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Prospects for disease-resistant varieties in Marlborough and elsewhere: will we soon see Cloudy Bay Sauvignon made from a PIWI?

July 28, 2025August 27, 2025 jamiegoode 4300 Views

Jim White from Cloudy Bay presented at the 2025 Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference on the topic of disease-resistant grape

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Highlights: Ata Rangi Pinot Noir 2022 Martinborough, New Zealand

June 19, 2025 jamiegoode 1730 Views Martinborough, pinot noir

Website: https://atarangi.co.nz/ Ata Rangi are one of New Zealand’s top producers, and were one of the pioneers of the Martinborough

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A mini-Riesling study: Australia, New Zealand, Germany

May 10, 2025 jamiegoode 1749 Views Riesling

These four samples were at hand, so I did a taste and compare. Riesling is such a singular variety. I

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New Zealand Pinot Gris – a mini-study with Rockburn, Isabel, Ata Rangi and Greywacke

April 7, 2025December 2, 2025 jamiegoode 2283 Views pinot gris

These are four interesting, and contrasting examples of Kiwi Pinot Gris. It’s one of those grapes that professionals don’t seem

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Nautilus, a deep dive into this Marlborough producer with winemaker Clive Jones

April 5, 2025December 2, 2025 jamiegoode 1499 Views Marlborough

A few years back I spent a lot of time in Marlborough, New Zealand’s largest wine region. Most people are

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New Zealand adventure day 8, Rippon

February 17, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1936 Views Central Otago

My last visit in Central Otago was with Nick and Jo Mills at Rippon. This is a stunning property on

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New Zealand adventure, day 6: a Felton Road deep dive

February 15, 2025February 17, 2025 jamiegoode 3863 Views Central Otago

Website: https://feltonroad.com/ My second day in Central Otago was all about Felton Road. I’ve visited before, but this was an

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Features New Zealand 

New Zealand adventure days 4 and 5, heading to Central Otago and visiting Te Kano

February 12, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 1934 Views Central Otago

It’s a strange drive from Waipara to Queenstown, and a long one. The first two and a half hours is

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New Zealand adventure, day 3, Waipara and North Canterbury

February 8, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2309 Views North Canterbury

Day 3 in New Zealand, and my last day in Waipara/North Canterbury. It turned out to be an excellent one.

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New Zealand adventure, day 2, Waipara

February 6, 2025September 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2790 Views North Canterbury

The day begins as light begins to dissolve the darkness, and I see it all from my bed in the

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Exploring the Roussillon (7) Château Lauriga
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Exploring the Roussillon (7) Château Lauriga

January 2, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.lauriga.com/en/ Lauriga is based in Thuir, in the Les Aspres terroir of the Roussillon. It’s an old estate that

2025, a wine year in pictures
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2025, a wine year in pictures

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A mini-Champagne study: Ayala, Bollinger, Albert Lebrun, Forget Brimont
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A mini-Champagne study: Ayala, Bollinger, Albert Lebrun, Forget Brimont

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Exploring the Roussillon (5) Torredemer Mangin
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Exploring the Roussillon (5) Torredemer Mangin

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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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