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Australia Features TOP STORIES 

Giant Steps, Yarra Valley: Australia’s winery of the year launches the first wines from the remarkable Bastard Hill vineyard

August 21, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 12721 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir, Yarra Valley

Website: https://www.giantstepswine.com.au/ Giant Steps is a Yarra Valley winery that’s currently in the spotlight, winning the 2025 Halliday Guide Winery

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Features Italy 

Chianti Classico deep dive (10) Rocca di Montegrossi

August 20, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 3774 Views Chianti Classico

Marco Ricasoli is the owner of Rocca di Montegrossi, a 100 hectare property in Monti in Chianti, just south of

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Chianti Classico deep dive (9) Castello di Querceto

August 19, 2024March 29, 2025 jamiegoode 4849 Views Chianti Classico

Website: https://www.castellodiquerceto.it/?lang=en I visited Querceto back in October 2008, and here I was back again, some 15 years later, and

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Canada Features 

In Niagara (14) Westcott, a Pinot Noir and Chardonnay specialist

August 19, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 5270 Views

Website: https://www.westcottvineyards.com/ I’ve been following Westcott with interest over the last few years, and have visited twice before this current

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In Niagara (13) Meldville, with Derek Barnett

August 18, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 4768 Views Niagara

Website: https://meldvillewines.com/about/ I first met Derek Barnett on my first trip to Niagara back in 2013, when he was making

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England Features Regions TOP STORIES 

Danbury Ridge: where thoughtful viticulture, a great climate and magical clays are helping to create England’s best still wines

August 15, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 5353 Views

Website: https://www.danburyridge.com/ Danbury Ridge has, in a short time, established a reputation for being the leading producer of still wines

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Australia Videos 

Video: Bastard Hill, a special vineyard in Australia’s Yarra Valley, is reborn under the ownership of Giant Steps

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 jamiegoode 5104 Views Yarra Valley

The Bastard Hill vineyard was planted by Ray Guerin in 1987. It’s high up in the Yarra Valley (Australia), and

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Features Portugal 

The wines of Luis Pato, Bairrada, Portugal

August 14, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 12688 Views Baga, Bairrada

Website: http://www.luispato.com/ Luis Pato (which is Portuguese for ‘duck’) is probably the best-known producer in the Bairrada region. For a

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Canada Features Regions 

In Niagara (12) Stratus, an important Niagara winery, in a fine-tuning phase

August 11, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 6781 Views Niagara

Website: https://stratuswines.com/ Stratus are an important winery for Niagara, and like many wineries in this region they have been on

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England Highlights 

Highlights: Raimes Blanc de Blancs 2018 Hampshire, England

August 10, 2024June 5, 2025 jamiegoode 3045 Views Sparkling wine

Website:  https://raimes.co.uk/ Raimes Blanc de Blancs 2018 Hampshire, England12% alcohol. 100% Chardonnay from the South Downs, made at Hattingley. 46

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All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand
Features Latest 

All Good Things: tasting three examples from this new supermarket-targeted brand

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 jamiegoode

All Good Things This is a new brand focusing on Australia and New Zealand, with appealing, direct packaging. They are

Canadian Sparkling Wine: a rare tasting crossing the country, with 24 different wines
Canada Features Latest Regions 

Canadian Sparkling Wine: a rare tasting crossing the country, with 24 different wines

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Eight wines under £10 that offer amazing value, from The Wine Society
Features Latest 

Eight wines under £10 that offer amazing value, from The Wine Society

October 8, 2026October 8, 2026 jamiegoode
Visiting Montes, a major Chilean winery who are making the switch to regenerative viticulture
Chile Features Latest Regions Wine Science 

Visiting Montes, a major Chilean winery who are making the switch to regenerative viticulture

October 7, 2026October 7, 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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