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Features Spain 

Sandra Bravo is making some of Rioja’s most interesting wines at her project Sierra de Toloño

March 12, 2024May 21, 2024 jamiegoode 5708 Views Rioja

Website: https://www.sierradetolono.com/en/ Sandra Bravo is making some of Rioja’s most interesting wines, with a focus firmly on the vineyard. She

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: Partida Creus Blanco GB 2020 Penedès, Spain

February 3, 2024 jamiegoode 2296 Views

This is a beautiful naturally made Garnatxa Blanca from Penedès. Partida Creus Blanco GB 2020 Penedès, Spain11.5% alcohol. Golden in

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Highlights: Barbadillo Nave Trinidad Manzanilla en Rama, Spain

January 26, 2024 Treve Ring 2243 Views manzanilla, sherry

The Nave Trininad is one of the naves in the bodega El Toro, the first warehouse that Benigno Barbadillo bought

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Paso-Primero, Somontano, Spain

December 9, 2023 jamiegoode 3974 Views Somontano

Website: https://www.paso-primero.com/ Paso-Primero is a really interesting wine project that began in 2015 in Somontano run by Thomas and Emma

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The inaugural Cava Meeting: a serious, focused event looking at this important sparkling wine

November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 jamiegoode 3802 Views cava

WebsiteL https://www.cava.wine/en/news-articles/a-congress-examining-cavas-excellence-will-bring-together-the-worlds-most-influential-prescribers-in-barcelona/ I’m just back from two days of deep immersion into all things Cava: the inaugural Cava meeting, held

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Features Latest Regions Spain 

Cava discovery (10) Juvé y Camps

November 8, 2023November 9, 2023 jamiegoode 4307 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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Highlights Latest Spain 

Highlights: Barbadillo Manzanilla Pastora Pasada en Rama NV

November 6, 2023 jamiegoode 2880 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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Features Regions Spain 

Suertes del Marqués: tasting all vintages of the remarkable Vidonia cuvée from Tenerife’s Orotava Valley with winemaker Jonatan Garcia

October 3, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 8828 Views Tenerife

Vidonia is the reinvention of a historic wine from Tenerife. Originally, it was a fortified wine from Tenerife made in

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Highlights Spain 

Highlights: La Rioja Alta Viña Arana Gran Reserva 2016

October 2, 2023March 5, 2024 jamiegoode 4239 Views Rioja

Classic, ageworthy and really good. It’s not bad value, either at around £40. La Rioja Alta Viña Arana Gran Reserva

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Features Latest Spain 

Cava discovery (9) Augustí Torelló Mata

September 21, 2023November 9, 2023 jamiegoode 4091 Views cava

Augustí Torelló Mata founded a Cava house that has becomeone of the most distinctive in the region. He’s also written

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United States of Blaufränkisch (2) Slovakia, Slovenia, Czechia, Italy, Poland, Romania, Germany
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United States of Blaufränkisch (2) Slovakia, Slovenia, Czechia, Italy, Poland, Romania, Germany

June 6, 2026June 6, 2026 jamiegoode

The second part of this epic tasting of Blaufränkisch takes me to Slovakia, Slovenia, Czechia, Italy, Poland, Romania, Germany. Some

The Arundel wines from Joaquim Arnaud in Portugal’s Alentejo
Features Latest Portugal 

The Arundel wines from Joaquim Arnaud in Portugal’s Alentejo

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 jamiegoode
Exploring Vinho Verde: Covela, who helped lead the region’s charge to more serious wine styles
Features Latest Portugal 

Exploring Vinho Verde: Covela, who helped lead the region’s charge to more serious wine styles

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026 jamiegoode
Bordeaux 2025 wines en primeur
Bordeaux Features Latest Regions 

A quick appraisal of the 2025 vintage in Bordeaux

June 3, 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.

Since then it has grown, and Jamie is now a full-time wine writer, lecturer, wine judge and book author.

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