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Features Italy 

Giorgio Melandri’s Mutililiana wines: Sangiovese thrives in Modigliana, Romagna

March 19, 2021June 8, 2021 Lisse Garnett 7161 Views Sangiovese

Modigliana, in Italy’s Romagna region, is producing Sangiovese like you have never tasted before. The Mutiliana wines of Giorgio Melandri

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Chile Highlights 

Highlights: Calco Chardonnay 2018 Limarí, Chile

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 jamiegoode 4187 Views Chardonnay

Calco Chardonnay 2018 Limarí, Chile13.5% alcohol. From De Martino in collaboration with Ben Henshaw and Alvaro Ribalta of Indigo Wines

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Features South of France 

Domaine Lafage: a Roussillon success story

March 17, 2021 jamiegoode 8680 Views Roussillon

Jean-Marc and Eliane Lafage have built their Roussillon domaine into one of the powerhouses of the region, expanding vineyard holdings

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Roebuck Estates Rosé de Noirs 2016 England

March 16, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 4992 Views Sparkling wine

I’ve written about Roebuck Estate’s wines before. They are a relatively new entrant to the UK wine scene, but they

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Latest South Africa 

Packwood: wines from Pletternberg Bay, South Africa

March 14, 2021 jamiegoode 5427 Views plettenberg bay

Packwood are based at the far east of Western Cape, on the Garden Route, in a small wine appellation called

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Argentina 

Highlights: Cara Sur Moscatel Tinto

March 14, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 6442 Views

This is such an interesting wine. It’s made in tiny quantities by a partnership of two couples: Sebastián Zuccardi and

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Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Chasing Rabbits Grenache 2020 Wellington, South Africa

March 13, 2021March 14, 2021 jamiegoode 6700 Views Grenache

This is a lovely lighter-styled red wine from young Grenache vines in Wellington. It’s a collaborative wine, made jointly by

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Features New York State TOP STORIES 

Piquette, the natural wine craze taking off in the UK, but banned in the EU

March 11, 2021March 12, 2021 jamiegoode 18073 Views Natural wine

Lower in alcohol, lower in price, and compatible with the low/no waste culture, what’s not to like about piquette? Especially

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Highlights Oregon 

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

March 10, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 7894 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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Features South Africa 

South African Gamay almost became extinct, but there’s hope: two from Radford Dale

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 jamiegoode 6557 Views Gamay

Gamay is rare in South Africa. In 2015 there were just 12 hectares planted in the country, down from 29

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Carlos Raposo, World Wild Wines: in search of precision from Dão, Portugal
Features Latest Portugal 

Carlos Raposo, World Wild Wines: in search of precision from Dão, Portugal

October 19, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://worldwildwines.com/en/ Carlos Raposo made wines for Niepoort (2011-2018) and others, before setting out on his own. He’s based in

Book review: Jane Masters and Andrew Neather, Rooted in change: the stories behind sustainable wine
Features Latest 

Book review: Jane Masters and Andrew Neather, Rooted in change: the stories behind sustainable wine

October 19, 2025 jamiegoode
Book review: Kristian Kielmayer, The Natural Wines of Hungary
Features Latest 

Book review: Kristian Kielmayer, The Natural Wines of Hungary

October 16, 2025 jamiegoode
Concerto, the re-born super Tuscan wine from Fonterutoli
Features Italy Latest 

Concerto, the re-born super Tuscan wine from Fonterutoli

October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 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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