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

December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 jamiegoode 405 Views Chardonnay, Hawke's Bay

Website: https://kumeuriver.co.nz/ Michael Brajkovic was in town to show the latest releases of Kumeu River’s Chardonnays, from the 2024 vintage.

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Anthill Farms Winery: Californian elegance

December 20, 2025 jamiegoode 290 Views Chardonnay, pinot noir

Website: https://www.anthillfarms.com/ Anthill Farms began with 8 barrels of wine in 2024, and was started by three winemakers who’d met

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Creating a buzz around Beaujolais Blanc

November 18, 2025 jamiegoode 590 Views Chardonnay

Went to a great event last night, focusing on Beaujolais Blanc. In a region synonymous with Gamay, and celebrating the

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The Judgement of Cape Town

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 Treve Ring 1717 Views Chardonnay, Hemel-en-Aarde, pinot noir

Earlier this month I was invited to contribute to The Judgement of Cape Town, a blind tasting of premium Chardonnay

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Burgundy Features Latest Regions 

Discovering the Mâconnais (13) Domaines Auvigue

August 10, 2025August 11, 2025 jamiegoode 1862 Views Chardonnay, Maconnais

Website: https://www.loron.fr/en/en-domaines-auvigue/ Auvigue is the jewel in the crown of Maison Jean Loron, which is one of the oldest and

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Burgundy Features Latest 

Discovering the Mâconnais (11) Domaine Eric et Catherine Giroud

August 7, 2025August 11, 2025 jamiegoode 1634 Views Chardonnay, Maconnais

Website: https://www.domainegiroud.fr/ I met with Eric and Catherine on a lovely July day in one of their vineyards, along with

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Mini-Chardonnay study, with a sea bass lunch: Meursault, West Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, Eden Valley

July 30, 2025 jamiegoode 909 Views Chardonnay

There are so many places making good Chardonnay now, and quite a few regions are achieving greatness with this variety

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Australia Features Latest 

New releases by Adelaide Hills star BK Wines, some of Australia’s most interesting low intervention wines

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 jamiegoode 1692 Views Adelaide Hills, Chardonnay, Gamay, pinot noir

Website: https://bkwines.com.au/ I caught up with Brendon Keys at East End Cellars in Adelaide to taste through some of his

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Australian Chardonnay: a deep dive into this exciting category

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 jamiegoode 3910 Views Chardonnay

We are so familiar with Chardonnay as an important part of Australia’s wine offering that it’s surprising to learn that

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Tasting top South African Chardonnay
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South African Chardonnay: how does it stack up internationally? A tasting with the South African Chardonnay Association in London

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 jamiegoode 8536 Views Chardonnay

Website: https://chardonnayassociationsouthafrica.com/ The Chardonnay Association of South Africa is a re-born organisation with the aim to market Chardonnay internationally, and

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

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
Features Latest New Zealand Regions 

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

December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 jamiegoode
Anthill Farms Winery: Californian elegance
California Features Latest 

Anthill Farms Winery: Californian elegance

December 20, 2025 jamiegoode
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

December 20, 2025 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.

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