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Highlights: Famille Fabre Gasparets Le Camin 2022 Vin de France

August 27, 2025 jamiegoode 1574 Views Corbieres, Languedoc, orange wine

Website: https://www.famillefabre.com/details-vin/chateau-fabre-gasparets-camin-82A35E/ A remarkable orange wine from Corbières Boutenac in the Languedoc. Famille Fabre Gasparets Le Camin 2022 Vin de

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What are we to make of Lafleur’s decision to leave the Pomerol and Bordeaux appellations? (Updated)

August 27, 2025August 29, 2025 jamiegoode 6684 Views Pomerol

What are we to make of the hot news from Bordeaux that Société Civile du Château Lafleur (who make six

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Highlights: Morandé Terrarium Semillon 2022 Maule Valley, Chile

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 jamiegoode 1683 Views Semillon

An impressive Semillon from Chile. This is a variety that is dramatically underrated and has performed really well in the

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Hickinbotham: some impressive wines from a special site in South Australia’s McLaren Vale

August 25, 2025 jamiegoode 2759 Views McLaren Vale

Website: https://www.hickinbothamwines.com.au/ The Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard is one of the most celebrated sites in Australia’s McLaren Vale. Although its viticultural

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Highlights: Yalumba Samuel’s Collection Bush Vine Grenache 2022

August 25, 2025 jamiegoode 1494 Views Barossa, Grenache

Impressed by this Barossa Grenache. It’s a variety that a lot of people are doing very good work with in

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Samuel Billaud, making some of the best wines in Chablis

August 23, 2025August 25, 2025 jamiegoode 3774 Views Chablis

Samuel Billaud was working for his family domaine, Billaud-Simon, a member of the sixth generation of the family to grow

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Highlights: Pinea Korde, a serious rosé from Ribera del Duero

August 23, 2025 jamiegoode 1666 Views Rose

Pinea Korde Rosé 2023 Ribera del Duero, Spain14% alcohol. This is a brave new project from Vicente Pliego, who came

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Highlights: Alice et Olivier De Moor Bourgogne Chitry 2023

August 20, 2025 jamiegoode 2103 Views Chablis, chitry, Natural wine

De Moor, based in Chablis, are one of my favourite producers. Everything they make is just so good. Had this

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New Zealand is making some of the world’s best Pinot Noir, and this is my roll-call of the best

August 18, 2025November 16, 2025 jamiegoode 20277 Views pinot noir

Back in February I attended Pinot Noir 2025 in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was quite a special event. One of

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Apehelion: Grenache specialists from Australia’s McLaren Vale

August 17, 2025 jamiegoode 1679 Views Grenache

Website: https://aphelionwine.com.au/ Based in McLaren Vale, Aphelion is a Grenache specialist micro-negociant. It was started by Rob and Lou Mack,

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Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel
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Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://swartbergwingerde.co.za/ When Rudiger Gretschel (pictured above) was being interviewed for his job with Tim Rands (Boekenhoutskloof et al), he

Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon
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Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling
Features Latest Oregon 

Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling

March 31, 2026 jamiegoode
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Champagne Houses to Watch in 2026

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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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