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Keep Wines: small batch Californian elegance

August 12, 2022August 14, 2022 jamiegoode 5071 Views

Website: https://www.thekeepwines.com/ Keep Wines is a small Californian winery that was started by Jack Roberts and Johanna Jensen in 2009.

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Donkey and Goat: Californian wines with a natural twist

August 2, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 10387 Views Natural wine

Jared and Tracey Brandt have an urban winery in Berkeley, California, called Donkey and Goat, which they started in 2003.

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California does Rhône: 20 top wines tasted

April 11, 2022 jamiegoode 11303 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 15065 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 5454 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 14187 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 6219 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 6308 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 5158 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 5389 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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Netzl and Christina, two generations from the same winery in Austria’s Carnuntum region
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Netzl and Christina, two generations from the same winery in Austria’s Carnuntum region

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.netzl.com/en Many Austrian wineries are family owned, and the change of generations is a way that some use to

Filippi: natural expressions of Soave, Italy
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Filippi: natural expressions of Soave, Italy

May 16, 2026 jamiegoode
Three nice rosés: Boutari, Delaunay, Foncalieu
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Three nice rosés: Boutari, Delaunay, Foncalieu

May 15, 2026 jamiegoode
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Videos: Robots in the vineyard, new technology applied

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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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