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England Highlights 

Highlights: Ridgeview Oak Reserve NV England

October 6, 2020December 24, 2020 jamiegoode 5821 Views

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of sparkling wine house Ridgeview, a limited edition high-end bottling has been released. The base

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Profiles Spain 

Sisseck’s Sherry: the Pingus winemaker invests in Jerez

October 5, 2020October 11, 2021 jamiegoode 8428 Views sherry

It’s early days for this new project, but perhaps it’s a sign of the future for the Sherry region that

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Burgundy Highlights Videos 

Highlights: Les Champs de Themis Bouzeron Les Corcelles 2014 Bourgogne

October 4, 2020 jamiegoode 6857 Views Aligote

I visited Xavier Moissenet at his domaine in Bouzeron last year. This is a bottle he gave me then: his

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Dom Pérignon 2010

October 3, 2020June 14, 2021 jamiegoode 8520 Views

This was a difficult vintage in Champagne that yielded few vintage wines. But despite this – and perhaps because of

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Profiles South Africa 

In Franschhoek: Paserene, with Martin Smith

October 2, 2020November 14, 2020 jamiegoode 7680 Views

Martin Smith is the fellow behind Paserene. He’s an interesting CV: he spent 10 years making wine in Napa, which

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Australia Features 

Yalumba The Caley: a mini-vertical of their top ‘Super Claret’

October 1, 2020 jamiegoode 6776 Views

It is a little-known fact that in the 19th century, the Bordelais used to blend in some Syrah from Hermitage

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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Dr. Edge Pinot Noir 2017, Tasmania

September 30, 2020November 14, 2020 Treve Ring 4814 Views

Dr. Edge is the personal wine project of Peter Dredge, the head winemaker of Meadowbank. This is a blend of

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Croatia Features 

Crushing on Croatia: the wines, regions and grape varieties

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 jamiegoode 21686 Views

By Janet Dorozynski Janet Dorozynski is a Canadian-based wine communicator whose day job involves helping Canadian wineries export their wines.

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Features Portugal 

Cortes de Cima Daqui 2019: my first taste of this collaboration wine

September 27, 2020 jamiegoode 5910 Views Alentejo

This is the collaborative wine I was involved with last year. It’s now in bottle and this was my first

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California Features 

The wines of Daou, Paso Robles: tilting at the top with Cabernet

September 26, 2020July 15, 2021 jamiegoode 5771 Views Paso Robles

Brothers George and Daniel Daou come from Lebanon. The first rocket from the civil war in the 1970s landed in

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Exploring the Roussillon (7) Château Nadal Hainaut
Features France Latest 

Exploring the Roussillon (7) Château Nadal Hainaut

November 2, 2026November 2, 2026 jamiegoode

Château Nadal Hainaut, an organic wine producer in the Roussillon making some nice wines. This visit was with Pauline Nadal,

Vinho Verde: Quinta da Pegadinha
Features Latest Portugal 

Vinho Verde: Quinta da Pegadinha

November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Criante, a natural wine producer from Sicily
Features Italy Latest 

Criante, a natural wine producer from Sicily

November 1, 2026November 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Celebrating 25 years of Filipa Pato’s wines with an amazing lunch and tasting
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Celebrating 25 years of Filipa Pato’s wines with an amazing lunch and tasting

October 30, 2026October 30, 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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