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Burgundy Features Latest 

Wines from Emmanuel Giboulot, Bourgogne, tasted at Dynamic Vines

September 7, 2025 jamiegoode 2650 Views

Website: https://www.dynamicvines.com/ Dynamic Vines is a respected importer of biodynamic, organic and low-intervention wines based in Bermondsey, London. On Saturday

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Features Greece Latest 

Greek wines from female winemakers at Maltby and Greek

September 7, 2025September 7, 2025 jamiegoode 2179 Views

Website: https://www.maltbyandgreek.com/ A chance encounter led to a great tasting. I was in Bermondsey exploring Spa Terminus, where many wholesale

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Champagne Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Champagne Billecart-Salmon Le Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

September 6, 2025 jamiegoode 2275 Views

I like that Billecart-Salmon now have ‘my origin’ on their website, where if you are so inclined you can find

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Nice wines at the 67 Sessions: Le Moine, Brocard, Scala Dei, San Leonardo

September 5, 2025 jamiegoode 2354 Views Chablis, champagne, Priorat

The evening before the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards, there was a new event. The 67 Sessions, an

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Highlights Latest South Africa 

Highlights: Veiled Vineyards Old Vine Semillon 2016 Franschhoek, South Africa

September 4, 2025 jamiegoode 1878 Views Franschhoek, Semillon

Veiled Vineyards Old Vine Semillon 2016 Franschhoek, South Africa13.5% alcohol. This may be almost 9 years old, but it’s a

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England Highlights Latest 

Highlights: Roebuck Estates Rare Expressions Ninety-Six 2014 Sussex, England

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025 jamiegoode 2055 Views

Website: https://www.roebuckestates.co.uk/wine/rare-expressions-no-96/ Roebuck Estates Rare Expressions Ninety-Six 2014 Sussex, EnglandThis is the second release of the Roebuck’s luxury Rare Expressions

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Highlights Latest Portugal 

Highlights: Herdade do Rocim Vinha da Micaela 2021 Alentejo Vidigueira, Portugal

September 2, 2025November 14, 2025 jamiegoode 1955 Views Alentejo

This is an interesting wine from Rocim. It’s from a single high-altitide vineyard that Rocim purchased from a lady called

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Latest Portugal Regions 

Gallery: the Douro in black and white

September 1, 2025 jamiegoode 2443 Views Douro

Some images from the Douro, captured in black and white. Sometimes restricting creative options helps you to look more carefully.

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Alsace Features Latest 

Alsace Pinot Noir, a mini study

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025 jamiegoode 2461 Views pinot noir

I tasted quite a bit of Pinot Noir when I last visited Alsace in autumn 2023, and came away impressed.

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Features Latest Spain 

Highlights: Bodegas Cota 45 Ube Miraflores 2022 Spain

August 30, 2025 jamiegoode 2002 Views manzanilla, palomino, sherry

Another beauty from Ramiro Ibáñez. Bodegas Cota 45 Ube Miraflores 2022 Spain11.5% alcohol. This is Palomino from a collection of

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Bordeaux 2025 wines en primeur
Bordeaux Features Latest Regions 

A quick appraisal of the 2025 vintage in Bordeaux

June 3, 2026 jamiegoode

I didn’t get to do primeurs in Bordeaux this spring. In fact I never do primeurs in Bordeaux because it’s

Jean Baptiste Hardy, making beautiful wines in Muscadet
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Jean Baptiste Hardy, making beautiful wines in Muscadet

June 3, 2026June 3, 2026 jamiegoode
anselmo and tiago mendes vinho verde
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Exploring Vinho Verde: visiting star producer Anselmo Mendes

June 2, 2026June 2, 2026 jamiegoode
antonio madeira dao portugal
Features Latest Portugal 

Current releases from Dão legend Antonio Madeira

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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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