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Chianti Classico deep dive (11) Badia a Coltibuono

November 30, 2024July 4, 2025 jamiegoode 1217 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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Italy Profiles 

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

November 10, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 7704 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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The wines of Terre de la Custodia, Umbria, Italy

October 1, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1620 Views

Website: https://www.terredelacustodia.com/en/ Terre de la Custodia are based in Umbria, Italy. I recently tried six of their wines, and here

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A brief tour of some of Italy’s most interesting red grape varieties

September 16, 2024February 26, 2025 jamiegoode 5482 Views

Italy is one of the most interesting wine-producing countries of all, with a diverse range of wine-producing regions running the

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30 years of Siepi: tasting the 2007-2022 vintages of this famed Merlot/Sangiovese from Chianti Classico

September 4, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2484 Views Toscana

Website: https://uk.mazzei.it/ Giovanni Mazzei was in town to celebrate the 30 th anniversary of the launch of Siepi, a special

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Chianti Classico deep dive (10) Rocca di Montegrossi

August 20, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2192 Views Chianti Classico

Marco Ricasoli is the owner of Rocca di Montegrossi, a 100 hectare property in Monti in Chianti, just south of

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Chianti Classico deep dive (9) Castello di Querceto

August 19, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2363 Views Chianti Classico

Website: https://www.castellodiquerceto.it/?lang=en I visited Querceto back in October 2008, and here I was back again, some 15 years later, and

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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Elvio Cogno Langhe Nebbiolo Montegrilli 2021

June 7, 2024August 25, 2024 jamiegoode 2437 Views Piemonte

Elvio Cogno Langhe Nebbiolo Montegrilli 2021 Piemonte, Italy14% alcohol. This is from a vineyard mid-hill in Ravera, in the village

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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Isole e Olena Cepparello 2021 IGT Toscana, Italy

May 18, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 2753 Views Chianti Classico, Sangiovese

Isole e Olena Cepparello 2021 IGT Toscana, Italy15% alcohol. This is 100% Sangiovese from Chianti Classico. First released in 1980,

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Emidio Pepe at 60: Chiara Pepe presents the past, present and future of this Abruzzo star

May 16, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 5763 Views Abruzzo

Website: https://www.emidiopepe.com/en/ Emidio Pepe is 60! This celebrated winery from the Abruzzo region in Italy has been on a celebratory

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Alentejo: a study in eight wines, from a region focused on sustainability
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Alentejo: a study in eight wines, from a region focused on sustainability

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://sustentabilidade.vinhosdoalentejo.pt/en/wines-of-alentejo-sustainability-programme The Alentejo is an important wine region in southern Portugal, with 23 000 hectares of vines, spread over

It Takes a Village: a remarkable collaborative Australian Claret
Australia Features Latest 

It Takes a Village: a remarkable collaborative Australian Claret

October 20, 2025 jamiegoode
Carlos Raposo, World Wild Wines: in search of precision from Dão, Portugal
Features Latest Portugal 

Carlos Raposo, World Wild Wines: in search of precision from Dão, Portugal

October 19, 2025 jamiegoode
Book review: Jane Masters and Andrew Neather, Rooted in change: the stories behind sustainable wine
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Book review: Jane Masters and Andrew Neather, Rooted in change: the stories behind sustainable wine

October 19, 2025 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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