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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Isole e Olena Cepparello 2021 IGT Toscana, Italy

May 18, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 3527 Views Chianti Classico, Sangiovese

Isole e Olena Cepparello 2021 IGT Toscana, Italy15% alcohol. This is 100% Sangiovese from Chianti Classico. First released in 1980,

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Features Italy TOP STORIES 

Emidio Pepe at 60: Chiara Pepe presents the past, present and future of this Abruzzo star

May 16, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 6884 Views Abruzzo

Website: https://www.emidiopepe.com/en/ Emidio Pepe is 60! This celebrated winery from the Abruzzo region in Italy has been on a celebratory

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Champagne Highlights 

Highlights: Champagne Louis Roederer Collection 244 MV

May 15, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 4135 Views

You have to love Roederer. Of all the Champagne houses, they are the ones making the coolest moves at the

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Beaujolais Features 

Jean Loron: a quality focused negociant and vineyard owner in Beaujolais and the Mâconnais

May 14, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 4692 Views

Website: https://www.loron.fr/en/domaine/chateau-bellevue-en-2/ Maison Jean Loron have 150 hectares (owned or managed) in Beaujolais and Bourgogne (Maconnais), with vineyards in seven

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Features Spain 

The remarkable wines of Álvaro Palacios: Rioja, Bierzo and Priorat

May 13, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 7975 Views Bierzo, Priorat, Rioja

Álvaro Palacios was in town with his daughter Lola, showing off his impressive portolio, which includes Palacios Remondo (Alfaro, Rioja),

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Highlights South Africa 

Highlights: Thistle and Weed Chenin Blancs

May 12, 2024July 20, 2024 Treve Ring 4895 Views Chenin Blanc

Thistle and Weed is a collaboration between the Terblanche and Wiid families, established in 2015, and led by Etienne Terblanche

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Features South Africa 

Smiley/Silwervis/Terracura are back! One of South Africa’s most interesting wine projects returns

May 8, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 9037 Views

One of South Africa’s quirkiest and most interesting wine projects was Silwervis and Terracura, a two-branded winery born in the

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England Features 

Paragon and Inversion: two stunning prestige cuvées from English sparkling wine produced Black Chalk

May 4, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 4216 Views Sparkling wine

These two prestige cuvées from Black Chalk have both spent 26 months on lees, which is relatively short for such

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Argentina Features 

Zuccardi: thoughtful terroir-driven wines from Mendoza, Argentina

May 3, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 7741 Views

Website: https://zuccardiwines.com/en/ Sebastian Zuccardi was in town, showing off his exciting wines. It was great to catch up and taste

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Alsace Features 

Alsace adventure (3) Barmès-Buecher, great people, great wines

May 2, 2024July 20, 2024 jamiegoode 3731 Views

Website: https://barmes-buecher.com/en/ Wettolsheim-based Barmès-Buecher (pronounced Barm-es Booshay) is one the most interesting producers in Alsace. We visited with Sophie and

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Exploring Vinho Verde: Covela, who helped lead the region’s charge to more serious wine styles
Features Latest Portugal 

Exploring Vinho Verde: Covela, who helped lead the region’s charge to more serious wine styles

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://covela.pt/en/ I’m back at Covela, after a 10 year gap. And it’s nice to meet with Rui Cunha, who

Bordeaux 2025 wines en primeur
Bordeaux Features Latest Regions 

A quick appraisal of the 2025 vintage in Bordeaux

June 3, 2026 jamiegoode
Jean Baptiste Hardy, making beautiful wines in Muscadet
Features Latest Loire 

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

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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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