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Japan Profiles 

In Nagano, Japan: Les Vins Vivants

August 17, 2020August 18, 2020 jamiegoode 5123 Views

Les Vins Vivants is a new venture in Tomi City, Nagano, Japan. Takahiro Ogino and his partner Tomoko are the

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Features South Africa 

Four from South Africa, including Glen Carlou, Saxenburg and De Grendel

August 16, 2020August 16, 2020 jamiegoode 5878 Views

I enjoyed these four wines. Nice to see Glen Carlou back to form, as well. De Grendel Op Die Berg

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Features Italy 

Tedeschi: fine wines from Valpolicella, with Sabrina Tedeschi

August 14, 2020October 9, 2020 jamiegoode 5755 Views Valpolicella

Tedeschi are one of the historical family-owned producers in the Valpolicella. Over a Zoom call, I caught up with Sabrina

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Features South of France 

White wines from the Southern Rhône

August 13, 2020August 17, 2020 jamiegoode 6162 Views southern rhone

We often think of the Southern Rhône as being a red wine region. But of late, I’ve tasted some very

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Alsace Highlights TOP STORIES 

Highlights: Hugel Gewurztraminer Grossi Laüe 2011 Alsace, France

August 12, 2020 jamiegoode 6866 Views Gewurztraminer

This is a high-end Gewurztraminer from Hugel. Along with Trimbach, Hugel were never really into the Alsace Grand Cru classification.

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Highlights Latest South of France 

Highlights: Château La Negly La Brise Marine 2019 La Clape

August 11, 2020 jamiegoode 5220 Views Languedoc

Château La Negly La Brise Marine 2019 La Clape, Languedoc, France13.5% alcohol. This is a blend of Bourboulenc, Roussanne and

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England Highlights 

Highlights: two pinks from English producer Chapel Down

August 11, 2020November 14, 2020 jamiegoode 3021 Views

Chapel Down are one of the UK’s largest wineries, sourcing grapes from all over the south of England. These two

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Brazil Highlights 

Highlights: Casa Valduga 130 Blanc de Blanc NV Vale dos Vinhedos, Brazil

August 10, 2020 jamiegoode 4128 Views Sparkling wine

This is an ambitious sparkling wine from Casa Valduga in Vale dos Vinhedos, Serra Gaucha, Brazil. I really liked the

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Features Portugal Profiles 

Chocapalha: a leading winery from Portugal’s Lisboa wine region

August 9, 2020August 11, 2020 jamiegoode 6352 Views Lisboa

Website: https://chocapalha.pt/en/home_en/ Paulo Tavares de Silva had a career as a naval officer, but with his wife Alice nurtured a

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Food and wine Spain 

Restaurants: Sabor, London

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 jamiegoode 5456 Views London, Restaurants

Back in the saddle, a post-lockdown restaurant experience. Last Tuesday I lunched at Sabor in Heddon Street, just off lower

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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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