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Nizio Naturals: brilliant low-intervention wines from Poland

May 1, 2026May 1, 2026 jamiegoode 1097 Views Natural wine

Website: https://www.dworsanna.pl/winnicanizionaturals/ Karol Nizio is making some lovely natural wines from a family estate in Poland, close to the border

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Visiting Kracher, one of the world’s great sweet wine producers, in Austria’s Burgenland region

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 jamiegoode 1483 Views Burgenland

Website: https://www.kracher.at/ Based in the village of Illmitz, in the Burgenland, Kracher is probably the most famous sweet wine producer

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Highlights: Clos Cibonne Tibouren Rosé Cuvée Speciale des Vignettes 2024

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 jamiegoode 1492 Views Provence, Rose

Website: www.clos-cibonne.com This is a very famous rosé property in Provence, making slightly atypical rosés that are highly regarded. And

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Exploring Vinho Verde: Aphros

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 jamiegoode 1837 Views Vinho Verde

Vasco Croft (above right) is the man behind biodynamic, naturally inclined Aphros, in the Lima subregion of Vinho Verde. He

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Domaines Ott Château Romassan 2024 Bandol

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 jamiegoode 2364 Views Bandol, Provence, Rose

This is from an 83 hectare estate acquired by the Ott family in 1956. They make a red as well

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Features Latest Portugal 

Tau! Vinho, an innovative wine project from Portugal’s Vinho Verde

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 jamiegoode 948 Views Natural wine, Vinho Verde

Website: https://tauthings.com/ Tau! Vinho is an interesting and creative wine project that began in 2021 based in Barcelos, Vinho Verde.

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Herdade do Portocarro, interesting wines from Portugal’s Setúbal Peninsula

April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 jamiegoode 886 Views

Website: https://www.portocarro.com/en/home Portocarro is based in the Terras do Sado region of the Setúbal Peninsula, not far from Lisbon. I

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Exploring Vinho Verde: Quinta de Santiago

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 jamiegoode 1622 Views Vinho Verde

Website: https://quintadesantiago.pt/en/ Joana Santiago came to work at her family estate in 2009 after 15 years as a lawyer. Previously,

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Portugal’s Vinho Verde, a region transforming itself

April 28, 2026June 10, 2026 jamiegoode 1622 Views Vinho Verde

Branding is important. In wine, it can happen at the level of the producer. But we also have important collective

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Exploring Vinho Verde: Casa de Cello

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026 jamiegoode 781 Views Vinho Verde

Website: www.casadecello.pt Casa de Cello is the company that now owns and farms two estate properties, Quinta de San Joanne

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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

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

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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

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the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
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The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

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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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