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Gamine Rose, innovative wines from the Dão and Douro

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 jamiegoode 816 Views Douro

Odile Rose Bouchard is the winegrower behind Gamine Rose. Her family own Quinta do Tedo, a small Port estate in

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Features Latest Spain 

Silice, beautiful natural wines from Ribeira Sacra, Spain

May 23, 2026 jamiegoode 1050 Views Ribeira sacra

Silice is the project of Fredi Torres (pictured above), and is based in Ribeira Sacra. He began Silice in 2013

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Highlights: Two from Merstone wines in Bedfordshire, UK

May 23, 2026 jamiegoode 651 Views

Merstone Wines Hungerhill Vineyard Chardonnay Voltis 2024 Bedfordhshire, England11% alcohol. Hand picked in October, then fermented and aged in Burgundy

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RPM, a music-inspired low-intervention winery from Portugal

May 23, 2026May 23, 2026 jamiegoode 783 Views

Website: https://www.vinrpm.com/en/ The basis of this music-inspired project is a family farm, which has been owned since the 1930s by

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Highlights: Nyetimber Rosé NV England

May 22, 2026 jamiegoode 1047 Views

This is the latest from English sparkling wine producer Nyetimber. They now have 11 vineyards (totalling 425 hectares) in West

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Austria Features Latest 

Esterházy, a historical estate reborn, making lovely wines from Austria’s Leithaberg (Burgenland) region

May 21, 2026May 22, 2026 jamiegoode 1157 Views Burgenland

Website: https://esterhazywein.at/en/ Esterházy is a historic estate, located in the Leithaberg subregion of Burgenland. The Esterházy castle, owned by the

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Netzl and Christina, two generations from the same winery in Austria’s Carnuntum region

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 jamiegoode 1438 Views

Website: https://www.netzl.com/en Many Austrian wineries are family owned, and the change of generations is a way that some use to

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Filippi: natural expressions of Soave, Italy

May 16, 2026 jamiegoode 1256 Views soave, veneto

Filippi are based in Soave, and the property has 20 hectares of forest as well as 14 hectares of vines.

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Three nice rosés: Boutari, Delaunay, Foncalieu

May 15, 2026 jamiegoode 998 Views Rose

It’s rosé season, and here are three attractive, well priced examples, including a nice one from Greece. Boutari Dianthos Xinomavro

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Highlights: two from low intervention English producer Matt Gregory

May 13, 2026 jamiegoode 914 Views

Website: https://mattgregorywines.co.uk/ Matt Gregory makes wines from a single 3 hectare vineyard in Leicestershire (UK), a county not normally associated

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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes
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Notes from a remarkable long lunch at Gaveto in Matosinhos, Portugal, with Niepoort, Transmission and friends, plus some amazing Champagnes

September 16, 2026 jamiegoode

As far as lunches go, this was one of the best I’ve had in recent years, held at the remarkable

Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday
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Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday

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Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026
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Pfalz Riesling: tasting through some of the top examples at the VDP tasting 2026

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026 jamiegoode
the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
Features Latest New Zealand Regions 

The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

September 12, 2026September 12, 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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