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Barossa meets Bordeaux with this new Penfolds x Dourthe collaboration wine, Penfolds II

July 27, 2022August 4, 2022 Lisse Garnett 8659 Views

Take Bordeaux master blenders, Dourthe, add 175 years of Australian patience, grit, ambition and skill – mix in that infamous

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Portugal Regions TOP STORIES 

Visiting António Madeira, a star producer in Portugal’s Dão region

July 11, 2022August 3, 2022 jamiegoode 10249 Views Dao

António Madeira is one of the new stars of Portugal’s Dão wine region, but for the kind actions of a

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Features Regions Spain TOP STORIES 

Visiting Bodegas Tamerán, the winery of David Silva in Gran Canaria

June 29, 2022August 29, 2023 jamiegoode 12851 Views

Bodegas Tamerán is the winery owned by ex-Manchester City footballer (and club legend) David Silva. It’s based in San Bartolomé

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Features Spain TOP STORIES 

Raventós i Blanc Mas del Serral: Pepe Raventós presents Spain’s premier fizz

May 17, 2022June 24, 2025 jamiegoode 6509 Views Sparkling wine

Website: https://www.raventos.com/ ‘This is the first presentation of the project of my dreams,’ says Pepe Raventós as he introduces us

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Pio Cesare: tasting the 2018 Barolos and Barbarescos with Cesare Benvenuto

May 14, 2022May 16, 2022 jamiegoode 7955 Views barbaresco, barolo, piedmont

Pio Cesare is a well known name in Barolo and Barbaresco. With annual production in the range of 400 000

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Regenerative viticulture, my new book, is out now

April 22, 2022 jamiegoode 12011 Views

It’s out! My new book, on the topic of regenerative viticulture. Here’s the blurb. Viticulture faces a turning point. We

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A natural Beaujolais fest at Soif

February 28, 2022 jamiegoode 5763 Views

Les Caves de Pyrene are a UK wine importer who have shown a big commitment to Beaujolais over the years.

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Profiles Spain TOP STORIES 

Muchada-Léclapart: amazing unfortified white wines from Sanlúcar

February 26, 2022February 27, 2022 jamiegoode 14113 Views palomino, sherry

Muchada-Léclapart is an exciting new project based in Sanlúcar de Barrameda in the Marco de Jerez (the wider Sherry region),

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France Regions TOP STORIES 

Visiting Château Lagrézette, Cahors, where aided by Michel Rolland, Alain Dominique Perrin is making some of the best wines of the southwest

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 jamiegoode 8944 Views cahors

Back in 1979, Alain Dominique Perrin fell in love with a ruined castle, Château Lagrézette. It was a grand fortified

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Vivino: Heini Zacchariassen on how his app has changed the world of wine

November 13, 2021 jamiegoode 15384 Views

Although its only just over a decade old, Vivino already has 53 million users, and is trusted by many as

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Judging the 2026 Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards in Macau
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Judging the 2026 Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards in Macau

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 jamiegoode

In March 2026 a group of experienced wine judges from around the world gathered in Macau, China, to judge the

Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel
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Swartberg Wingerde: the amazing Piekeneerskloof wines of Rudiger Gretschel

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 jamiegoode
Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon
Features Latest Lebanon 

Domaine des Tourelles, making impressive wines in Lebanon

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 jamiegoode
Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling
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Brooks: impressive wines from Oregon with a particular focus on Riesling

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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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Disclosure: unless otherwise clearly marked, the articles on this site are free of conflicts of interest. Any sponsored content will be clearly marked, and potential conflicts of interest will also be disclosed. As is normal in the wine industry, many of the wines tasted here are free samples and some travel is sponsored by others (for example, regional bodies or groups of producers), but in these cases no guarantees of coverage are given.

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