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Espera: brilliant natural-leaning wines from Lisboa, Portugal

October 15, 2025 jamiegoode 3294 Views Natural wine

Website: https://www.esperawines.pt/en-gb Espera is a natural wine producer based in Alcobaça, in the Lisboa wine region of Portugal. Soils here

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The wines of Júlio Bastos/Dona Maria, from Portugal’s Alentejo

October 12, 2025October 13, 2025 jamiegoode 10572 Views Alentejo

Júlio Bastos is one of the leading winemakers in Portugal’s Alentejo region, and his family property, located near Estremoz, is

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Highlights: Herdade do Rocim Vinha da Micaela 2021 Alentejo Vidigueira, Portugal

September 2, 2025July 21, 2026 jamiegoode 2155 Views Alentejo

This is an interesting wine from Rocim. It’s from a single high-altitide vineyard that Rocim purchased from a lady called

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Gallery: the Douro in black and white

September 1, 2025 jamiegoode 2584 Views Douro

Some images from the Douro, captured in black and white. Sometimes restricting creative options helps you to look more carefully.

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Mouchão: lovely wines from this traditional Alentejo winery

August 1, 2025July 2, 2026 jamiegoode 2815 Views Alentejo

Website: https://mouchao.pt/en/ One of the most highly regarded Alentejo wineries, Mouchão has always been a bit different to its peers.

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The Douro wines of Sogrape’s Casa de Ferreirinha, including Barca Velha, Portugal’s most famous table wine

July 25, 2025February 12, 2026 jamiegoode 2636 Views Douro

Sogrape is a big company with a wide range of wines, but also has some gems in its range, most

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Wine & Soul: Pintas and Manoella from Portugal’s Douro (updated with new notes, July 2025)

July 24, 2025February 12, 2026 jamiegoode 5775 Views Douro

Website: https://wineandsoul.com/ Jorge Borges and Sandra Tavares have built something special with Wine & Soul. I first bumped into them

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Justino’s Projects, Madeira, Portugal

July 21, 2025July 2, 2026 jamiegoode 2117 Views Madeira

This was a really interesting chance to try some special Project wines from Madeira producer Justino’s. The wines were tasted

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A spotlight on the Dão region, currently making some of Portugal’s most interesting wines

July 15, 2025July 2, 2026 jamiegoode 3591 Views

Portugal is a diverse wine country, and of late it has been making increasingly accomplished wines. In the north we

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Locals and Nomads, a natural wine bar in Lisbon

June 27, 2025January 15, 2026 jamiegoode 3376 Views

Website: https://localsandnomads.com/ Locals and Nomads is a small naturally focused wine bar in Lisbon. I had a gap in my

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Going to the football? Like good wine? A tasting trip through Islington’s wine bars pairs well with tickets for a north London matchday

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the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
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The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

September 12, 2026September 12, 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.

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