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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (15) Meyer Family Vineyards

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 jamiegoode 257 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://mfvwines.com/ Jak and Janice Meyer are turning out some of the best Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the Okanagan.

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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (14) Nostalgia

September 5, 2026September 5, 2026 jamiegoode 577 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://nostalgiawines.ca/ Gina Fernandes Harfman is the owner and winemaker at Nostalgia Wines, based in Black Sage Bench in Canada’s

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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (13) Pamplemousse Jus

August 31, 2026 jamiegoode 613 Views Natural wine, Okanagan Valley

Website: https://www.pamplemoussejus.ca/ We need more wineries like this! Pamplemousse Jus is a small winery based on a farm in the

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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (12) Haywire and Garnet Valley Ranch

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 jamiegoode 750 Views Okanagan Valley

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

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

August 27, 2026 jamiegoode 516 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://solverowines.ca/ Solvero is an exciting small winery in the Garnet Valley, which is a spectacular spot in the Summerland

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Thomas Bachelder Niagara Canada
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Bachelder revisited: tasting through the 2023s from this important Canadian producer, who is mapping Niagara one vineyard at a time

August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 801 Views Chardonnay, Gamay, Niagara, pinot noir

It was great to take the opportunity to taste once again with Thomas Bachelder, one of Canada’s top winemakers. Geoffrey

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Canada Features Latest Profiles 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (10) Corcelettes

June 26, 2026 jamiegoode 731 Views Similkameen

Website: https://www.corceletteswine.ca/ Corcelettes is one of the leading producers in the Similkameen Valley, which is a small but interesting valley

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Canada Champagne Food and wine Latest 

Lunch at Treadwell (Niagara, Canada) with some lovely wines: Ulysses Colin, La Rogerie and Comando G

June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 jamiegoode 639 Views

Sometimes you have to seize the opportunity, Ferris Bueller style. I’d been judging wine with a panel that consisted of

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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Lake Breeze

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 jamiegoode 598 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://www.lakebreeze.ca/ Lake Breeze is on the Naramata Bench, and since 2021 has been owned by the McIntyre family. The

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Canada Food and wine Latest 

Restaurants: Fat Rabbit, St Catharines, Niagara – so good I went twice in a week

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 jamiegoode 983 Views Restaurants

Website: https://fat-rabbit.ca/ I was in town a day early for the WineAlign National Wine Awards in Canada’s Niagara region, and

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Polish wine exploration: Winnica Moderna (updated with fresh notes, 2026)
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Polish wine exploration: Winnica Moderna (updated with fresh notes, 2026)

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.winnicamoderna.pl/ Winnica Moderna is based in Poland’s Lower Silesian region, which is one of the warmest parts of the

A big tasting of Tenerife wines, with some nice surprises
Features Latest Spain 

A big tasting of Tenerife wines, with some nice surprises

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (15) Meyer Family Vineyards
Canada Features Latest Profiles 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (15) Meyer Family Vineyards

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Rheingau riesling tasting
Features Germany Latest Regions 

Rheingau Riesling: tasting through some of the best examples at the VDP tasting 2026

September 8, 2026September 8, 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.

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