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Highlights: Simpsons Gravel Castle Chardonnay 2019 England

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 jamiegoode 5451 Views Chardonnay

The future for English sparkling wine is bright. Still wines? I’ve been a bit sceptical of these, although of late

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England Highlights Videos 

Highlights: Wiston Blanc de Blancs 2015 England

April 15, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 5855 Views Sparkling wine

Another really impressive sparkling wine from England. The vineyard is 6.5 hectares planted in 2006, on chalk soils of the

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England Highlights Videos 

Highlights: Black Chalk Classic 2016 Hampshire, England

April 14, 2020May 15, 2020 jamiegoode 6903 Views Sparkling wine

Black Chalk began life as a side-gig for Hattingley Valley winemaker Jacob Leadley. It was a joint venture with his

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England Profiles 

Flint Vineyard, an exciting new producer from East Anglia, England

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 jamiegoode 8859 Views

Ben and Hannah Witchell are the dudes behind Flint Vineyard, which is based in south Norfolk. They caught the wine

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England Videos 

Visiting London urban winery Vagabond

March 17, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7623 Views urban winery

Gavin Monery is an Australian winemaker who’s made a name for himself for making stylish wines from urban wineries in

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westwell
England Latest Profiles 

Westwell: an innovative winery from Kent, UK

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 jamiegoode 9850 Views

The English wine scene is becoming cooler. And one of the cool kids is Westwell. Adrian Pike left the music

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Blackbook urban winery london
England Profiles 

Blackbook: an urban winery in London

February 6, 2020April 23, 2020 jamiegoode 7257 Views London, urban winery

Website: https://www.blackbookwinery.com/ Blackbook is an urban winery, based under a railway arch in Battersea, London. It’s the project of Sergio

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England Highlights 

Highlights: three special editions from Hush Heath, England

January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 jamiegoode 6335 Views Sparkling wine

This is a special edition trio of wines from Kent-based winery Hush Heath, with each wine being a personal project

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England Highlights 

Hambledon’s new Première Cuvée Rosé

November 3, 2019December 14, 2019 jamiegoode 5434 Views Pinot Meunier, Sparkling wine

One of the leading English sparkling wine producers releases a zero dosage Pinot Meunier This is interesting. 100% Pinot Meunier.

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Hacienda el Ternero is making impressive wines from the north of Rioja
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Hacienda el Ternero is making impressive wines from the north of Rioja

July 21, 2026 jamiegoode

Hacienda el Ternero is a little unusual in Rioja in that it’s a single estate, making wine from its own

Authentic Wines, a collaborative natural wine project from Portugal’s Lisboa region making wines under the Favonius label
Features Latest Portugal 

Authentic Wines, a collaborative natural wine project from Portugal’s Lisboa region making wines under the Favonius label

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026 jamiegoode
Revisiting the brilliant low-intervention wines of Espera, from Portugal’s Lisboa region
Features Latest Portugal 

Revisiting the brilliant low-intervention wines of Espera, from Portugal’s Lisboa region

July 15, 2026July 15, 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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