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Querciabella, one of Tuscany’s top wineries, who employ vegan biodynamics

November 14, 2021December 14, 2021 jamiegoode 11152 Views chianti

Querciabella was founded in 1974 by Giuseppe (Pepito) Castiglioni, who had made money in steel and had fallen in love

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Chianti from Frescobaldi

November 4, 2021 jamiegoode 6483 Views chianti, Tuscany

Marchesi Frescobaldi is an old Tuscan family wine company that dates back an astonishing 700 years. It’s currently headed up

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Chianti Classico: 46 top wines tasted and rated

June 12, 2021January 11, 2024 jamiegoode 14823 Views chianti

Held in May 2021 in London (one of six global Chianti Classico events, including Chicago, New York, Monaco, Firenze and

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Italy Latest Profiles 

Montecalvi, an exciting small producer from Chianti Classico

June 9, 2021June 8, 2022 jamiegoode 7124 Views chianti

Website: https://www.montecalvi.com/ Montecalvi is an old vineyard and wine has been made here since the 15th century. It became an

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Highlights Italy 

Highlights: Querciabella Chianti Classico 2017 Tuscany, Italy

March 24, 2021June 8, 2021 jamiegoode 6774 Views chianti

This is Sangiovese from Greve, Radda and Gaiole, biodynamically farmed, made by Querciabella. The Greve vineyards are sandstone and sand

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Candialle: top wines from a Finnish couple in Tuscany

December 9, 2020December 18, 2020 jamiegoode 9086 Views chianti

I met Jarkko Peränen a few years ago at a wine symposium in Tampere, Finland. He’s Finnish, but now lives

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Torres mas la plana
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Tasting five of the best from Torres, Penedès, Spain

November 10, 2026November 10, 2026 jamiegoode

At the recent Star Wine List Inspiration Day I tasted through these fine wines from leading Catalunyan producer Torres. They

The wines of Son Antem Alaró, Mallorca, Spain (updated with new releases)
Features Spain 

The wines of Son Antem Alaró, Mallorca, Spain (updated with new releases)

November 9, 2026November 10, 2026 jamiegoode
Clau de Nell, the Anjou (Loire) estate from Christian Jacques and Anne-Claude Leflaive
Features Latest Loire 

Clau de Nell, the Anjou (Loire) estate from Christian Jacques and Anne-Claude Leflaive

November 9, 2026 jamiegoode
Tasting some Ports from Quinta do Infantado, an important Douro producer
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Tasting some Ports from Quinta do Infantado, an important Douro producer

November 8, 2026November 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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