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Sugrue ‘The Trouble With Dreams’ – two versions of the same English sparkling wine

April 29, 2021May 3, 2021 jamiegoode 8856 Views

Dermot Sugrue is one of the most respected sparkling winemakers in the UK. He was winemaker at Nyetimber for a

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Rathfinny Blanc de Blancs
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Highlights: Rathfinny Blanc de Blancs Brut 2017 Sussex, England

April 24, 2021April 26, 2021 jamiegoode 4297 Views Chardonnay, Sparkling wine

Rathfinny are a significant new-ish entry into the English sparkling wine scene, with their vines first going into the ground

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England Profiles 

New releases from Simpsons Wine Estate in Kent

April 6, 2021 jamiegoode 5429 Views

Based on the slopes of the North Downs in Kent, Simpsons Wine Estate is an impressive operation turning out some

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Roebuck Estates Rosé de Noirs 2016 England

March 16, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 5431 Views Sparkling wine

I’ve written about Roebuck Estate’s wines before. They are a relatively new entrant to the UK wine scene, but they

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England Profiles 

Langham Wine Estate: sparkling wines from Dorset, England

February 25, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 6724 Views

Langham Wine Estate are based in Dorset, part of the Langham Agricultural Enterprise which covers over 1000 hectares. A while

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs 2016 England

January 25, 2021February 17, 2021 jamiegoode 5839 Views Sparkling wine

Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs 2016 England12% alcohol. This is from two vineyards. One is in Appeldore in Kent and is

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Champagne England Features 

English Sparkling Wine vs Champagne

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 jamiegoode 11096 Views Sparkling wine

Here are the results of Noble Rot’s Second English Sparkling wine versus Champagne blind tasting, which was recently held in

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England Regions Videos 

Video: vintage at Tillingham

October 15, 2020October 20, 2020 jamiegoode 4396 Views Natural wine

Jamie Goode visits Tillingham winery in Sussex (UK). It’s vintage time, and after a look round and a chance to

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England Features Gallery 

Gallery: vintage at Tillingham, a natural winery in Sussex, UK

October 14, 2020 jamiegoode 5855 Views Natural wine, Winemaking

Two days in Sussex. I actually did some proper work. After a gentle first day (looking round, tasting the 2020

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England Highlights 

Highlights: two from Roebuck Estates, Sussex, England

October 13, 2020October 19, 2020 jamiegoode 5866 Views Sparkling wine

Roebuck Estates is new to me (they are a relatively new arrival on the UK wine scene), but I was

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New releases from Stellenbosch star Meerlust
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New releases from Stellenbosch star Meerlust

March 23, 2026 jamiegoode

I’ve written up the wines of Meerlust quite extensively here in the past, and most recently from a visit to

The remarkable wines of Anne-Claire Schott, Three Lakes, Switzerland
Features Latest Profiles Switzerland 

The remarkable wines of Anne-Claire Schott, Three Lakes, Switzerland

March 22, 2026 jamiegoode
Visiting Black Chalk, tasting current releases and the exciting 2025 base wine blends, at this superb English sparkling wine producer
England Features Latest Profiles 

Visiting Black Chalk, tasting current releases and the exciting 2025 base wine blends, at this superb English sparkling wine producer

March 20, 2026March 21, 2026 jamiegoode
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Fryer’s Cove: precise wines from the cool west coast of South Africa

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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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Disclosure: unless otherwise clearly marked, the articles on this site are free of conflicts of interest. Any sponsored content will be clearly marked, and potential conflicts of interest will also be disclosed. As is normal in the wine industry, many of the wines tasted here are free samples and some travel is sponsored by others (for example, regional bodies or groups of producers), but in these cases no guarantees of coverage are given.

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