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Smart Swiss wines from Viticoltura Rohner-Erni

May 2, 2026 jamiegoode 812 Views

Website: https://www.rohnererni.ch/ I tasted this wine with winemaker Madlaina Erni, who took over from her father back in 2016. Rohner

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Features Latest Profiles Switzerland 

The remarkable wines of Anne-Claire Schott, Three Lakes, Switzerland

March 22, 2026 jamiegoode 1351 Views

Website: https://www.schottweine.ch/ and https://www.aromaderlandschaft.ch/ I’ll admit to being smitten by the wines of Anne-Claire Schott, who is based in Neuchatel,

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Features Latest Switzerland 

Another impressive Swiss producer: Domaine de Montbenay from the Vaud

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 jamiegoode 1017 Views

Website: https://domainedemontbenay.com/ Domaine de Montbenay is run by Paul de Watteville (pictured above), who took over from his father Maurice

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cave biber valais
Features Latest Switzerland 

Cave Biber, making lovely wines from Switzerland’s Valais

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 jamiegoode 1442 Views

Website: https://www.cave-biber.ch/en Cave Biber began life in 1971 when when René Mathier established his winery in the village of Salgesch

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Features Latest Switzerland 

Mabillard-Fuchs: beautiful wines from the Valais, Switzerland

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 jamiegoode 1200 Views

Website: https://mabillard-fuchs.ch/ With 3.5 hectares of vines in the village of Venthône in Switzerland’s Valais, Mabillard-Fuchs is making some really

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The big bottle party at the Cool Climate Wine Summit: a selection of interesting wines from Poland, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Austria

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 jamiegoode 1744 Views

I’m at the Cool Climate Wine Summit in Copenhagen, and this year the opening evening was in the form of

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Features Regions Switzerland 

Some top Swiss wines

March 9, 2022March 25, 2022 jamiegoode 16006 Views

This was a chance to taste some leading Swiss wines, which was of interest in part because we don’t often

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Pounding Grape: the exciting wines of Chris Groenewald, from South Africa
Features Latest South Africa 

Pounding Grape: the exciting wines of Chris Groenewald, from South Africa

August 12, 2026August 13, 2026 jamiegoode

Back in 2014 one of South Africa’s most interesting, and probably quirkiest wine projects was born, a collaboration between Michael

The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025
Features Latest Profiles Regions South Africa 

The new releases from Radford Dale, including Elgin and Vinum bottlings from 2025

August 10, 2026August 10, 2026 jamiegoode
Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine
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Unusual grape varieties: a tasting at Shrine to the Vine

August 9, 2026August 11, 2026 jamiegoode
Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson
Features Latest Regions South Africa 

Minimalist Wines, the exciting South African Syrah-focused winery of Sam Lambson

August 8, 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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