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The wines of Bodegas Piqueras, Almansa, Spain

July 26, 2021 jamiegoode 8002 Views almansa

In Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha region there’s a small DO called Almansa. And one of the striking this about this is

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Bodegas y Viñedos Ponce Clos Lojen Bobal 2020 Manchuela, Spain

July 16, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 6185 Views

Juan Antonio Ponce gained experience working for Telmo Rodríguez before setting up his own project at the young age of

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Blending Sal da Terra 2020

July 7, 2021October 1, 2021 jamiegoode 4792 Views Albarino

So it’s time to blend the 2020 vintage of Sal da Terra Albariño, made by Eulogio Pomares from two vineyard

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Bodegas Tradicion: visiting one of the best Sherry producers of all

July 5, 2021July 6, 2021 jamiegoode 6853 Views sherry

Website: Bodegas Tradicion There are a number of threads to the story of sherry today. We have big sherry: the

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Bodegas Arautava, Tenerife: wines marked by Spanish and Portuguese invaders, volcanic eruptions and a vine training system more crazy than Colares

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Lisse Garnett 8381 Views

Volcanic soils, the idiosyncratic cordón trenzado system and the mighty Atlantic make for a maverick terroir on the Island of

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Montebaco: one of the most exciting producers in Ribera del Duero

June 7, 2021August 1, 2021 jamiegoode 7716 Views Ribera del Duero

Website: https://clubdevinos.tienda/ Montebaco is located between two of the most famous towns in the region: Valbuena de Duero and Pesquera

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The wines of Tantaka: Txakoli with a difference

May 29, 2021 jamiegoode 9711 Views

This is Txakoli – the famous Basque wine – with a difference. Most often an ephemeral, spritzy thirst quencher, here

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Remebering Alejandro Fernández, whose Tinto Pesquera wines helped make the reputation of Spain’s Ribera del Duero region

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 jamiegoode 11984 Views Ribero del Duero

This weekend, Alejandro Fernandez, the founder of Pesquera, died aged 88. He was an important figure in establishing Ribera del

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Visiting Pintia: Vega Sicilia’s winery in Toro, Spain

May 17, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 9233 Views

In the mid 1990s the Álvarez family, owners of the famous Vega Sicilia winery in Spain’s Ribera del Duero, were

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Bodegas Albamar Fusco Mencia 2018, Ribeira Sacra, Spain

May 5, 2021June 8, 2021 Treve Ring 6124 Views organic

Xurxo Alba’s family has been farming and making Albariño in Rïas Baixas O Salnés region, near the Atlantic Ocean, for

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Visiting Emiliana, an important organic Chilean winery
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Visiting Emiliana, an important organic Chilean winery

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.emiliana.cl/en/ Emiliana is an important winery for Chile. I visited with winemaker Noelia Orts (pictured above) in the Los

Maturana, an exciting boutique Chilean winery
Chile Features Latest 

Maturana, an exciting boutique Chilean winery

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 jamiegoode
L’Entremetteuse: lovely natural wines from a French expat in Colchagua, Chile
Chile Features Latest 

L’Entremetteuse: lovely natural wines from a French expat in Colchagua, Chile

February 2, 2026February 2, 2026 jamiegoode
Matías Riccitelli, making some of Argentia’s best wines
Argentina Features Latest 

Matías Riccitelli, making some of Argentia’s best wines

February 1, 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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