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  • Lunch at Treadwell (Niagara, Canada) with some lovely wines: Ulysses Colin, La Rogerie and Comando G
  • Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Lake Breeze
  • Restaurants: Fat Rabbit, St Catharines, Niagara – so good I went twice in a week
  • The concept of island wines is now firmly established: a tasting with Pascaline Lepeltier
  • Alentejeo Spotlight: on the road in Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol with some interesting wines from this Portuguese region
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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Parés Baltà Blanca Cusine Cava Gran Reserva 2012

October 3, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2087 Views cava, Sparkling wine

I’m a big fan of the Cavas from Parés Baltà who I visited last year (my report is here). Tried

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Features Spain 

The beautiful wines of Juan Antonio Ponce, from Manchuela, Spain

October 2, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 4362 Views

Website: https://bodegasponce.es/ Manchuela is a lesser-known Spanish wine region inland from Valencia, specializing in the Bobal grape variety. It’s a

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The wines of Terre de la Custodia, Umbria, Italy

October 1, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2733 Views

Website: https://www.terredelacustodia.com/en/ Terre de la Custodia are based in Umbria, Italy. I recently tried six of their wines, and here

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Features Portugal Regions 

Honrado: an exciting Alentejo project combining enotourism, traditional gastronomy and talha wine

October 1, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2734 Views Alentejo, Amphora

Website: https://www.honrado.pt/ The south of the Alentejo wine region in Portugal is currently home to an exciting revival of traditional

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: De Wetshof Bon Vallon Chardonnay 2023

September 27, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2916 Views Chardonnay

Website: https://dewetshof.com/ De Wetshof, a winery in Robertson, are one of the unsung heroes of South African wine. They are

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Gallery Regions Spain 

Gallery: in the vineyards of Rioja (2) in the Los Valles vineyard of Bodegas Vinícola Real

September 25, 2024September 27, 2024 jamiegoode 2269 Views Rioja

Los Valles is a beautiful old vineyard owned by Bodegas Vinícola Real. It has distinctive pink sandy soils, and is

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Langham Pinot Noir 2019 Dorset, England

September 24, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2382 Views Sparkling wine

I’ve written about English sparkling (and occasional still) wine producer Langham before on this site. They are among the very

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Australia Highlights 

Highlights: Cherubino Pedestal Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

September 22, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2288 Views Cabernet Sauvignon, Margaret River

Website: https://www.cherubinowines.com/ Western Australia’s Margaret River wine region is the source of some amazing Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines, but it sometimes

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Gallery Regions Spain 

Gallery: in the vineyards of Rioja (1) San Vicente, Rioja Alavesa

September 22, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 2525 Views Rioja

I’ve just been filming an episode of Wine Science (due to be released early next year) in the Rioja region,

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Comando G Navatalgordo 2022

September 19, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 3969 Views Grenache

One of the heroes of the new Spain wine scene is Comando G. Read more about them in this excellent

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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Lake Breeze
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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (11) Lake Breeze

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.lakebreeze.ca/ Lake Breeze is on the Naramata Bench, and since 2021 has been owned by the McIntyre family. The

The concept of island wines is now firmly established: a tasting with Pascaline Lepeltier
Features Latest Spain 

The concept of island wines is now firmly established: a tasting with Pascaline Lepeltier

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 jamiegoode
Alentejeo Spotlight: on the road in Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol with some interesting wines from this Portuguese region
Features Latest Portugal Regions 

Alentejeo Spotlight: on the road in Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol with some interesting wines from this Portuguese region

June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 jamiegoode
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Features Food and wine Latest 

Yuki Bar revisited: one of London’s best spots for natural wine

June 22, 2026June 22, 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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