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Highlights: three vintages of the Cedro do Noval Branco

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 jamiegoode 3795 Views Douro

When it comes to table wines, we tend to think of the Douro as a red wine region, but it’s

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Cava discovery (10) Juvé y Camps

November 8, 2023November 9, 2023 jamiegoode 3954 Views cava, Penedès

Website: https://www.juveycamps.com/en/ Juvé y Camps are one of the leading Cava producers. They aren’t small: they harvest 2000 tons of

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Exploring Greece (4) Mega Spileo Estate

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 jamiegoode 4763 Views

Website: https://megaspileo.gr/en/ Mega Spileo Estate is a dynamic producer based in the mountains of Aigialeia, on the Peloponnese. It’s an

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New releases from Place of Changing Winds: a remarkable vineyard-based project in Australia’s Macedon Ranges

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 jamiegoode 11335 Views

Website: https://www.placeofchangingwinds.com.au/ This is a remarkable project from Robert Walters, who for over 15 years has been wine buyer for

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Highlights: Barbadillo Manzanilla Pastora Pasada en Rama NV

November 6, 2023 jamiegoode 2766 Views manzanilla, sherry

Found this hidden in the racks: an en rama Manzanilla bottled in 2021, which would have been intended for consumption

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Single vineyard wines from Kamptal, Austria: tasting some excellent Riesling and Grüner Veltliner from top producers

November 3, 2023November 4, 2023 jamiegoode 5838 Views Kamptal

The Single Vineyard Summit, held in September 2023 in Graffnegg, was a remarkable opportunity to try a broad range of

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New releases from BK Wines, a star producer in the Adelaide Hills

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 jamiegoode 4668 Views Adelaide Hills

Website: https://bkwines.com.au/ Brendon and Kirstyn Keys are the B and K in BK Wines, and they are based in the

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Video: exploring the wines of Alsace with Lars Daniels, final day

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 jamiegoode 6781 Views

Jamie Goode and Lars Daniels visit the Alsace wine region. This is the final day, with visits to Weinbach, Justin

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Highlights: Fractal Sequence 001 NV England

October 29, 2023 jamiegoode 4643 Views

This is an interesting project. It’s a collaboration between William Lowe (who is a master of wine) and Nick Lane

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Wines from the Thracian Lowlands of Bulgaria: a study

October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 jamiegoode 6331 Views

Back in the 1980s Bulgarian Cabernet Sauvignon was a supermarket and off-licence staple. Bulgaria’s Soviet-era wine factories were turning out

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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
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Champagne Houses to Watch in 2026

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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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