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Bordeaux Features Profiles 

Château Couhins-Lurton with Jacques Lurton: a vertical of this important white Bordeaux

November 27, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 7298 Views Sauvignon Blanc

Couhins-Lurton is a small but important property in the Graves region of Bordeaux. Since 1967 it has been part of

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England Highlights 

Highlights: two from Flint, an interesting producer in East Anglia, England

November 26, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 5369 Views

Flint are based in East Anglia, and I’ve reviewed them before here. They have just released two small production wines

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It’s Carmenere day, and I taste two good examples from Errazuriz

November 24, 2021 jamiegoode 8611 Views carmenere

It’s Carmenere day! And here I taste two really good examples from Errazuriz. Carmenere hails from Bordeaux, but it found

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Armenian wine: a brief study

November 22, 2021November 24, 2021 jamiegoode 7993 Views

Website: The Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia Armenia is an interesting country for wine. With its neighbour, Georgia, it

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The new face of Cava, Spain’s traditional method sparkling wine

November 22, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 10831 Views cava

Cava is changing. Over the last few months I’ve been tasting some examples of Cava, the well-known traditional method sparkling

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Six from Vida Wines: an online retailer specialising in wines from Central and Eastern Europe

November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 jamiegoode 5408 Views

Vida Wines is a new outfit specializing in central and eastern European wines. They sent a six-pack for me to

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England Features Latest Regions 

New releases from the Vagabond Urban Winery, London

November 21, 2021November 20, 2022 jamiegoode 8671 Views

Vagabond is an urban winery based in Battersea Power Station in London. Winemaker Jose Quintana took over here in September

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Simpsons Wine Estate: leading still and sparkling wines from the Kent North Downs, England

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 jamiegoode 8307 Views

Website: https://simpsonswine.com/ Jamie Goode and Lisse Garnett visit a relatively new winery in the Kent North Downs who are making

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England Videos 

Video: visiting Simpsons wine estate, Kent, England

November 19, 2021 jamiegoode 7017 Views

Jamie Goode and Lisse Garnett visit the Simpsons winery in East Kent. In 2016 Charles and Ruth Simpson, who’d already

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Highlights: Cortes de Cima Lour-inho 2019 Alentejo, Portugal

November 16, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 5417 Views Albarino, Alentejo

Very impressed with this blend of Alvarinho (aka Albariño) with Loureiro – two grapes from the cool Minho, grown here

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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025
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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.radforddale.com/ I have been following the wines of Radford Dale with some interest over the last three years. The

Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine
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Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine

August 9, 2026August 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson

August 8, 2026 jamiegoode
Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
Bordeaux Features Latest 

Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 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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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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