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Food and wine Georgia Travel 

In Georgia: the food

March 7, 2020March 7, 2020 jamiegoode 8459 Views

One of the highlights of September’s Georgian trip, along with the wine and the qvevri of course, was the food.

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Food and wine Japan Travel 

Nagano, Japan: Nakadanaso and Gió Hills winery

March 2, 2020May 12, 2020 jamiegoode 8928 Views

Once again, I got to stay at Nakadanaso, a Riyokan in Komoro, in Japan’s Nagano prefecture. Masaki and Youko Tomioka,

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Video and gallery: in Porto

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 jamiegoode 11828 Views Porto, Portugal

Just back from a lovely few days in Porto. Here’s a short film and some pictures of a wander I

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Porto and Gaia
Portugal Travel Videos 

A walk through Porto and Gaia

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 jamiegoode 8683 Views

I love visiting Porto. Here’s a short film shot while walking through Porto and neighbouring Vila Nova de Gaia (just

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buenos aires
Travel 

Video: in Buenos Aires, Argentina

January 7, 2020January 12, 2020 jamiegoode 8361 Views Argentina

On my last trip to Argentina, I spent a summer Saturday walking around Buenos Aires, a colourful, cultured city. It

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la recoleta
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Video: in Recoleta, a remarkable district of Buenos Aires, Argentina

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 jamiegoode 9308 Views Argentina

A short film shot while wandering around the Recoleta district in Buenos Aires, including the remarkable cemetery, with its grand

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Latest Travel 

Oh the places you’ll go: the trips of 2019

December 31, 2019January 3, 2020 jamiegoode 6993 Views

It has been quite a year. I need a rest. I’m tired but thrilled by everything I’ve experienced. Here’s a

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Features Georgia Travel 

Visiting Georgia: an ancient wine culture, and a country of contrasts

December 27, 2019January 2, 2020 jamiegoode 13008 Views

Georgia is a country of contrasts. In September I made my first visit: I discovered a lot, and I also

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Food and wine Travel 

A wine matching dinner with Mercian wines at the Saito Hotel

October 16, 2019December 29, 2019 jamiegoode 7409 Views Japan

Dinner in Nagano, Japan, matched with wines from Château Mercian One of the many good experiences from my recent Japan

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Food and wine Travel 

On the Oregon coast, staying at Headlands Coastal Lodge and spar

September 18, 2019October 4, 2019 jamiegoode 8699 Views

Exploring the beauty of the Oregon coast, staying at the spectacular Headlands Coastal Lodge & Spa Next time you are

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Revisiting the brilliant low-intervention wines of Espera, from Portugal’s Lisboa region
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Revisiting the brilliant low-intervention wines of Espera, from Portugal’s Lisboa region

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.esperawines.pt/en-gb Espera is a natural wine producer based in Alcobaça, in the Lisboa wine region of Portugal. Soils here are

Exploring speciality coffee and its parallels with fine wine: planning for the future, looking at new coffee varieties
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Exploring speciality coffee and its parallels with fine wine: regenerative farming in coffee production at the Sombra agroforestry project at Fazenda Mió in Brazil
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Sensory assessment of coffee, with parallels to wine tasting: cupping, grading and describing, with Dr Fabiana Carvalho
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Sensory assessment of coffee, with parallels to wine tasting: cupping, grading and describing, with Dr Fabiana Carvalho

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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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