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Spain Videos 

Video: visiting Peter Sisseck’s sherry bodega

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 jamiegoode 5998 Views sherry

Peter Sisseck, the maker of Pingus, one of Spain’s most famous red wines, wants to make equally great white. So

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Spain Videos 

Video: blending the 2019 vintage of Sal da Terra Albariño, a collab wine

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 jamiegoode 5977 Views

Jamie Goode, Daniel Primack and Ben Henshaw blend the second vintage of Sal da Terra, with winemaker Eulogio Pomares joining

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Profiles Spain 

Two lovely wines from Navarra, Spain: Aseginolaza y Leunda

October 8, 2020January 11, 2021 jamiegoode 5860 Views Grenache

Website: https://aseginolazayleunda.com/ Pedro Leunda and Jon Aseginolaza are childhood friends from San Sebastien, now making wine from the north western

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Profiles Spain 

Sisseck’s Sherry: the Pingus winemaker invests in Jerez

October 5, 2020October 11, 2021 jamiegoode 8239 Views sherry

It’s early days for this new project, but perhaps it’s a sign of the future for the Sherry region that

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Latest Profiles Spain 

Vinos Oceánicos: unfortified wines from Sherry country, made in clay

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 jamiegoode 7894 Views Jerez

Raúl Moreno is the dude behind this new venture (first harvest 2017) in Sherry country: Vino Oceánicos. He works with

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Features Profiles Regions Spain 

Visiting Vega Sicilia, one of Spain’s most revered wineries

September 10, 2020October 20, 2020 jamiegoode 16396 Views Ribera del Duero

Vega Sicilia is one of the world’s iconic wineries, often referred to as Spain’s first growth. So it was great

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Highlights Latest Spain 

Highlights: La Rioja Alta Viña Arana Gran Reserva 2014 Rioja, Spain

September 9, 2020September 10, 2020 jamiegoode 8161 Views Rioja

La Rioja Alta is one of the classic wineries of Rioja. They have three Reserva Wine brands, Alberdi, Arana and

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Spain Videos 

Video: vintage at Vega Sicilia, Spain’s most revered winery

September 7, 2020 jamiegoode 5796 Views Ribera del Duero, Winemaking

Jamie Goode heads to the Ribera del Duero wine region, to visit one of Spain’s most famous wineries: Vega Sicilia.

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Toro Loco Orgánico 2018 Utiel-Requna, Spain

September 2, 2020September 6, 2020 jamiegoode 8189 Views

I have no idea how Aldi can sell an organic wine for £4.99. Especially when it tastes really good. And

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Food and wine Spain 

Restaurants: Sabor, London

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 jamiegoode 6237 Views London, Restaurants

Back in the saddle, a post-lockdown restaurant experience. Last Tuesday I lunched at Sabor in Heddon Street, just off lower

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Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds
Bordeaux Features Latest 

Bordeaux Claret: the new AOC Bordeaux Claret Controllée is an interesting move, broadening the appeal of Bordeaux reds

August 6, 2026August 6, 2026 jamiegoode

Bordeaux has a problem. It’s finding it increasingly hard to sell its cheaper red wines. AOP Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Domaine Saint Amant

August 4, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode
Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Rhonea
Features Latest Rhone 

Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: Rhonea

August 4, 2026August 4, 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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