiegoode 4098 Views pinot noir, Sonoma, Zinfandel

Website: https://martinelliwinery.com/ Martinelli is one of the classic traditional wineries of the Russian River Valley. I visited with Julianna Martinelli,

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (6) Benovia

September 10, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 4051 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir, Russian River Valley, Sonoma

Website: https://benoviawinery.com/ Benovia is a really impressive Russian River Valley winery that began in 2005. It’s a partnership between Joe

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (5) DuMol

August 25, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 4341 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir, Russian River Valley

Website: https://dumol.com/ I visited DuMol on a beautiful July day, as the 2024 growing season was well underway and the

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (4) Ramey

August 9, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 4182 Views Russian River Valley, Sonoma

Website: https://www.rameywine.com/ Ramey is one of the star wineries in Sonoma. David Ramey has become well known for his expertise

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Russian River Valley, Sonoma, California (3) Emeritus

July 30, 2024November 4, 2024 jamiegoode 6101 Views

Website: https://www.emeritusvineyards.com/ My first visit in Russian River Valley was a great one: Emeritus. This is a winery with two

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Highlights: Cruse Wine Co Sparkling White Zinfandel

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 jamiegoode 3653 Views Zinfandel

White Zinfandel is a category that rarely makes it to these pages (although it does get a mention in this

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With these twelve wines, Juampi Michellini, Matias Riccitelli, Rafael Urreloja and Derek Mossman Knapp illustrate Argentina and Chile’s precocious ability to express the best in any variety 
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With these twelve wines, Juampi Michellini, Matias Riccitelli, Rafael Urreloja and Derek Mossman Knapp illustrate Argentina and Chile’s precocious ability to express the best in any variety 

October 26, 2026October 26, 2026 Lisse Garnett

Twelve wines, selected by their maker, four from Zorzal and four from Riccitelli, Undurraga and The Garage Wines Company, were

Three wines from a new producer in Oxfordshire (UK): Yew Tree Vineyard
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Three wines from a new producer in Oxfordshire (UK): Yew Tree Vineyard

October 24, 2026October 24, 2026 jamiegoode
Cantina Terlarno and Produttori del Barbaresco: an amazing dinner with two of the world’s great cooperative wineries, tasting back to the 1960s
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Cantina Terlarno and Produttori del Barbaresco: an amazing dinner with two of the world’s great cooperative wineries, tasting back to the 1960s

October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 jamiegoode
The 2025 wines from Pascal Jolivet in Sancerre
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The 2025 wines from Pascal Jolivet in Sancerre

October 22, 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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