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Highlights: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Oregon winery Ponzi

September 2, 2026 jamiegoode 779 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Website: https://ponzivineyards.com/ Impressed by these two from Oregon producer Ponzi, who back in 1970 became the third winery in the

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Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling

March 31, 2026 jamiegoode 1379 Views Riesling

Website: https://www.brookswine.com/ I’ve featured Oregon winery Brooks here quite a bit (see an article from a visit in 2014, and

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Impressive, well priced wines from Grochau Cellars/GC Wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley

February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 jamiegoode 2145 Views Chardonnay, Gamay, pinot noir, Willamette

Website: https://www.grochaucellars.com/ John Grochau started his winery in 2002, initially using his own name, but later switching it to GC

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Adelsheim, one of the pioneering Oregon wineries

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 jamiegoode 2829 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Website: www.adelsheim.com It was back in 1971 that David and Ginny Adelsheim (pronounced Addles-Hyme) joined the very small band of

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New releases (2022) from Nicolas-Jay, now one of Oregon’s very best wineries

October 17, 2024April 25, 2025 jamiegoode 15594 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Jamie Goode tastes latest releases from Jay Boberg and Jean-Nicolas Meo of Nicolas-Jay, a winery who has, in a very

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Northwest Explorations – Oregon, Washington and Idaho – a Texsom seminar

September 12, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 3391 Views

This seminar was led by Samantha Cole-Johnson and Elaine Heide as part of Texsom. We begin in Oregon, with a

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Highlights Oregon 

Highlight: AD Beckham Pinot Gris Amphora 2018 Chehalem Mountains, Oregon

March 9, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 4150 Views

Andrew and Annedria Beckham make some really lovely wines from their vineyard in Parrett Mountain (in the Chehalem Mountains AVA).

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Highlights: Brooks Wines Ara Riesling 2021, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA

November 15, 2022March 7, 2023 Treve Ring 4173 Views Riesling, Willamette

One of the many highlights of the Brooks Wines portfolio, Ara was one of the first Rieslings founder/winemaker Jimi Brooks

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Ageing Pinot: four top examples of Willamette Valley Pinot Noir from the 2014 vintage

May 5, 2021 jamiegoode 7779 Views pinot noir

These were wines I tasted as part of a virtual 2021 IPNC masterclass on ageing Pinot Noir. Present were wine

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New releases from Nicolas-Jay, an Oregon legend in the making

March 10, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 8811 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Nicolas-Jay is a collaboration between Burgundian winemaker Jean-Nicolas Méo (Domaine Méo-Camuzet), and renowned music and media entrepreneur Jay Boberg (who

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Arnaldo Rivera, a top tier of wines from the overperforming Terre del Barolo cooperative
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Arnaldo Rivera, a top tier of wines from the overperforming Terre del Barolo cooperative

October 6, 2026October 6, 2026 jamiegoode

Websites: https://terredelbarolo.com/en/  https://arnaldorivera.com/en/ The Terre del Barolo cooperative was founded in 1958 in Castiglione. First vintage was 1959, and today

A tasting of 48 top artisan Champagnes from Berry Bros & Rudd
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A tasting of 48 top artisan Champagnes from Berry Bros & Rudd

October 5, 2026 jamiegoode
Moldova is an important wine country, and increasingly it’s making some really good wines
Features Latest Moldova 

Moldova is an important wine country, and increasingly it’s making some really good wines

October 1, 2026 jamiegoode
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Exploring speciality coffee and its parallels with fine wine: a visit to Fazenda Mió in Brazil to catch the harvest

October 1, 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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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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