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Argentina Features 

Malbec study: four top wines from Argentina

April 17, 2021 jamiegoode 7736 Views Malbec

Malbec is such an interesting grape variety. It delivers across a range of climates: you can find it in the

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Argentina Highlights Latest 

Escala Humana Livverá Bonarda 2018 Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina

April 15, 2021 jamiegoode 5214 Views bonarda

Escala Humana is the project of Germán Masera, who makes wine for Matías Michelini as his day job. This Bonarda

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Features Loire Regions 

Loire red review: 9 wines from Chinon

April 14, 2021April 18, 2021 jamiegoode 19365 Views cabernet franc, Chinon

This is the third part of my series on the red wines of the Loire. These wines – all from

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Chile Highlights 

Highlights: Viña Leyda Syrah Reserva 2019 Leyda, Chile

April 13, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6728 Views syrah

I visited Viña Leyda back in 2010, and at the time I described them as one of Chile’s most exciting

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Features Loire Regions 

Red wines from the Loire – a spotlight on an exciting category

April 12, 2021April 18, 2021 jamiegoode 14264 Views

I’ve recently been tasting through red wines from the Loire, and I’ve been really excited by what I found. In

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Latest Loire Regions 

Loire red review: Touraine, with notes on 22 wines

April 12, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 9600 Views

This is the second part in my series on the red wines from the Loire. From this tasting, there’s no

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Niepoort launch their amazing 2019 Vintage Port

April 10, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 12687 Views Douro, Port

Niepoort have launched their 2019 Vintage Port, in a tasting beamed live from the Niepoort Lodge in Vila Nova de

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Features South Africa 

Symmetry: amazing South African tonic essences from Tista Cristini

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 jamiegoode 11410 Views soft drinks, tonics

Tista Cristini is the dude behind Symmetry Tonic Essences. He left South Africa for 15 years, and spent a decade

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Alsace Features 

Vivant: a new interactive online wine experience

April 8, 2021 jamiegoode 6762 Views

Michael Baum, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, entered the wine world in 2014 when he bought Château de Pommard in Burgundy. As

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Mullineux Iron Syrah 2018 Swartland, South Africa

April 8, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 6390 Views swartland, syrah

Mullineux is one of the Swartland’s most important wineries. In 2011 they launched two terroir-specific Syrahs: Schist and Granite. In

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The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025
Features Latest Profiles Regions South Africa 

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
Features Latest TOP STORIES 

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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