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Features Rhone 

The wines of Château Manissy, Tavel and environs in the southern Rhône

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 jamiegoode 4753 Views

Website: Château de Manissy The vineyards of Château de Manissy were planted by monks. Well, to be more precise, by

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England Features Profiles 

Catching up with Nyetimber, England’s Sparkling Champion

April 13, 2022May 15, 2022 Treve Ring 7899 Views Sparkling wine

As has been widely chronicled, Nyetimber is the largest, and best known English sparkling wine producer, and their growth and

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California Features Regions 

California does Rhône: 20 top wines tasted

April 11, 2022 jamiegoode 11162 Views

The Californian climate (and I realize this is a generalization) seems well suited to grape varieties from the Rhône, and

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: David & Nadia Grenache 2018 Swartland, South Africa

April 10, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 4891 Views

Grenache has a good future in the Western Cape, I reckon. David and Nadia Sadie are making some really impressive

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Highlights: Cantina Arceto Migliolungo Lambrusco NV, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

April 9, 2022April 11, 2022 Treve Ring 4620 Views Emilia-Romagna, Lambrusco, Sparkling wine

More than 40 different ancient, traditional red grapes go into this Lambrusco, with 21 of these different varieties of Lambrusco

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Regions Rhone Videos 

Video: Découvertes en Vallée du Rhône, Avignon

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 jamiegoode 3787 Views

The Découvertes en Vallée du Rhône is a great chance to discover what’s happening with Rhône Valley wines. It’s held

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Features Rhone 

50 years of Gigondas

April 6, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 5073 Views

www.gigondas-vin.com Gigondas celebrated its 50th year as an appellation with dinner at La Mirande, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Avignon. We

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Chile Highlights 

Highlights: A País Pair from southern Chile’s Carter Mollenhauer

April 4, 2022May 15, 2022 Treve Ring 5080 Views Itata, Old vines, País

Karine and her husband, Edgar Mollenhauer run their family winery in the Maule, making a few small-production wines from indigenous

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Hungary Regions 

Exploring Hungarian wine: the Hungarian Wine Summit 2022

April 2, 2022May 15, 2022 Lisse Garnett 10999 Views

Eger’s winemakers have rebranded Bulls Blood as Bikavér and are also making salty mineral volcanic whites of distinction. In Tokaj

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Regions Romania 

Visiting Domeniul Bogdan, Romania’s first biodynamic winery

April 1, 2022May 15, 2022 jamiegoode 5289 Views

Website: https://domeniulbogdan.ro/en/ Bogdan is began a decade ago in 2011, and is based in the Murtafala region of Romania. The

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Hector’s: a small but perfectly formed wine bar with a great list
Features Food and wine Latest 

Hector’s: a small but perfectly formed wine bar with a great list

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://hectorslondon.co.uk/ I can’t believe this was my first visit to Hector’s. It’s a brilliant wine bar located in De

Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)
Features Latest Portugal 

Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)

May 2, 2026May 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni
Features Latest Switzerland 

Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni

May 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland
Features Latest Poland 

Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland

May 1, 2026May 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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