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Highlights Latest Portugal 

Highlights: Mateus Nicolau de Almeida Trans-Douro-Express Cima Corgo 2022 Douro

September 5, 2026September 5, 2026 jamiegoode 584 Views Douro

I recently reviewed the amazing wines from Mateus Nicolau de Almeida. Douro with a difference, packaged in Riesling-style bottles, aiming

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Features Latest Portugal 

The brilliant Douro wines of Mateus Nicolau de Almeida/Ameztoy & Almeida

August 1, 2026September 5, 2026 jamiegoode 826 Views Douro

Website: https://ameztoyalmeida.com/ Mateus Nicolau de Almeida is the son of the well known João Nicolau d’Almeida of Ramos Pinto fame,

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Features Latest Portugal 

Luís Seabra Vinhos: impressive wines from Vinho Verde, Douro and Dão

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026 jamiegoode 1489 Views Dao, Douro, Vinho Verde

Website: https://luisseabravinhos.com/en Luis Seabra is one of Portugal’s leading winemakers. He made his name as winemaker for Niepoort, before leaving

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Features Latest Portugal 

Gamine Rose, innovative wines from the Dão and Douro

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 jamiegoode 811 Views Douro

Odile Rose Bouchard is the winegrower behind Gamine Rose. Her family own Quinta do Tedo, a small Port estate in

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Vallado: impressive Douro wines, including some great value options

May 9, 2026May 21, 2026 jamiegoode 1207 Views Douro

I first visited Quinta do Vallado back in 2002, and I’ve been back a few times since. The quinta and

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Features Latest Portugal 

Poreira: the excellent Douro wines of Jorge Moriera

April 25, 2026 jamiegoode 1290 Views Douro

It was back in 2001 that Jorge Moreira (pictured above) started Poeira, his personal project. He’d been making wines for

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Features Latest Portugal 

Smart organic wines from A&D Wines, Vinho Verde, Portugal

April 17, 2026 jamiegoode 914 Views Douro

Website: https://andwines.pt/en/ This is a project based in the Baião subregion of Vinho Verde right next to the Douro. It

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Features Latest Portugal Profiles 

Invincible, a new Douro star winery from Marc Kent and Rita Marques

April 14, 2026 jamiegoode 1583 Views Douro

Website: https://invincible.com.pt/ This is the Douro project of Marc Kent and Rita Marques. Marc is well known as the founder

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Quinta de la Rosa: the elegant side of Portugal’s Douro

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 jamiegoode 1645 Views Douro

Website: https://www.quintadelarosa.com/ I’ve been following the wines of Quinta de La Rosa for a long time. Owned by the Bergqvist

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Features Latest Portugal 

Saravá, innovative low-intervention wines from Vinho Verde and Douro, Portugal

December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 jamiegoode 2196 Views Douro, Natural wine, Vinho Verde

Website: https://www.galactic.wine/ Miguel Viseu is the winemaker at low-intervention wine producer Aphros in Vinho Verde, but he also has his

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the central dozen - 12 central otago pinot noirs
Features Latest New Zealand Regions 

The Central Dozen, an important exercise in telling the contemporary story of Central Otago Pinot Noir through a curated selection of 12 bottles

September 12, 2026September 12, 2026 jamiegoode

Website: https://www.centralotagowine.co/initiatives/centraldozen I’m a big fan of Pinot Noir from Central Otago in New Zealand. I’ve visited numerous times, and

Polish wine exploration: Winnica Moderna (updated with fresh notes, 2026)
Features Poland 

Polish wine exploration: Winnica Moderna (updated with fresh notes, 2026)

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 jamiegoode
A big tasting of Tenerife wines, with some nice surprises
Features Latest Spain 

A big tasting of Tenerife wines, with some nice surprises

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 jamiegoode
Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (15) Meyer Family Vineyards
Canada Features Latest Profiles 

Canada’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys (15) Meyer Family Vineyards

September 9, 2026September 9, 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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