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Visiting Tedeschi, a leading wine producer in the Veneto, to do a deep dive and explore their scientific study that proves terroir

March 18, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2672 Views veneto

Website: https://www.tedeschiwines.com/en/ The current Tedeschi style developed in the 1960s. ‘Or father [Lorenzo Tedeschi] started to focus more on quality

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Chianti Classico deep dive (15) Istine with Angela Fronti

February 4, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 3301 Views Chianti Classico

Website: www.istine.it Angela Fronti is the dynamic personality behind Istine, a Chianti Classico winery based in Radda. She has some

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Highlights: Fontodi Dino Chianti Classico 2020

January 7, 2025September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 1654 Views Chianti Classico

Had this beauty from the wine list at Manteca with good friends. Fontodi Dino Chianti Classico 2020 ItalyThis is Fontodi’s

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Chianti Classico deep dive (14) Villa Pomona

December 29, 2024September 28, 2025 jamiegoode 2160 Views Chianti Classico

Website: https://fattoriapomona.it/en/ The story of Villa Pomona begins with Giovanni Bandino Bandini, the great grandfather of the current owner, Monica

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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Querciabella Batàr 2022 IGT Blanco Toscana, Italy

December 15, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 1876 Views Tuscany

Website: https://querciabella.com/wine/batar/ Querciabella Batàr 2022 IGT Blanco Toscana, Italy14% alcohol. Since 1988 Querciabella have made this ‘supertuscan’ white, which is

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Chianti Classico deep dive (13) Fattoria Le Masse

December 4, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 2109 Views Chianti Classico

Website: https://www.fattorialemasse.com/en/ This was an interesting stop in Chianti Classico. Fattoria Le Masse is young by Chianti Classico standards and

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Lorenzo Vignoli, artist and amphora maker

December 4, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 2006 Views

Website: https://www.vignolisculture.com/ While I was visiting Fattoria Le Masse in Chianti Classico I caught up with artist Lorenzo Vignoli, who

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Chianti Classico deep dive (12) Castello di Ama

December 2, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 1839 Views Chianti Classico

Website: https://castellodiama.com/en/ Castello di Ama is one of Chianti Classico’s most prestigious properties, and it was started in 1976 by

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Chianti Classico deep dive (11) Badia a Coltibuono

November 30, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 1849 Views Chianti Classico

Website: www.coltibuono.com Badia a Coltibuono is a historic estate in Chianti Classico dating back to the middle ages. The abbey

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Sciara: Stef Yim’s impressive Etna wines, including the highest vineyard in Europe

November 10, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 8965 Views etna, Sicily

Website: https://www.sciaraetna.com/ Jamie Goode catches up with Stef Yim of Sciara Dell’Etna, one of the most interesting producers from this

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2023 was a tricky vintage in Hawke’s Bay, but this selection of Chardonnays impressed
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2023 was a tricky vintage in Hawke’s Bay, but this selection of Chardonnays impressed

March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 jamiegoode

Hawke’s Bay is proving to be an amazing region for Chardonnay, making some of New Zealand’s best examples. This was

New (2024 vintage) releases from Jamie Kutch, one of California’s leading Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers
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New (2024 vintage) releases from Jamie Kutch, one of California’s leading Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producers

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Digital aggregation and the quiet restructuring of Europe’s fine wine distribution

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Inside Burgundy: a tasting with Jasper Morris, one of the top experts of the region

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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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