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Crafted in BC Wines Extended through 2025 Vintage

September 26, 2025 Treve Ring 3816 Views british columbia, okanagan, Similkameen

Earlier this week Wine Growers British Columbia announced that the Government of British Columbia is extending the temporary Crafted in

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Canada Features 

Therianthropy Wines: a rising garagiste collective from Niagara, Ontario (updated July 2025)

July 25, 2025July 26, 2025 Treve Ring 12287 Views cabernet franc, Niagara, Ontario

Therianthropy is the mythical process of shapeshifting, which is another way to view turning nature into wine. Therianthropy Wines is

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Canada Food and wine 

Restaurants: Elma, Pencticton, BC, Canada

July 12, 2025July 2, 2026 jamiegoode 2278 Views Restaurants

Website: https://eatatelma.com/ If you are heading to Canada’s Okanagan wine region, then there’s one restaurant I highly recommend. It’s Elma,

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Canada Features 

In Niagara: Catching up with Thomas Bachelder

May 15, 2025January 15, 2026 Treve Ring 5471 Views Chardonnay, Gamay, Niagara, pinot noir

Thomas Bachelder is one of Canada’s beacon winemakers, championing Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and in the last years Gamay, though a

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Canada Features 

The wines of 40 Knots, Vancouver Island, Canada

March 10, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 3085 Views Vancouver Island

Website: https://www.40knotswinery.com Vancouver Island is one of Canada’s lesser known wine regions, but it is gaining traction. It hit the

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Canada Features 

In Niagara, Canada (17) Ferox

January 6, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 4119 Views Niagara

I visited Ferox, a relatively new winery in Niagara, with assistant winemaker Cubby Sadoon. It has a very different, and

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Canada Features 

In Niagara (16) MW Cellars, offering quality and value

September 3, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 4345 Views Niagara

What kind of person opens up two wineries in 2 months? Marty and Rachael Werner, of course, following up the

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Canada Features 

In Niagara (15) King and Victoria

August 25, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 4462 Views Niagara

Website: https://kingandvictoria.com/ King and Victoria are based in the Twenty Mile Bench appellation of Niagara, Canada. They own the Hanck

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Canada Features 

In Niagara (14) Westcott, a Pinot Noir and Chardonnay specialist

August 19, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 5174 Views

Website: https://www.westcottvineyards.com/ I’ve been following Westcott with interest over the last few years, and have visited twice before this current

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Canada Features 

In Niagara (13) Meldville, with Derek Barnett

August 18, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 4698 Views Niagara

Website: https://meldvillewines.com/about/ I first met Derek Barnett on my first trip to Niagara back in 2013, when he was making

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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.

Since then it has grown, and Jamie is now a full-time wine writer, lecturer, wine judge and book author.

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