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A remarkable multicourse meal at Creation, a leading winery in South Africa’s Hemel-en-Aarde wine region

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 jamiegoode 1116 Views Restaurants

Website: https://www.creationwines.com/activities/ Creation is an impressive winery in the Hemel-en-Aarde wine region of South Africa. Head along the coast to

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Creation, one of the leading wineries from South Africa’s cool-climate Hemel-en-Aarde region

January 5, 2026January 6, 2026 jamiegoode 10596 Views

Website:  https://www.creationwines.com/ High up in the Hemel-en-Arde region lies one of South Africa’s top wine estates – one that has

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Features South Africa 

A Pinotage study, comparing six examples of this South African speciality

January 3, 2026September 14, 2026 jamiegoode 2103 Views Pinotage

Pinotage is such an interesting grape variety. You can read all about its origins, its struggles and its triumphs in

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Features France 

Exploring the Roussillon (6) Château Lauriga

January 2, 2026September 14, 2026 jamiegoode 1191 Views Roussillon

Website: https://www.lauriga.com/en/ Lauriga is based in Thuir, in the Les Aspres terroir of the Roussillon. It’s an old estate that

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A mini-Champagne study: Ayala, Bollinger, Albert Lebrun, Forget Brimont

January 1, 2026September 14, 2026 jamiegoode 2226 Views

Tried these four Champagnes together to compare and contrast. Ayala came out really well from this comparison. Champagne Ayala Brut

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Features France 

Exploring the Roussillon (5) Torredemer Mangin

December 31, 2025September 14, 2026 jamiegoode 2042 Views

Website: https://torredemer-mangin.com/ Torredemer Mangin is an exciting new producer in the Roussillon. It’s a collaboration between Romain Torredemer (aged 33)

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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Wirra Wirra Church Block 2022 McLaren Vale, Australia

December 30, 2025September 14, 2026 jamiegoode 2902 Views McLaren Vale

Church Block is one of those important wines that we need more of. It’s affordable, and accessible, but it’s a

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California Features 

Failla Wines: beautiful site-specific wines from some of northern California’s best vineyards

December 29, 2025September 14, 2026 jamiegoode 1983 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Website: https://www.faillawines.com/ Ehren Jordan is the winemaker and owner at Failla, and he’s quite a dude. He got his first

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Video: Place of Changing Winds, a remarkable vineyard in Australia’s Macedon Ranges wine region

December 29, 2025September 14, 2026 jamiegoode 2988 Views

Website: https://www.placeofchangingwinds.com.au/ Jamie Goode visits Rob Walter’s Place of Changing Winds vineyard in the Macedon Ranges wine region, Victoria, Australia.

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Features France 

Exploring the Roussillon (4) Domaine Pertuisane

December 28, 2025September 14, 2026 jamiegoode 1882 Views Roussillon

Website: https://pertuisane.com/ We’re in Maury. It’s beautiful and rugged, and the vineyards are rocky. I’m with Richard Case, who makes

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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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Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday

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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

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026 jamiegoode
the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
Features Latest New Zealand Regions 

The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

September 12, 2026September 12, 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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