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Three Georgian wines from new UK retailer Degustate

February 1, 2022 jamiegoode 3892 Views

Three wines from Degustate, a new UK-based online Georgian wine shop: www.degustate.co.uk These show the different sides of Georgia, and

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Bairrada, perhaps Portugal’s best terroir? In seven wines

December 17, 2021December 18, 2021 jamiegoode 9067 Views

Bairrada is a wine region in northern Portugal that is attracting a lot of attention at the moment. It has

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It’s Carmenere day, and I taste two good examples from Errazuriz

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It’s Carmenere day! And here I taste two really good examples from Errazuriz. Carmenere hails from Bordeaux, but it found

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The new face of Cava, Spain’s traditional method sparkling wine

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Cava is changing. Over the last few months I’ve been tasting some examples of Cava, the well-known traditional method sparkling

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The ‘traditional method’, and how it has enabled Champagne to shed the complication of vintage variation

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Champagne is rare in the wine world, in that it’s a wine region that is incredibly consumer-facing. Whereas many of

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A Rueda study: exploring this important Spanish white wine region

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 jamiegoode 7179 Views Rueda, Verdejo

Rueda is unusual in Spain for being a white wine region. It’s also unusual in that it’s almost, but not

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Three from the KWV Mentors range: high end South Africans

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KWV is an important company in the history of South African wine. In 1918, this super-cooperative (full name Kooperative Wijnbouwers

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Glass bottles for wine: exploring the science

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Glass is remarkable, yet we tend to take it for granted. Wine wouldn’t be what it is today, were it

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Interview: Dr Greg Dunn, head of the wine division, Plumpton College

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With the expansion of the UK’s wine industry, Plumpton College in Sussex has emerged as an internationally relevant centre for

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Top 5 Wines for Winter Meals

February 1, 2020February 2, 2020 jamiegoode 4132 Views

Cosy, comforting meals are the best part of winter! Soups, stews, hearty salads, cheesy dishes, charcuterie and indulgent desserts are

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Visiting Villa Melnik, one of Bulgaria’s leading wineries, in the Struma Valley
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Visiting Villa Melnik, one of Bulgaria’s leading wineries, in the Struma Valley

December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 jamiegoode

Villa Melnik is a family-owned winery in Harsovo, in southwest Bulgaria, in the Struma River Valley of the Thracian Valley.

Kumeu River, New Zealand’s most celebrated Chardonnay producer – comparing 2024 and 2014 vintages
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Kumeu River, New Zealand’s most celebrated Chardonnay producer – comparing 2024 and 2014 vintages

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Anthill Farms Winery: Californian elegance
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Anthill Farms Winery: Californian elegance

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The wine aisles at Lidl are depressing if you care about the wine industry
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The wine aisles at Lidl are depressing if you care about the wine industry

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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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