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Highlights: Black Chalk HiDE Extra Brut 2021 Hampshire, England

September 12, 2026September 18, 2026 jamiegoode 589 Views Sparkling wine

Website: https://blackchalkwine.co.uk/products/hide-2021 This is a new single-vineyard sparkling wine from Black Chalk. It’s a very chalky block with shallow soils

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Highlights: Nyetimber Blanc de Blancs 2018 England

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 jamiegoode 726 Views

Very impressed by this new release from leading English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber. Here’s a report from a visit last

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Highlights: Sandridge Barton Don’t Feed The Ponies Billy Light Red 2025 Devon, England

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026 jamiegoode 512 Views

Website: https://shop.sandridgebarton.com/products/dont-feed-the-ponies-billy-2025 Sandridge Barton Don’t Feed The Ponies Billy Light Red 2025 Devon, England10.6% alcohol. Pinot Noir, Pinot Precocé, Pinot

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Highlights: Sugrue Never Mind The Gamay Here’s The Pinot Meunier 2025 England

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026 jamiegoode 704 Views

Website: https://www.sugruesouthdowns.com/products/never-mind-the-gamay-2025 Sugrue Never Mind The Gamay Here’s The Pinot Meunier 2025 England12.5% alcohol. This blends together 97% Pinot Meunier

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Highlights: Sandridge Barton East Field Pinot Noir Early 2025 Devon, England

July 13, 2026 jamiegoode 899 Views Fruhburgunder

Another cracking lighter-style red from the UK! Sandridge Barton East Field Pinot Noir Early 2025 Devon, England11.2% alcohol. 100% Pinot

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Highlights: Flint Vineyard Pinot Noir Precoce 2025 England

July 12, 2026July 12, 2026 jamiegoode 720 Views Fruhburgunder, pinot noir

Website: https://flintvineyard.com/products/pinot-noir-precoce-2025 So nice to see wines like this coming from the UK. I love what Flint, who are based

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A trio of impressive Pet Nats from UK winery Westwell

July 2, 2026 jamiegoode 706 Views Pet Nat

Westwell are nailing Pet Nat. Everyone makes one, and sometimes they are accidentally good. But to do it well consistently

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Highlights: Domaine Evremond Classic Cuvée NV Edition II

June 21, 2026June 21, 2026 jamiegoode 1219 Views Sparkling wine

It’s the second release of this high-profile English sparkling wine, a collaboration between Champagne Taittinger and Hatch Mansfield. You can

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Highlights: Two from Merstone wines in Bedfordshire, UK

May 23, 2026 jamiegoode 653 Views

Merstone Wines Hungerhill Vineyard Chardonnay Voltis 2024 Bedfordhshire, England11% alcohol. Hand picked in October, then fermented and aged in Burgundy

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Highlights: Nyetimber Rosé NV England

May 22, 2026 jamiegoode 1060 Views

This is the latest from English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber. They now have 11 vineyards (totalling 425 hectares) in West

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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes

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As far as lunches go, this was one of the best I’ve had in recent years, held at the remarkable

Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday
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Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday

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Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026
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Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026 jamiegoode
the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
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The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

September 12, 2026September 12, 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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