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Exciting wines from five new projects high up in Portugal’s Douro region

September 24, 2022 jamiegoode 5610 Views Douro

The Douro Valley is proving to be an exciting place for small winery projects, and one hotspot is in the

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The wines of Malhadinha Nova, Alentejo, Portugal

September 17, 2022 jamiegoode 4188 Views Alentejo

I’ve followed the wines of Malhadinha Nova over the years, since their promising debut in the early noughties. The vineyards

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The wines of Quinta de La Rosa, Douro, Portugal

August 18, 2022 jamiegoode 4265 Views Douro

Website: https://www.quintadelarosa.com/ Quinta de la Rosa is a beautiful Quinta, a short distance along the river from Pinhão, in the

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The wines of Casa de Darei, Dão, Portugal

August 8, 2022 jamiegoode 5116 Views Dao

Website: http://casadedarei.pt/eng_index.html Back in 1997 José Ruivo bought a 140 hectare farm on the shores of the Dão river at

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Visiting António Madeira, a star producer in Portugal’s Dão region

July 11, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 8359 Views Dao

António Madeira is one of the new stars of Portugal’s Dão wine region, but for the kind actions of a

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Highlights: Howard’s Folly Freshco? 2020 Alentejo, Portugal

July 10, 2022 jamiegoode 4540 Views Alentejo

This is a bright red from Portalegre (the cooler, higher-altitude bit of the Alentejo) with vineyards in the granite foothills

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Video: disgorging and bottling Pet Nat at Folias de Baco winery in Portugal’s Douro

July 7, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 4259 Views Pet Nat, Sparkling wine

Pet Nat is a popular style of sparkling wine these days. The name stands for Petillant Naturel, and the process

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Video: Simplesmente Vinho 2022, a natural/authentic wine fair in Porto

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 jamiegoode 4253 Views

I’ve just been to the tenth edition of Simplesmente Vinho, a brilliant natural/authentic wine fair in Porto. Here’s a short

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Visiting Quinta do Infantado: a leading producer of Port and table wines from Portugal’s Douro

July 3, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 6339 Views Douro

Website: https://quintadoinfantado.com/en/ I first visited Quinta do Infantado 20 years ago, in May 2002 when I toured the Douro for

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Highlights: A&D Wines Quinta de Santa Teresa Avesso 2020, Baião, Vinho Verde, Portugal

June 1, 2022August 3, 2022 Treve Ring 3436 Views Avesso, organic, Vinho Verde

A&D Wines is a family estate, run by Alexandre and Dialina Gomes, located in Vinho Verde’s sub region Baião, on

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Tablas Creek and Château Beaucastel: a Wine Society tasting telling the story of how a leading Rhône domaine fell in love with California
California Features Latest Rhone 

Tablas Creek and Château Beaucastel: a Wine Society tasting telling the story of how a leading Rhône domaine fell in love with California

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 jamiegoode

Jason Haas of Tablas Creek and Andrew Bayley (GM of Beaucastel’s UK operation) presented this really interesting tasting, telling the

Tasting some wines from Bolivia: Jardín Oculto and Yokich
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Tasting some wines from Bolivia: Jardín Oculto and Yokich

September 28, 2025 jamiegoode
Champagne Salon and Delamotte: the 2015 Salon release, and a look at the current Delamotte range
Champagne Features Latest Regions TOP STORIES 

Champagne Salon and Delamotte: the 2015 Salon release, and a look at the current Delamotte range

September 26, 2025September 27, 2025 jamiegoode
Icelandic pharma-titan, Robert Wessman of Maison Wessman in Bergerac and his Wine Director, Lise Sadirac, fight for a new Issigeac micro-appellation with musical backing from Nora Jones 
Features France France Latest 

Icelandic pharma-titan, Robert Wessman of Maison Wessman in Bergerac and his Wine Director, Lise Sadirac, fight for a new Issigeac micro-appellation with musical backing from Nora Jones 

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 Lisse Garnett

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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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