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Highlights: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Oregon winery Ponzi

September 2, 2026 jamiegoode 849 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 1460 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, 2026October 10, 2026 jamiegoode 2267 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, 2026October 10, 2026 jamiegoode 2980 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 15692 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 3441 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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Highlight: AD Beckham Pinot Gris Amphora 2018 Chehalem Mountains, Oregon

March 9, 2023April 28, 2023 jamiegoode 4198 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 4226 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 7835 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 8857 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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With these twelve wines, Juampi Michellini, Matias Riccitelli, Rafael Urreloja and Derek Mossman Knapp illustrate Argentina and Chile’s precocious ability to express the best in any variety 
Argentina Chile Features Latest 

With these twelve wines, Juampi Michellini, Matias Riccitelli, Rafael Urreloja and Derek Mossman Knapp illustrate Argentina and Chile’s precocious ability to express the best in any variety 

October 26, 2026October 26, 2026 Lisse Garnett

Twelve wines, selected by their maker, four from Zorzal and four from Riccitelli, Undurraga and The Garage Wines Company, were

Three wines from a new producer in Oxfordshire (UK): Yew Tree Vineyard
England Features Latest 

Three wines from a new producer in Oxfordshire (UK): Yew Tree Vineyard

October 24, 2026October 24, 2026 jamiegoode
Cantina Terlarno and Produttori del Barbaresco: an amazing dinner with two of the world’s great cooperative wineries, tasting back to the 1960s
Features Italy Latest TOP STORIES 

Cantina Terlarno and Produttori del Barbaresco: an amazing dinner with two of the world’s great cooperative wineries, tasting back to the 1960s

October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 jamiegoode
The 2025 wines from Pascal Jolivet in Sancerre
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The 2025 wines from Pascal Jolivet in Sancerre

October 22, 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.

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