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The wines of Louis M Martini, California

December 10, 2022March 7, 2023 jamiegoode 4093 Views Napa, Sonoma

Website: https://www.louismartini.com/ Louis Martini established the winery named after him in 1933, just after the repeal of prohibition. He’d established

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Californian Pinot Noir: 38 wines tasted and rated

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 jamiegoode 8801 Views pinot noir

California is one of the most exciting destinations globally for Pinot Noir. But it’s only a subset of the state’s

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Keep Wines: small batch Californian elegance

August 12, 2022August 14, 2022 jamiegoode 5299 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 10917 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 12182 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 15698 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 5665 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 15004 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 6539 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 6611 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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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (12) Haywire and Garnet Valley Ranch
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (12) Haywire and Garnet Valley Ranch

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://haywirewinery.com/ I’ve reported on the wines of Okanagan star Haywire a lot in the past. Under the hands of

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Solvero in Garnet Valley
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Solvero in Garnet Valley

August 27, 2026 jamiegoode
Kranz, a leading Pfalz winery, celebrates 25 years of making a single-vineyard wine from a special site called Kalmit
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Kranz, a leading Pfalz winery, celebrates 25 years of making a single-vineyard wine from a special site called Kalmit

August 26, 2026 jamiegoode
Mosel Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026
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Mosel Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026

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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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