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California does Rhône: 20 top wines tasted

April 11, 2022 jamiegoode 10637 Views

The Californian climate (and I realize this is a generalization) seems well suited to grape varieties from the Rhône, and

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Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, some of the world’s most expensive grapes

January 31, 2022February 11, 2022 jamiegoode 14656 Views Napa

Grape prices are really interesting. They vary quite a lot, dependent on region, variety, health of the grapes, the vineyard

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Highlight: Arquils Maestro 2019 California

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 5312 Views

https://arquils.com/ Carlos Caruncho’s story is an interesting one. He was born in Cuba, attended university in Russia, and then defected.

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Interviewing Daniel Daou, who is making remarkable wines from limestone terroirs in Paso Robles, aided by some smart science

November 29, 2021December 5, 2021 jamiegoode 13683 Views

Brothers George and Daniel Daou are from Lebanon, but their family left during the civil war in the 1970s and

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The wines of Château Montelena, Napa, California

November 3, 2021November 7, 2021 jamiegoode 5992 Views Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Napa

Website: https://montelena.com/ Historic Napa winery Chateau Montelena dates back to 1882. This is when Alfred L. Tubbs planted the vineyard

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The wines of Big Basin Vineyards, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

October 22, 2021November 7, 2021 jamiegoode 6138 Views

Website: https://www.bigbasinvineyards.com/ Bradley Brown founded Big Basin Vineyards after a career in Silicon Valley. He’s based in the Santa Cruz

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The wines of Calder: focusing on California’s heritage varieties

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 jamiegoode 5009 Views

Website: https://calder.securecheckout.com/ Calder is the label of Rory Williams, son of John Williams of Frog’s Leap. Rory’s day job is

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Highlights: Jolie-Laide Pinot Gris 2018 Sonoma County, California

July 24, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 5227 Views

Jolie-Laide is a micronegociant operation from Scott and Jenny Schultz, and it’s a small 3000 case affair. Scott worked with

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Highlights: Charbono both ways from Shypoke Winery in Calistoga, Napa

June 19, 2021 jamiegoode 7047 Views

There are just 75 acres of Charbono left on the planet, say Shypoke Winery. This isn’t strictly true, if you

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País, Mission, Criolla Chica: the Beaujolais of the Americas?

June 18, 2021August 1, 2021 Lisse Garnett 12530 Views Mission, Pais

Much like the Gamay of Beaujolais, twenty years ago País was seen as fit for only commonplace, lowly table wine.

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Six Portuguese wines that flourished in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge
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Six Portuguese wines that flourished in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 jamiegoode

These are some of the Portuguese wines that did well in the 2025 edition of the International Wine Challenge, which

Screwcap damage: how much of a problem is it? For this Henschke Johann’s Garden 2023, not so much
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Screwcap damage: how much of a problem is it? For this Henschke Johann’s Garden 2023, not so much

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Some amazing Spanish wines from Rioja and Sherry: tasting some of the winners from the International Wine Challenge
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Some amazing Spanish wines from Rioja and Sherry: tasting some of the winners from the International Wine Challenge

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Some old vine images: a few of my photographs of the crusty old sea dogs of the wine world
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Some old vine images: a few of my photographs of the crusty old sea dogs of the wine world

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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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