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Features Germany Latest 

Bassermann-Jordan: tasting the wines from this historic Pfalz estate, now farming organically

June 24, 2025 jamiegoode 1562 Views Pfalz, Riesling

Geheimer Rat von Bassermann-Jordan, Pfalz, Germany Website: https://www.bassermann-jordan.de/ Bassermann-Jordan is an organic producer based in Diedersheim in Germany’s Pfalz wine

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Highlights: Champagne Alfred Gratien Cuvée Paradis Rosé 2008 France

June 22, 2025 jamiegoode 1677 Views

Champagne Alfred Gratien Cuvée Paradis Rosé 2008 France12.5% alcohol. This is 63% Chardonnay and 37% Pinot Noir, disgorged in January

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Features Latest Spain 

Finca Allende: the bold Rioja project of teacher-turned-vigneron Miguel Ángel de Gregorio

June 21, 2025June 21, 2025 jamiegoode 1665 Views Rioja

Website: http://www.finca-allende.com/en/ Finca Allende is a top Rioja winery with a single-vineyard focus. Miguel Ángel de Gregorio was in town

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Highlights Latest New Zealand 

Highlights: Ata Rangi Pinot Noir 2022 Martinborough, New Zealand

June 19, 2025 jamiegoode 1652 Views Martinborough, pinot noir

Website: https://atarangi.co.nz/ Ata Rangi are one of New Zealand’s top producers, and were one of the pioneers of the Martinborough

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California Features Latest Regions 

Zinfandel: California’s own grape, tasting 59 top examples

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 jamiegoode 13130 Views Zinfandel

My first real encounter with Zinfandel was reading an excellent book by US author David Darlington, titled Angels’ Visits, and

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England Food and wine Latest 

Restaurants: Angela’s, Margate

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 jamiegoode 1587 Views Restaurants

Website: https://angelasofmargate.com/ Margate is a seaside town on the Kent coast, and it’s new nickname is Shoreditch on Sea. Why?

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Features Latest Portugal 

The wines of Quinta de Tourais, Douro, Portugal

June 15, 2025 jamiegoode 1981 Views Douro

Website: https://www.quintadetourais.com/en/index.html Tourias is located in the Baixo Douro, the first part of the Douro you come to when heading

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Features Portugal Profiles Regions 

Visiting Folias de Baco, a Douro winery making compelling natural wines under the Uivo brand (updated June 2025)

June 14, 2025June 15, 2025 jamiegoode 11150 Views Douro

Website: https://www.foliasdebaco.com/ Tiago Sampaio is making some of the Douro’s most interesting natural wines under the Uivo brand. His winery

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Features Latest Portugal 

The wines of Muxagat, from Portugal’s Douro region

June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 jamiegoode 1339 Views Douro

It was back in 2002 that João Nicolau de Almeida and Eduardo Lopes began Muxagat, a terroir project based the

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Features Latest Regions South Africa 

New releases from Savage, one of South Africa’s very top producers

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 jamiegoode 2554 Views

Website: https://www.savagewines.com/ Duncan Savage has established himself as one of South Africa’s top producers, and each year he seems to

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Aldeia de Cima, Alentejo
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The wines of Aldeia de Cima, an exciting project in Portugal’s Alentejo

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.aldeiadecima.com/en/ Herdade Aldeia de Cima is a large 2400 hectare estate in Vidigueira in the south Alentejo. Here, Luisa

New releases from Radford Dale, South Africa: the over-delivering Vinum wines, plus their new organic wines
Features Profiles South Africa 

New releases from Radford Dale, South Africa: the over-delivering Vinum wines, plus their new organic wines

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 jamiegoode
Casa Marin, one of Chile’s top boutique wineries making cool climate gems in their own DO, Lo Abarca
Chile Features Latest 

Casa Marin, one of Chile’s top boutique wineries making cool climate gems in their own DO, Lo Abarca

December 16, 2025 jamiegoode
Yarra Valley (11) Giant Steps
Australia Features Latest 

Yarra Valley (11) Giant Steps

December 15, 2025December 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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