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The 2022s from Abruzzo star winery Emidio Pepe

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 jamiegoode 949 Views Abruzzo

Popped into Dynamic Vines today and tasted through the 2022s from Emidio Pepe, a remarkable winery that I’ve written about

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Douloufakis, making impressive wines from Crete, Greece

January 30, 2026 jamiegoode 722 Views Crete

Website: https://douloufakis.wine/en/ Douloufakis is based in the village of Dafnes, near Heraklion, in Crete. Vines are farmed organically and winemaking

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North Canterbury, New Zealand (9) Pyramid Valley

January 30, 2026February 16, 2026 jamiegoode 1832 Views North Canterbury

Pyramid Valley is one of New Zealand’s special vineyards. I first came across it on my debut visit to Aotearoa

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Canada Features Latest 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (4) Cedar Creek

January 27, 2026February 4, 2026 jamiegoode 865 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://www.cedarcreek.bc.ca/ Cedar Creek is another important Okanagan winery that’s part of the Mark Anthony group, along with Mission Hill,

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Features Latest New Zealand 

Blank Canvas, retelling the Marlborough story through some impressive single-vineyard wines

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 jamiegoode 711 Views Chardonnay, Marlborough, pinot noir, Sauvignon Blanc

Website: https://blankcanvaswines.com/ Blank Canvas is the project of well-known Marlborough consultant winemaker Matt Thomson and Sophie Parker-Thomson. Until very recently

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Canada Features Latest 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: (3) Martin’s Lane

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 jamiegoode 909 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://www.martinslanewinery.com/ One of the leading Okanagan wineries is Martin’s Lane. This is one of the wineries that’s part of

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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen valleys (2) Spearhead

January 25, 2026January 26, 2026 jamiegoode 756 Views Okanagan Valley

Website: https://www.spearheadwinery.com/ Spearhead is a boutique winery based on the South East Kelowna slopes, which is a recently established Okanagan

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Goode’s Crib Sheets No 4 – South African Chardonnay

January 23, 2026January 24, 2026 jamiegoode 844 Views Chardonnay

South Africa is currently making some very exciting wines, and Chardonnay is one category that’s performing very well. Here’s my

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Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys: an overview

January 23, 2026February 19, 2026 jamiegoode 2283 Views Okanagan Valley, Similkameen

The Okanagan is quite spectacular. It’s the largest by far of the wine regions in Canada’s British Columbia, located some

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Features Latest New Zealand 

Appellation Marlborough Wine: the 2025 selection of Sauvignon Blanc

January 22, 2026January 22, 2026 jamiegoode 1210 Views Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc

Website: https://www.appellationmarlboroughwine.co.nz/ Marlborough became famous because of Sauvignon Blanc, and it is the dominant grape variety planted in the region.

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Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel
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Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://swartbergwingerde.co.za/ When Rudiger Gretschel (pictured above) was being interviewed for his job with Tim Rands (Boekenhoutskloof et al), he

Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon
Features Latest Lebanon 

Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling
Features Latest Oregon 

Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling

March 31, 2026 jamiegoode
Champagne Houses to Watch in 2026
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Champagne Houses to Watch in 2026

March 30, 2026March 30, 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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