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England Features Regions 

The Crouch Valley, Essex: a leading region for English still wines

December 20, 2021July 23, 2024 jamiegoode 13295 Views

The Crouch Valley in Essex is turning out to be a hotspot for still English wines. The reason? It is

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England Regions Videos 

Video: The Crouch Valley in Essex is emerging as a leading English wine region

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021 jamiegoode 6157 Views

There is a lot of excitement about the Crouch Valley in Essex, which is emerging as a top wine growing

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Features Profiles Regions South Africa 

Lokaia, an exciting new project from Franschhoek, South Africa

December 18, 2021December 18, 2021 jamiegoode 7186 Views Franschhoek

Lokaia is a joint project from Franschhoek vignerons Clayton Reabow (winemaker at Moreson) and Craig McNaught (winemaker at Stony Brook).

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Highlights: Castello Banfi Rosso di Montalcino 2019 Toscana, Italy

December 18, 2021January 9, 2022 jamiegoode 5091 Views Sangiovese, Tuscany

Banfi are the biggest players by far in Tuscany’s Montalcino region, with 950 hectares under vine. But this isn’t an

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Bairrada, perhaps Portugal’s best terroir? In seven wines

December 17, 2021December 18, 2021 jamiegoode 8581 Views

Bairrada is a wine region in northern Portugal that is attracting a lot of attention at the moment. It has

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Chile Features Profiles Regions 

No es Pituko, an exciting range of natural wines from Chile

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 jamiegoode 15882 Views Natural wine

No es Pituko translates as ‘it ain’t fancy’, and this is a series of natural, no-added-sulfite wines from Viño Echeverria.

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Domaine Chanson, Bourgogne: impressive 2020 releases

December 14, 2021December 18, 2021 jamiegoode 9922 Views

Domaine Chanson has a sizeable 43 hectares of vines in Bourgogne, and also operates as a negociant. This was a

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Highlight: Arquils Maestro 2019 California

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 4808 Views

https://arquils.com/ Carlos Caruncho’s story is an interesting one. He was born in Cuba, attended university in Russia, and then defected.

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Features Italy Profiles Regions 

In Piemonte, visiting Roberto Voerzio, one of Barolo’s star producers

December 13, 2021February 25, 2022 jamiegoode 10926 Views barolo, Nebbiolo, piedmont

Roberto Voerzio is one of the leading names in Barolo. He went out on his own in 1986, and was

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Features Italy Profiles 

In Franciacorta: Cortefusia, an exciting new project

December 12, 2021January 30, 2022 jamiegoode 4072 Views Franciacorta, Sparkling wine

Website: http://www.cortefusia.com/home/ Cortefusia is one of the most exciting projects in Franciacorta. It’s a collaboration between Daniele Gentile (winemaker) and

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Tasting some wines from Bolivia: Jardín Oculto and Yokich
Features Latest 

Tasting some wines from Bolivia: Jardín Oculto and Yokich

September 28, 2025 jamiegoode

I’ve tasted a lot of wines before, but this was the first time I’d tried any from Bolivia. Nayan Gowda,

Champagne Salon and Delamotte: the 2015 Salon release, and a look at the current Delamotte range
Champagne Features Latest Regions TOP STORIES 

Champagne Salon and Delamotte: the 2015 Salon release, and a look at the current Delamotte range

September 26, 2025September 27, 2025 jamiegoode
Icelandic pharma-titan, Robert Wessman of Maison Wessman in Bergerac and his Wine Director, Lise Sadirac, fight for a new Issigeac micro-appellation with musical backing from Nora Jones 
Features France France Latest 

Icelandic pharma-titan, Robert Wessman of Maison Wessman in Bergerac and his Wine Director, Lise Sadirac, fight for a new Issigeac micro-appellation with musical backing from Nora Jones 

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 Lisse Garnett
The Judgement of Cape Town
Features Latest South Africa 

The Judgement of Cape Town

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 Treve Ring

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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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