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Profiles Regions Spain 

Montebaco: one of the most exciting producers in Ribera del Duero

June 7, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 7996 Views Ribera del Duero

Website: https://clubdevinos.tienda/ Montebaco is located between two of the most famous towns in the region: Valbuena de Duero and Pesquera

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England Profiles 

Urban Foxes, England

June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 jamiegoode 4682 Views

Website: https://www.urbanfoxeswinery.com/ Urban Foxes is the English sparkling and still wine project of Colette O’Leary and Rebecca Coates. They are

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Argentina Profiles 

The wines of Escala Humana, Argentina

June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 jamiegoode 7431 Views

Website: https://www.escalahumanawines.com/ Escala Humana is the project of Germán Masera, who makes wine for Matías Michelini as his day job.

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Nahe Riesling: 33 top examples from this interesting German wine region

June 4, 2021 jamiegoode 11188 Views

The Nahe wine region in Germany is on a bit of a roll. There are just over 4000 hectares of

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne De Saint Gall Premier Cru Le Blanc de Blancs

June 2, 2021December 18, 2021 jamiegoode 5868 Views

De Saint Gall is a premium, Chardonnay-focused brand from mega-Champagne cooperative Union Champagne, which has 2000 members. I’ve been impressed

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Highlights: two from Domaine du Tunnel in the Northern Rhône

May 31, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6691 Views cornas, Northern Rhone, roussanne, syrah

Stéphane Robert started making his own wines at the young age of 24 from rented vineyards. A few years down

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Italy Profiles 

Prosecco: wines from two good producers, Le Rughe and Anna Spinato

May 30, 2021 jamiegoode 4252 Views prosecco

These Proseccos are from two producers – Le Rughe and Anna Spinato – imported into the UK by the Beverage

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Features Spain 

The wines of Tantaka: Txakoli with a difference

May 29, 2021 jamiegoode 10039 Views

This is Txakoli – the famous Basque wine – with a difference. Most often an ephemeral, spritzy thirst quencher, here

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Germany Highlights 

Highlights: Weingüter Wegeler Bernkastel Doctor Riesling GG Trocken 2018 Mosel, Germany

May 26, 2021 jamiegoode 5924 Views Mosel

There’s never been a better time to be a Riesling lover. For a fast-track to Riesling heaven, look out for

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Profiles Regions Spain 

Remebering Alejandro Fernández, whose Tinto Pesquera wines helped make the reputation of Spain’s Ribera del Duero region

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 jamiegoode 12535 Views Ribero del Duero

This weekend, Alejandro Fernandez, the founder of Pesquera, died aged 88. He was an important figure in establishing Ribera del

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Valldo: impressive Douro wines, including some great value options
Features Latest Portugal Profiles 

Valldo: impressive Douro wines, including some great value options

May 9, 2026 jamiegoode

I first visited Quinta do Vallado back in 2002, and I’ve been back a few times since. The quinta and

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

May 5, 2026May 5, 2026 jamiegoode
Moreish: elegant wines from Dão and Bairrada, Portugal (and one from Spain, too)
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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

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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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